The International Songwriting Competition
(ISC) has extended its deadline until November 4, 2013, and any help from
AEDEM - ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE EDITORES DE MUSICA in distributing this news
would be greatly appreciated. A press release is attached is below.
Called "the songwriting competition to take note of," by the New York Times,
ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand
Prize of $25,000 cash and over $40,000 in prizes. Judges for this year
include: Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons, Nas, Martina McBride, Bernie Taupin
(Elton John Lyricist), Selina Gomez, Florida Georgia Line, McCoy Tyner,
Garbage, Bruce Hornsby, Brian Setzer, Gerald Casale (Devo), Monte Lipman
(President, Universal Republic), Dan McCarroll (President, Capitol/Virgin
Label Group); and many, many more.
MUSIC SUPERSTARS JOIN RECORD LABEL EXECUTIVES TO SELECT ISC WINNERS
Tom Waits, Nas, Imagine Dragons, Bernie Taupin, Florida Georgia Line, Robert
Smith (The Cure), Selina Gomez, McCoy Tyner,
Dido, Duran Duran Are Among The 55 Judges To Select Winners In The
2013 International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
Deadline To Enter Extended Until November 4, 2013
October 7, 2013 - Due to extremely high demand, the International
Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended the deadline for entering songs
until November 4, 2013. ISC is open to amateur and professional songwriters,
and entries are accepted online through the ISC platform, Sonicbids,
ReverbNation, Broadjam, or through the mail. Within this extended deadline
period, ISC will be offering some special promotions and incentives.
One of the most prestigious and respected songwriting competitions in the
world, ISC gives away a total of more than $150,000 in cash and prizes
(including $25,000 cash for the Grand Prize winner alone), and gives
songwriters 22 different categories to enter their songs into. Not only do
ISC winners receive great prizes and media recognition, but winners also
receive a lot of industry attention. Many previous winners have gone on to
great success and garnered record deals, publishing deals, licensing deals,
and even Grammys. Previous ISC winners include: Gotye and Kimbra (best known
for their Grammy winning, million selling single "Somebody That I Used To
Know), Passenger, The Band Perry, Gin Wigmore, Bastille, and many more.
Entry information can be found at http://www.songwritingcompetition.com.
One of the most difficult challenges for artists is to get their music into
the hands of the music industry's heavy hitters, yet ISC gives this
opportunity to each finalist. All finalists' songs are sent to the judges
who evaluate them and then select the overall winners. This year's judges
are unparalleled in prestige and accomplishment and reflect the pinnacle of
success in contemporary music.
2013 ISC JUDGES
Recording Artists:
Nas; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Tom Waits; Imagine Dragons; Martina
McBride; Bruce Hornsby; Robert Smith (The Cure); Keane; Simon Le Bon & Roger
Taylor (Duran Duran); Josh Turner; Dido; Garbage; James Cotton; Brian
Setzer; Florida Georgia Line; Mark Foster (Foster the People); Boney James;
AVICII; Craig Morgan; Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show); McCoy Tyner;
Michael W. Smith; Jon Secada; Anoushka Shankar; Black Francis (The Pixies);
Matt Thiessen (Relient K); Gerald Casale (Devo); John Mayall; Joshua Redman;
Alejandro Sanz; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Bombino; Jeremy Camp;
Chayanne; Jason Isbell; Selena Gomez and Jimmy Needham
Industry Executives:
Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); Dan McCarroll
(President, Capitol/Virgin Label Group); Alison Donald (Co-President,
Columbia Records UK); Ed Vetri (President, Wind-Up Records); Angel Carrasco
(Sr. VP A&R, Latin America Sony Music and President, Discos 605); Kim Buie
(A&R and Artist Manager, Thirty Tigers Management); Bruce Iglauer
(Founder/President, Alligator Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo
World Music Records); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits include U2, The
Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, and more); Anastasia Brown (Music
Supervisor, FORMAT); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins
Entertainment); Richard Stumpf (President, Imagem Music Publishing); Lori
Teig (VP of Talent, VEVO); Albert Schilcher (VP Music & Music Marketing, MTV
International); Doug Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent of Nickelodeon);
Jamie Masada (Owner, Laugh Factory) and Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For
Little People)
CATEGORIES
Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues,
Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, Dance/Electronica,
Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music,
Lyrics Only, Music Video, Pop/Top 40, Performance, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen,
Unsigned Only, and World Music.
SPONSORS
Presonus, Marshall Amplification, Lowden Guitars, D'Addario, Solid State
Logic, Berklee College of Music, Thayers, Independent Mastering, Airplay
Direct, DiscMakers, Tunecore, SongU.com, Mrs. Fields Cookies, The Music
Business Registry, Celebrity Access, Indie Venue Bible, Sonicbids, Taxi
For more information, contact Candace Avery at 615.251.4441 or email
info@songwritingcompetition.com
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International Songwriting Competition
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