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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2007
JEZEBEL MUSIC AND SAM ASH MUSIC STORES PRESENT
THE 4th ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG LIVE SONGWRITER COMPETITION
1ST PRIZE - $4000 AND STUDIO TIME AT ENGINE ROOM AUDIO
NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN − EMBARGO until July 18th, 2007, Jezebel Music and Sam Ash Music Stores today announced the official start of the Fourth Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition (WLSC2007).
Celebrating "the art of the song," WLSC2007 provides an opportunity for top indie singer-songwriters to compete for a $4,000 prize while gaining exposure to local music lovers in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
One hundred and fifty contestants will be selected from over 1,000 submissions to compete in the live competition, which spans eight nights and seven Williamsburg venues between November 3 and November 10, 2007. The panel of judges is comprised of industry professionals and journalists.
"My father opened the first Sam Ash Music store in Brooklyn in 1924 with the goal of serving local musicians," said Paul Ash, president of Sam Ash Music Stores.com. "We are proud to support Jezebel Music’s mission of finding unsigned artists and helping them showcase their talents and connect with passionate live audiences through this Brooklyn-based competition."
Artists
Drenched in creativity, Williamsburg, Brooklyn is an international songwriter mecca. You can't walk a single block without seeing someone with a guitar slung across her or his back. Singer-songwriters come in all musical genres: alternative, country, folk, jazz, punk, rap, and a combination of all the above. Be it Brooklyn natives, Canadian street musicians, or up-and-coming Malagasy folkies, WLSC brings together performing songwriters of all varieties to be heard, discovered, and introduced to a plethora of talented peers.
The contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who have sold less than 250,000 CD units over the past five years. Entrants must submit one original song, five minutes in length or less, and must be the singer of their own original song. To learn more about past competitions, listen to the winning songs from WLSC 2006, and submit your songs for WLSC 2007, go to
http://www.wlsc2007.com/
Prizes
1st: $4000 and $500 of studio time at Engine Room Audio
2nd: $750
3rd: $250
Jezebel Music is an innovative music promotion company capturing the imagination of the New York independent music scene. Jezebel Music is raising the profile of independent music in New York City and gaining the loyalty of concertgoers, music fans, and musicians on a national scale. Jezebel's goal is to find and promote top independent artists whether they're full rock bands or solo-acoustic performers, and to bring their music to a larger audience.
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