NOW OPEN! Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition
Monday, 6 July 2009
Get reacquainted with your inner rock star and reap the rewards! Open to aspiring and established songwriters, the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition provides an outstanding opportunity for a talented songwriter to make their mark, and support music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins.
Don’t miss the chance to have your songs heard and appraised by industry leaders, and be in the running for an amazing prize package. The Vanda & Young competition is open to all songwriters – published and unpublished, professional and amateur, local and international – across all genres.
Enter today: go to www.VandaYoungSongComp.com
Give your career a boost with this prize pool!
The winner of the 2009 Vanda & Young Song Competition will take home:
- Return business class airfare to US and UK + 5 days accommodation in both countries courtesy of Showtravel (valued at AUD $10,000 incl. GST)
- $20,000 cash courtesy of Albert Music
- Songwriter Mentorship with iconic US songwriter, Paul Williams.
- Producer mentorship at Kensaltown Studios London; either with Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, James Morrison, Yusuf Islam) or Sacha Skarbeck (James Blunt, Jason Mraz)
- Production crew for video, including director of photography, cameraman, soundman courtesy of XYZ Networks
- Les Paul Gibson Guitar courtesy of Gibson Guitars
- Studio time and engineering at Studios 301 in either Sydney, Byron Bay, Stockholm or Cologne
- Live gig to perform the winning song at SONG SUMMIT 2010, Darling Harbour, 19-21 June, 2010.
Submit a song – Support Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
Proudly presented by APRA|AMCOS in support of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
Named after iconic Australian songwriters, Harry Vanda and George Young; the competition is proudly presented by APRA|AMCOS in support of music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Full proceeds of the AUD $50 / USD $40 per song entry fee will go directly to support this activities of the charity in using music’s interactive and participatory nature as an agent for change and healing.
“I am extremely honoured that the Nordoff Robbins songwriting prize is to be named after George Young and myself. Anything we can do to encourage good song writing is a positive thing. However, more importantly, it is such a very worthwhile cause, and the work that Nordoff-Robbins does is fantastic, so I couldn’t be happier to support it.” Harry Vanda
“Writing a song can be a tough business, and while true it can take no more than five minutes, a songwriter can often work on a song for weeks, months or even years before they consider the song finished, and all the while without any guarantee of any payback for their effort. This competition and the prizes on offer provide the opportunity to make it all worthwhile. Nordoff-Robbins is a noble cause and deserves much greater recognition and support for all of the outstanding work they perform in the wider community and I hope the competition will help them achieve this.” George Young
To find out more about the activities of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia, go to: www.nordoff-robbins.com.au
Key Dates
- Entries open Monday, 6 July 2009
- Entries close Wednesday, 30 September 2009
- Winner will be announced Monday, 30 November 2009.
Our heartfelt thanks
The Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition is made possible by the generous support of:
And our media partner:
Further information
Contact Milly Petriella, APRA|AMCOS Deputy Director Member Services on +61 2 9935 7878, fax +61 2 9935 7970 or email entries@VandaYoungSongComp.com
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