From a recent press release: July 2010 was the official launch of a new kind of international songwriting contest from Esongwriter.com. With the music industry going through an overhaul of changes, Esongwriter jumps in to bridge the gap between artists and gigs, film and television. “The right songs can generate millions of dollars” says Christa [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Songwriting Contests’
Win a Songwriting Session with Rivers Cuomo
Weezer have launched a contest allowing fans the ability to remix their song, "Love Is The Answer," from the band’s latest full-length, Raditude. The individual instrumental and vocal tracks are separated here, and a public vote will determine the top 10 entrants–each of whom will be featured on Weezer’s homepage and MySpace page and receive [...]
Singer-songwriter contest kicks off, every Tuesday night in Guelph
The Guelph Mercury recently reported on a weekly singer-songwriter contest taking place in Guelph at Frank and Steins every Tuesday night. Kudos to Malachi Greenidge, a Guelph singer-songwriter, for putting the contest together. As related in the article: The singer/songwriter competition will allow local musicians to not only expose their music to the crowd, but [...]
Young Guelph musician wins Toronto carol songwriting competition
Kudos to Sarah Buisman, a high-school student who recently won a Christmas carol songwriting contest in her age group that will be performed by the Amadeus Choir in Toronto. Here is a sample of a recent Guelph Mercury article on Ms. Buisman (click the link to read it all): GUELPH — At 16 years old, [...]
OCFF – Songs from the Heart Competition
Only a few days left (June 1, 2009 deadline) if you want to enter the Songs from the Heart Songwriting Competition of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF). This competition highlights the talents of Ontario songwriters and provides an opportunity for the winners to showcase their work to festival presenters at the annual OCFF [...]





