The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its panel of judges for the 2017 competition. Established in 2002, ISC is the world’s largest songwriting competition, receiving entries from more than 130 countries.
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The judging panel will include some of the most iconic and respected artists in the world as well as top tier music industry executives, including Presidents and CEOs from record labels Sire, Glassnote, Razor & Tie, Concord Label Group, Elektra, S-Curve, Warner Music Nashville, Black River Entertainment, Alligator, Wind-Up, and more.
Candace Avery, Founder and Director of ISC, states, “One of the biggest challenges facing artists is getting their music heard by the decision-makers in the music industry. Typically music executives receive so much new music each week that it is impossible for them to listen to even a fraction, or any, of what they get. Entering ISC offers an unique opportunity for artists to actually get their music heard by high-level industry executives, as well as some of their favorite recording artists.”
Winners can expect more than $150,000 in cash and prizes shared among the 71 winners, including an overall Grand Prize consisting of $25,000 (US) cash and much more in prizes. The ISC is open to both amateur and professional songwriters, it offers 23 categories to enter, representing all genres of contemporary, popular music.
To find out more and to enter visit here
Winning ISC has enabled many artists to achieve greater success, including getting record and publishing deals, licensing agreements, gigs, and much more. Previous winners have included: Vance Joy; Bastille; Gotye; Kehlani; Lindsey Stirling; Kimbra; The Band Perry; Andrew Bird; Passenger; Gin Wigmore; Missy Higgins; Gregory Porter; King Charles; For King And Country; Matthew Koma; and many more.
ISC is sponsored by: AKG By Harman; Berklee College of Music; CAD; Celebrity Access; D'Addario; Disc Makers; Eventric; Gig Salad; JBL Professional by Harman; Lurrsen Mastering; Merch Cat; ONErpm; PreSonus; SongU; and Sweetwater Sound.
The complete panel of 2017 judges include:
Recording Artists
Lorde; Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction / Founder, Lollapalooza); Tom Waits; Ziggy Marley; American Authors; Nancy Wilson (Heart); Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks / Courtyard Hounds); Booker T. Jones; The Mavericks; Don Omar; Sara Evans; Bastille; Keane; Hardwell; Danilo Perez; Martin Russell and James McNally (Afro Celt Sound System); Billy Cobham; Gerald Casale (Devo); Zach Williams; Natalie Grant; Jesse & Joy; Krewella; Matt Nathanson; Amadou & Miriam; Matt Maher; Ana Barbara; Kaskade; Nicky Jam; Vijay Iyer; John Mayall; Art Alexakis (Everclear); Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel); Joe Louis Walker; Nicholas Gunn; Vassy; Ashwin Batish; Lonnie Liston Smith; Femi Kuti; Walter Trout; Trilok Gurtu; Tommy Chong; Tony Joe White; and more.
Industry Executives
Seymour Stein (Chairman/CEO, Sire Records); Gregg Nadel (President, Elektra Records); Afo Verde (Chairman, Sony Music Latin); Daniel Glass (President, Glassnote Records); John Esposito (Chairman/CEO, Warner Music Nashville); Greg Nadel (President, Elektra Records); John Burk (President, Concord Label Group); Ed Vetri (President, Wind-Up Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Steve Yegelwel (Sr. VP, Island Records); Nate Albert (Executive VP of A&R, Capitol Records); Jacob Edgar (Founder, Cumbancha); Aaron Bay-Schuck (President of A&R, Interscope Records); Mike Easterlin (President, Fueled By Ramen / Roadrunner Records); Craig Balsam (Co-Owner, Razor & Tie / Washington Square / Kidz Bop); Gordon Kerr (CEO, Black River Entertainment); Josh Bailey (Senior VP of A&R, Word Entertainment); Richard Stumpf (CEO, Atlas Publishing); Steve Greenberg (CEO, S-Curve Records); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, New West Records); Albert Schilcher (VP Music & Music Marketing, MTV International); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Angel Carrasco (Latin Music Consultant); Julie Kertes (Editor/Manager, Hot Diggity Media); Laura Margolin (Publishing, Glassnote Records); Cyndi Nelson (General Manager, Zanies Comedy Club); Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); Katherine Danes (Co-President, The Children’s Music Network); Claire S. Green (President, Parent’s Choice Foundation); Benjamin Groff (Founder, The Brill Building); Sas Metcalfe (President/Global Creative, Kobalt Music); Golnar Khosrowshahi (President, Reservoir Media Management); Carianne Marshall (Partner, Songs Music Publishing); Tamara Conniff (EVP, Roc Nation); Dara Frank (Head of Comedy Central Records, Viacom); Carl Caprioglio (Founder/CEO, Oglio Entertainment); and more to be announced.
HOW TO ENTER
You can upload or mail your songs, or you can give us a link to your songs, making it really easy because ISC will go to your page and listen to your songs there. Click here to enter.
CATEGORIES
Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues, Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, EDM (Electronic Dance Music), Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music Video, Performance, Pop/Top 40, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen (for songwriters 18 years old and younger), Unpublished, Unsigned Only (this category is open only to unsigned songwriters and artists), and World Music.
Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish - in the same category or in multiple categories.
