Passing this on for any interest there may be.
 
Jim Roy
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca

Hi ,

We know how supportive you and Ottawa Blues, Jazz And Swing Guide have been of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in the past, so we just want to pass on this press release for you to share with musicians and songwriters in your reach, to let them know that the complete list of judges have been announced for ISC 2012 and entries are now being accepted.

Thanks again for all of your support with the competition, and we certainly hope that artists you recommend ISC to become finalists (and winners) in this year's competition!

Candace Avery
Founder/Director
International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
1307 Eastland Ave
Nashville TN 37206
PH: 615-251-4441
Fax: 615-251-4442
www.songwritingcompetition.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Candace Avery
International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
615.251.4441
cavery@songwritingcompetition.com
www.songwritingcompetition.com

MUSIC ICONS TO JUDGE 2012 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC)

Tom Waits, Nas, Martina McBride, McCoy Tyner, Jeff Beck, Bernie Taupin, Janelle Monae, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, And Many More Join ISC's Judging Panel

August 9, 2012 - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has again assembled a diverse panel of judges that consists of some of the most iconic artists in the world coupled with influential music executives from all walks of the industry. Known for its high caliber of judges, ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes (shared among the 68 winners) including an overall Grand Prize consisting of $25,000 (US) cash and $30,000 in prizes.

Open to both amateur and professional songwriters, ISC offers 22 categories to enter, representing all genres of popular music, from Rock to Jazz to Blues to Hip-Hop, and more. Past winners have included Grammy winners, chart-topping artists, hobbyist songwriters, and everyone in between. Winners have included Gotye, Kimbra, The Band Perry, Andrew Bird, Kate Miller-Heidke, Gin Wigmore, Missy Higgins, Carbon Leaf, King Charles, and many more.

Getting an artist's music into the hands (and ears) of the music industry's heavy hitters is one of the most difficult goals to accomplish, yet ISC provides this opportunity to all its finalists. All entries are carefully evaluated by an internal listening committee and narrowed down to approximately 350 finalists. These finalists then get sent to the ISC judges who select the winners.

ISC judges include:

Recording Artists: Recording Artists: Tom Waits; Nas; Jeff Beck; Martina McBride; Bernie Taupin; Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks; Keane; McCoy Tyner; Wynonna; Mark Foster (Foster The People); Francesca Battistelli; Janelle Monae; Billy Currington; Tegan and Sara; Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran); Avicii; Bruce Hornsby; Anthony Hamilton; Brian Setzer; Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show); Anoushka Shankar; Los Temerarios; Suzanne Vega; Gerald Casale (Devo); Michael W. Smith; Alejandro Sanz; Jeremy Camp; John Mayall; Craig Morgan; Basement Jaxx; James Cotton; Sandra Bernhard; Robert Earl Keen; Black Francis
(The Pixies); Robert Smith (The Cure); Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Billy Currington; and Matt Thiessen (Relient K)

Industry Executives: Dan McCarroll (President, Capitol/Virgin Label Group); Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); Ed Vetri (President, Wind-Up Records); Richard Stumpf (President, Imagem Music US); Albert Schilcher (VP Music and Music Marketing, MTV
International); Jonas Nachsin (President, Roadrunner Records); Allison Jones (VP of A&R, Big Machine Label Group); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America, Sony/BMG); Anastasia Brown (Music Supervisor, FORMAT); Dr. Demento (Radio Host, The Dr. Demento Show); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music Records and Putumayo Kids); Kim Buie (A&R and Artist Manager, Thirty Tigers); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Steve Smith (VP of A&R, Aware Records); Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); Jack Vaughn (VP, Comedy Central Records); Jamie Masada (Owner, Laugh Factory) and Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment)

Please visit http://www.songwritingcompetition.com for an entry form or more details.

ISC Sponsors: Presonus, Lowden, Marshall Amplification, Berklee College Of Music, Airplay Direct, DiscMakers, Thayers, SongU.com, The Music Business Registry, Independent Mastering, Indie Venue Bible, George Stein, Esq., Sonicbids, and Taxi

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For more information, please email Candace Avery at cavery@songwritingcompetition.com or call 615-251-4441.



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