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Song fever is coming to the Burg as the 4th Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition starts heating up. Fifty contestants have now been chosen to play at the “Live” competition in November to feature 150 singer/songwriters playing over eight consecutive nights. The deadline to sign-up is September 30th. We’ll be announcing the final 150 in mid-October. Help the singer-songwriter public by alerting them that time is running out!
THE 4th ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG LIVE SONGWRITER COMPETITION (WLSC2007)
FIRST 50 CHOSEN
1ST PRIZE
$4000
AND STUDIO TIME AT ENGINE ROOM AUDIO
SUBMISSION DEADLINNE APPROACHING – September 30
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN September 26th, 2007: Out of approximately 500 song submissions, Jezebel Music, producer of the 4th Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition, has chosen the first 50 of 150 contestants to perform and compete over eight consecutive days from November 3rd to the 10th at seven Williamsburg music venues.
The submission deadline is September 30th, 2007. Musicians can sign-up by going to http://www.wlsc2007.com
The 50 chosen artists can be found at http://www.wlsc2007.com/performers.html
Sponsored by Sam Ash Music Stores and Budweiser, the 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, and a panel of industry judges. According to Gabriel Levitt, founder and president of Jezebel music, “For the 4th year Jezebel Music is proud to produce a singer-songwriter competition in the center of hipsterdom - Williamsburg. I believe there’s something tastefully ironic about this. This competition seems to attract those who normally would never enter a competition, therefore you can expect some great original music.”
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 (www.jezebelmusic.com) 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.
Contact: Gabriel Levitt, President, Jezebel Music
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