LOS ANGELES (Berkely Park Records) -
Berkeley Park Records (BPR) is excited to announce the winners of the 2003-4 BPR Original Song Competition. The BPR Original Song Competition focuses on launching careers by providing an opportunity for unsigned songwriters, original solo artists and indie bands to get their music heard by top music industry professionals.
The 2003-4 BPR Original Song Competition would like to congratulate the following songwriters for writing, producing and submitting these great songs:
Grand Prize Winner: EVERYDAY by Warren Williams of Baltimore, Maryland (R&B)
2nd Place: DON'T BE YOU by RPM/Frank Gryner of Hollywood, California (Rock)
3rd Place: DO ME RIGHT by Nina Martinez of Bridgeport, Connecticut (R&B)
4th Place: NEVER ENOUGH by Arthur Jones of Beverly, Massachusetts (R&B)
5th Place: TALK YOU DOWN by RPM/Frank Gryner of Hollywood, California (Rock)
6th Place: HEAVEN by Scott DeCarlo of East Rutherford, New Jersey (Pop)
7th Place: LONDON by Leah Morgan of McLean, Virginia (Adult Contemporary)
8th Place: KARAOKE COWBOY by Don Dickey and Jeff Price of Martindale, Texas (Country)
9th Place: THINK IT OVER by Saschka Wittau, Charles Walker and Butch Kellem of Frauenfeld
Thurgau, Switzerland (R&B)
10th Place: REST by Don Miggs of Walnut Creek, California (Pop)
The winner of the lyrics contest is: PUBLIC PLACES by Sonya Lake of Baltimore, Maryland.
In addition to cash and merchandise prizes, the top 10 winners will have the opportunity to perform in the BPR Original Song Showcase in Los Angeles for an invited entertainment industry audience. The showcase and awards ceremony will be held on September 22, 2004 and details will be announced this summer. The top 10 songs will be included on a compilation CD produced on the BPR label.
BPR would like to express its deepest gratitude to the panel of judges for taking such a positive interest in the competition, taking time out of their busy schedules and really putting their hearts into choosing the winners. The panel of judges for the competition includes such distinguished artists as: the legendary H.B. Barnum, producer/arranger/conductor for Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Lou Rawls, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and many others; Mel Carter, recording artist/vocalist extraordinaire with multiple hits including "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"; Roger Smith, recording artist/songwriter/producer and keyboard player for Tower of Power who has produced albums for Tower of Power and the Average White Band; Larry Lynch, formerly the drummer and a vocalist with the Greg Kihn Band and has toured with the Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, among others; Nolan Shaheed, former music director for Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross and world class trumpet player; Diana Osberg, film producer and partner at Berkeley Park Music and Entertainment; and Dave Terry, recording artist/songwriter/producer and founder of Berkeley Park Records.
Berkeley Park Records is an independent record label that produces, distributes and develops new and emerging artists primarily in the Rock, Pop, R&B and Urban genres. BPR maintains a catalog of music for licensing to motion pictures, television and other media.
