Could you use a new tour van? A down payment on a new house? How about 20
new guitars or 10 new amps? A new baby grand piano? A trip around the world
for you and your bass player? What else could you do with $25,000
cash if you won ISC? Just think about it... let your imagination
run wild...
This year ISC is giving away over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a
cash Grand Prize of $25,000 (US) - the largest cash Grand Prize of any
songwriting competition. ISC also offers the unprecedented opportunity to
gain international exposure and have your songs heard by the music
industry's top executives and recording artists - not to mention the
well-deserved bragging rights of winning ISC! So don't wait... the deadline
will be here before you know it!
"We've always been impressed with the talented songwriters who participate
in the ISC. This is a great A&R source to find new artists." - Monte Lipman
(President, Universal Records, and ISC judge)
ISC welcomes entries from songwriters on all levels, from amateur to
professional. Entrants may submit as many songs as desired in each category
or enter the same song in more than one category.
It's very easy to enter - you can enter through the mail or online. You may
submit as many songs as desired in each category or enter the same song in
more than one category.
ISC has been renowned for its prestigious judging panels throughout the
history of the competition. Continuing in that tradition, the 2007 judging
panel includes:
Tom Waits;
Loretta Lynn; Julian Casablancas (The Strokes); Nelly Furtado; Kenny Wayne
Shepherd; Ornette Coleman; Youssou N'Dour; Sean Paul; Jerry Lee Lewis;
"Weird Al" Yankovic; Frank Black (Pixies); Robert Smith (The Cure);
Cassandra Wilson; David Cross; Craig Morgan; John Mayall; Joe Satriani; Toby
Mac; Billy Dean; Michael W. Smith; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield;
Hinder; Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong); Darryl
McDaniels (Run DMC); Macy Gray; Peter Hook (New Order); Paulina Rubio; and
Tiesto
Charlie Walk (President, Epic Records); Monte Lipman (President, Universal
Records); Mona Scott-Young (President, Violator Records); Cameron Strang
(President, New West Records); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits include
U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Peter Gabriel, and more);
Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Cory Robbins
(Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Betty Pino (DJ, WAMR Miami,
pioneer of Latin radio); Angel Carrasco (President, 605 Discos and Sr. VP
A&R, Sony BMG Latin America); Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic Director,
WOMAD); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Nancy Wolpert (VP
Home Entertainment and Nick Records, Nickelodeon/BMG); Leib Ostrow (CEO,
Music For Little People); and Paul Majors (CEO/Founder Majors Music)
Nelly Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album
Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy
Award-winning single "I'm like a Bird." With the 2006 release of
Loose and its hit singles "Promiscuous," "Maneater," "Say It
Right," and "All Good Things (Come to an End)," Nelly is back in the
spotlight. Loose has become the most successful album of
Furtado's career so far. It reached #1 in several countries, including
the United States and Canada.
Furtado is known for experimenting with different instruments, sounds,
genres, languages, and vocal styles. This diversity has been influenced
by her wide-ranging musical taste and her interest in different
cultures. She heavily credits her ethnic background and childhood for
spawning her creativity as a female and as an inspiring musician.
"I always know there's a new genre left to discover. For me, it's like a
metaphor for life. I feel like if you can get down with any style of
music, you can get down with any style of person. So it's fun for me-I
get to expose my fans to different vibes and they, in turn, open their
minds too. I'm always undergoing mind-opening." -Wikipedia.org
RedGorilla Music Fest
Want to play 6th Street in Austin during the week of March 12-16, 2008?
Enter now for your opportunity to showcase at RedGorilla Music Fest and
take advantage of all Austin has to offer in what is one of the most
important music weeks of the year. It is the music industry's premier
destination for the year, and thousands of fans and music industry
professionals descend upon Austin to network and check out new talent.
Last year, RedGorilla was an overwhelming success and made a name for
itself as the cool, rebel showcase that caters to its artists! This
year, RedGorilla will showcase approximately 300 solo performers and
bands in clubs on 6th Street, right in the heart of all the action. The
event is free to attend and is open to the general public.
Showcasing acts have included: Earl Greyhound, Landon Pigg, Family Force
5 (Maverick), The Alternate Routes, Dropping Daylight (Octone), Luna
Halo (American), Bang Bang Bang (Warner Bros.), The Colour
(EMI/Rethink), AutoVaughn, The Randies, Born in The Flood, AbsentStar
(Columbia), and many more.
