CANADIAN SONGWRITERS IN COMPETITION FINALS - LISTEN AND VOTE FOR YOUR
FAVORITE SONG
For Immediate Release, February 1, 2005...The International Songwriting
Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2004 finalists. Songwriting
for this year's competition proved to be at an extremely high level, making
the selection of finalists out of 11,000 entries from 77 countries a most
challenging one.
Starting February 1 to February 28, 2005, members of the public can take
part in the 2004 Peoples' Voice, an online voting contest that allows them
to listen and vote for their favorite ISC finalist. The winner of the
Peoples' Voice is in addition to, and completely separate from, the regular
winners who will be selected by the ISC judging panel. The winner of the
Peoples' Voice will receive $3,000 in prizes, including a home recording
studio from Xytar Digital Systems.
Visit http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/PVWelcome.htm now to listen to
and vote for your favorite song.
ISC is now accepting entries for 2005; entry forms are available on the ISC
website at http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/entry.htm
Judges for the 2004 competition include: Monte Lipman (President, Universal
Records); Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; Aaron Lewis (Staind); John Ondrasik
(Five
For Fighting); Bo Diddley; Clint Black; David Hidalgo (Los Lobos); Branford
Marsalis; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Peter Furler (Newsboys); Taj
Mahal; Sully Erna (Godsmack); Macy Gray; Stacey Earle; Scott Kirkland (The
Crystal Method); Alan Meltzer (CEO, Wind-Up Records); Tara Griggs-Magee
(Executive VP Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Michael Gudinski
(Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies); Michael McDonald (President, ATO
Records); Tracy Gershon (Sr. Dir A&R/Artist Dev, Sony Records Nashville);
Chris Parr (VP of Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT); Peter Asher
(Co-President, Sanctuary Artist Management); Kim Stephens (VP A&R, Lava
Records); Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada) and Leib
Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People).
The following entries from Canada made the finals:
"Any Precious Girl" Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Ben Sures (Edmonton,
AB)
"Beerholder" Country, John Landry/Jason McCoy (Guelph, ON)
"Blue Water" Blues, Al Lerman (Toronto, ON)
"City Lullabye" Teen, John Roman (Oakville)
"Coffee Cup" AAA/Roots/Americana, Bobby Cameron (Ottawa, ON)
"Elmo's Reel" Teen, Samantha Robichaud (Riverview, NB)
"Fais P.T." R&B/Hip-Hop, Alain Banag/Raymond Rousseau (Montreal,
QC)
"Get Out!" Dance/Electronica, Steve Diguer (Toronto, ON)
"Glory Hallelujah" Gospel/Christian, Danny Brooks (Milton, ON)
"I Am" Lyrics Only, Annette Thompson (Trenton, ON)
"I Traveled" R&B/Hip-Hop, Jully Black/Lashaun Owens/Karriem Mack/Jermaine
Newsome (Richmond Hill, ON)
"It Would Break My Heart" AAA/Roots/Americana, Leslie Alexander/John
Ellis
(Vancouver, BC)
"Look Around" R&B/Hip-Hop, Danian B. Lyttle (Scarborough, ON)
"Nice To Get To Know You Finally" Pop/Top 40, Danny Dworkis/David
Sigmund
(Vancouver, BC)
"Paris" Performance, Gordie Sampson/Blair Daly/Troy Verges (Halifax,
NS)
"Righteous Highway" Blues, Danny Brooks (Milton, ON)
"Rollo Boys Reel" Instrumental, J.P. Cormier (Grand Etang, NS)
"Sailing By Me" Rock, Jeen O'Brien (Toronto, ON)
"She Means The World To Me" Performance, Ray Materick (Hamilton, ON)
"Speechless" Country, Melanie Dekker (Vancouver, BC)
"Submit" Dance/Electronica, Hibernate (Toronto, ON)
"Symphonic" Pop/Top 40, Emm Gryner/Walton Gagel (Montreal, QC)
"Tell Me In The Rain" Performance, Vivian Clement (Mississauga, ON)
"The Garden" Lyrics Only, Lis Soderberg (Toronto, ON)
"The Honey I Want" Blues, Suzie Vinnick/David Leask/Liz Tansey (Toronto,
ON)
"Vivacious" Instrumental, Samantha Robichaud (Riverview, NB)
The following entries from Canada made the semi-finals:
"Apart" Pop/Top 40, Freddy Litwiniuk (Calgary, AB)
"Black Scot" Instrumental, Michael Hart (Ladner, BC)
"Burning Fuse" Blues, Paul Reddick/Colin Linden, (Toronto, ON)
"Don't Stop Me" Dance/Electronica, Rhayne (Burnaby, BC)
"Emily" AAA/Roots/Americana, Ray Materick (Hamilton, ON)
"Everyday And Night" Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Bobby Cameron (Ottawa,
ON)
"Holy Is The Lord" Gospel/Christian, Ian Dudgeon (Brampton, ON)
"If I Could" Rock, John Philippon/Jesse Wainwright (Maple Ridge, BC)
"In My Bedroom" Teen, Carly Jepsen (Mission, BC)
"Janefield" AAA/Roots/Americana, Alun Piggins (Toronto, ON)
"Midnight And The Moon" Country, Terry Penney (Lewisporte, NL)
"Motel 6" AAA/Roots/Americana, Dan Kershaw (Toronto, ON)
"My Memory Missin You" Jazz, Steve Dooks (Dartmouth, NS)
"Oh My" R&B/Hip-Hop, Kritikal (Toronto, ON)
"One Person" Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Kathryn Rose (Toronto, ON)
"Pumpin' Up The 'P' House" Pop/Top 40, Rob Stuart/C.T. MacPhail (Toronto,
ON)
"She Don't Know It" Country, Cornel Dyke/Kevin Dyke Langley, BC)
"Sittin On The Dock" Blues, Garrett Mason (Halifax, NS)
"Stars" Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Michael Johnston (Peterborough, ON)
"The Dynamic Duo" Instrumental, Andrew Collins (Toronto, ON)
"Tragedy" Teen, Kelsey Ngai/Bonnie McGrew (Salmon Arm, BC)
"Truck Got Stuck Talking Blues" AAA/Roots/Americana, Corb Lund (Edmonton,
AB)
For more information see:
songwritingcompetition.com