SongCircle (NYC) Launches 5th Annual Songwriting Contest, $25,000+ In Prizes Plus SongCircle EMI Contract
The recently launched independent music development and A&R community SongCircle Music (formerly The New York Songwriters’ Circle) is accepting entries for its 5th annual songwriting contest.
The SongCircle’s contest has developed a reputation for discovering aspiring artists, and has helped launch the careers of previous grand prize winners Kate Voegele (Interscope), Company of Thieves (Wind-Up/Sony), Mieka Pauley, and Reed Waddle.
In this year’s contest, contestants will compete for over $25,000 in cash and prizes for the best original songs which includes a recording, publishing and full label services joint venture agreement with SongCircle Music distributed by EMI, cash awards up to $10,000, guitars from Gibson and Martin, studio sessions with a top record producers, and more. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2010.
The songs will be judged based on structure, melody, lyrics, uniqueness and performance/presentation. The Top 12 finalists will be invited to perform live in front of a panel of music industry judges from major publishers, booking agents, record companies, producers, and media executives at the City Winery in New York City on November 18 and 19th.
The contest is open to all premium level members of the SongCircle community, except where prohibited by law. Premium members can enter songs for free as a feature of their paid memberships.
SongCircleMusic.com offers two premium level memberships as well as a free membership that is open to all; however, free members may not enter any songs in the Contest. For official contest terms go to http://www.songcirclemusic.com/contest/terms/.
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