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Guitar Player
For 40 years, Guitar Player has been the most respected, the most
credible, the most comprehensive, and the most revered guitar magazine
on the planet. Each issue focuses on what serious players need to know
about gear, techniques, and creativity through product reviews, artist
features, mini lessons, songwriting and recording tips, and more. The
subscribers of Guitar Player are passionate guitarists of all levels and
all styles-including rock, blues/R&B, alternative, country, metal, jazz,
pop, folk, bluegrass, funk, and reggae. GP also produces the Fretwire
e-newsletter, GPTV, and Guitar Player's Guitar Hero competition.
Online at guitarplayer.com.
Guitar Player is a member of the Music Player Media Network.
The
Blues Foundation
The Blues Foundation will present the 2008 International Blues Challenge
semifinals Thursday, January 31 and Friday, February 1 and the finals
will be Saturday, February 2. "If you love the Blues and you miss this
event, you are missing out on the most exciting event in Blues. To walk
the streets and hear Blues coming from all doorways, windows; out of the
mouths of babies; out of the mouths of treasures; hearing what others
have to say about the different classes of Blues; meeting people from
all walks of life who love the music you do...it's just an unbelievable
experience. You must try it at least once. I'll end with this thought.
We all knew it was supposed to snow on Thursday night, but we didn't
really care. We were in Memphis, on Beale Street, in the midst of the
greatest Blues competition in the world. When the competition was over
for the night and we were all sitting in Rum Boogie for the jam, it was
snowing like crazy outside. We were all inside, warm, drinking and
listening to some great Blues.." - Lee Mitchell, Magic City Blues
Society, Birmingham, AL.
Visit blues.org for more information.
musicSUBMIT
musicSUBMIT.com submits your music to genre-specific radio stations,
online music magazines, podcasts, music blogs, music content sites, and
more. Get online reviews and radio airplay - submit your music to
hundreds of the best sites on the internet. It's as easy as creating
your account, then loading your music material, including songs, pics,
links, bio, press release, and video - they do the rest! Music SUBMIT
has been recommended as the top internet music promotion service
available today by well-known and reputable companies like CDBaby.com,
American Songwriter Magazine and many others. For more information
please
visit musicSUBMIT.com.
Next
Big Nashville
Next Big Nashville (September 5-9) will showcase the best of Nashville's
thriving music community with performances by over 130 acts including
The Features, Landon Pigg, Eef Barzalay, Pink Spiders, Gabe Dixon, De
Novo Dahl, Butterfly Boucher, Freedy Johnston and more. Proving the
sentiment expressed by this year's theme, "We're All in This Thing
Together" (taken from "Red Lights" by Trigger Code), NBN is truly a
community effort featuring contributions from local companies (Nettwerk
Nashville, Infinity Cat, Griffin Technologies etc.) all pitching in to
make this event as diverse and dynamic as the scene it spotlights. To
purchase tix or for more info,
visit nextbignashville.net.
Indie-Music.com - Where Serious Musicians Surf
One of the most respected and imitated indie music sites on the web,
Indie-Music.com has been serving the Independent Music Community since
1996 with streaming audio, monthly CD Reviews, huge industry search
directory, success-building resources, classifieds, and much-needed
recognition. The site offers a wealth of information to artists trying
to survive and thrive in today's competitive music industry. Most of the
site is free, with additional opportunities starting at only $10 per
year. For more info
visit indie-music.com.
The
2007 Musicoz Awards
Celebrating seven successful years, the annual Musicoz Awards have been
launched for 2007. Musicoz is now calling out for entries for the 2007
awards that are set to be the best year yet. The Musicoz Awards are the
largest and most credible awards event for unsigned and independent
artists in Australia and have resulted in many major success stories
from previous winners including Porcelain, Bliss n Esso, Sender, Anthony
Snape, Blue King Brown and The Sick Puppies. Artists wishing to enter
one or more of 17 categories such as International, Pop, Rock,
Alternative, Urban, Metal/Hardcore, Acoustic Singer-Songwriter, can do
so
online at musicoz.org. Entries close internationally on 31 August
2007.
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