NEW
YORK (Top40 Charts) USA Songwriting Competition will showcase eight
winners at South By South West (SXSW), the largest music conference in
the United States.
Patrice Pike, the overall top prize winner of the
2004 Songwriting Competition will headline the showcase. Here are the
list of performers:
~Matson Belle (2004 USA Songwriting Competition 1st Prize winner - World)
~Michael Schulman (International Acoustic
Music Award Finalist)
~Kellee Bradley (2004 USA Songwriting Competition 1st Prize winner - Lyrics)
~Stpehen Bock (2004 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Award)
~Patrice Pike (2004 USA Songwriting Competition Overall Grand Prize winner)
~Quinn Loggins (2004 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Award)
~Leni Stern (2003 USA Songwriting Competition Finalist)
~Rachael Sage (2000 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Award)
USA
Songwriting Competition Showcase will be held at Borders Books and
Records on Friday, March 18 at 6PM. The address is 10225 Research Road,
Austin TX 78759.
Entries for the 2005 USA Songwriting
Competition are currently being accepted. Winning songs of the 2005 USA
Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated
radio program "Acoustic Caf�" as well as XM Radio. This is the first
Songwriting Competition that gives airplay to the winning songs, giving
deserving bands, songwriters the recognition and exposure they deserve.
Entrants stand to win a grand prize of over US$50,000 in cash,
merchandise and exposure, making this the largest prize package for any
annual songwriting competition. Many USA Songwriting Competition
winners in the past have received recording and publishing contracts,
as well as having their songs placed on film and television. Judges
include record labels such as Warner/Reprise Records and SONY Music.
The
USA Songwriting Competition is sponsored by Sony, Rolling Stone
magazine, New
Music Weekly, Steinberg, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars,
D'Addario Strings, Sam Ash
Music Stores, IK Multimedia, Terratec, East
West Sounds, MixDownMedia.com, Indie Bible, Garritan
Music Software,
Acoustic Cafe, Livewire Contacts, Loggins Promotion, Singer magazine,
Electronic Musician magazine, perdups.com, Sonicbids.com and XM Radio.
Songs
may be entered in 15 different categories including Pop, Rock and
Country. The competition is aimed at promoting excellence in the art of
songwriting among writers, composers, bands, singer/songwriters and
solo artists in an international forum. Entries are accepted from now
through May 31, 2005.
For more information, visit:
https://www.songwriting.net
