The Deadline For ISC Has Been Extended!!

enter your songs now

Tom Waits, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Loretta Lynn, Ray Davies (The Kinks),
McCoy Tyner, T-Pain, And Many More Join Together To Judge This Year’s International Songwriting Competition (ISC)

This is your final chance to enter or send additional songs to the 2008 International Songwriting Competition, so don’t miss out on this opportunity! Enter your songs now! This is the final deadline, and there will be no further extensions. All entries must be mailed on or before December 1, 2008 (please note: this means that all entries must be mailed by this date, not received). ISC will also continue to take online entries, and the online submission platform will be open until 11:59 PM, EST, December 1.

ISC welcomes entries from amateur and professional songwriters, bands, duos, solo performers, and musicians. ISC accepts all original songs (even if they have previously been published, released on a CD, or entered into another competition). All songwriters retain full rights to their songs.

There are many different ways to enter ISC. You can enter by mail, online, or by MySpace. Pick the way that works best for you!

Click here to enter online or by mail.
Click here to enter on MySpace (you don’t need to send ISC your songs! ISC will go to your MySpace page and listen to the songs there).

ISC Prizes - ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes to 62 winners, including a $25,000 cash Grand Prize (the largest cash Grand Prize in any songwriting competition). ISC also gives away many other cool prizes, including: Luna guitars, Shure microphones, D’Addario strings, M-Audio studio reference monitors and keyboards, PoBoy drums, a Griffin wireless sound system and gift certificates, Sam Ash gift certificates, Thayers vocal packs, and much more.

Categories - Entrants may submit songs in any of the following categories: Pop/Top 40, AAA (Adult Album Alternative), Rock, Country, Americana, R&B/Hip-Hop, Blues, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Jazz, Gospel/Christian, Latin Music, Instrumental, Dance/Electronica, Comedy/Novelty, World Music, Children’s Music, Lyrics Only, Teen, Performance, and Music Video. Multiple songs may be submitted in each category or the same song may be entered in more than one category.

Judges - A total of 55 high-profile music icons and industry executives have joined together to judge this year’s ISC. Consistent in its tradition of having such esteemed judges, ISC continues to raise the bar for songwriting competitions. The opportunity to have these judges hear your songs offers you an unprecedented chance to access these hard-to-reach, influential decision-makers and the movers and shakers in the music industry. ISC judges might even include some of your favorite recording artists and songwriters who have influenced your music.

The Complete List of 2008 Judges Include:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20); Chaka Khan; Tom Waits; KT Tunstall; Robert Smith (The Cure); Ricky Martin; Loretta Lynn; Neil Finn (Crowded House); Buckcherry; T-Pain; James Cotton; Jerry Lee Lewis; Craig Morgan; Ray Davies (The Kinks); McCoy Tyner; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Michael W. Smith; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Mario; Black Francis (The Pixies); Youssou N’Dour; John Mayall; DJ Tiesto; Paul Van Dyk; Jon Secada; Natalie Grant; Jeremy Camp; Matt Thiessen (Relient K); Pittbull; Angelique Kidjo; “Weird Al” Yankovic; Sandra Bernhard; and David Brenner.
Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Nick Burgess (Head of A&R, Virgin Records UK); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP of A&R, Latin America Sony BMG and President, Discos 605); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); John Echevarria (President, Universal Music Latino); Rick Krim (Executive VP Talent and Programming, VH1); Amy Doyle (Sr. VP of Music and Talent, MTV); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, Lost Highway); Jon Pikus (Director of A&R, MySpace Records); Mitchell Cohen (VP of A&R, Verve Music Group); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Rene Bell (Executive VP A&R, Sony BMG Nashville); Peter Strickland (Senior VP, Jack Records/Warner Bros.); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, and more); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Betty Pino (DJ, WAMR Miami); Paul Majors (CEO/Founder Majors Music); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music for Little People); and Dr. Demento (Radio Host of The Dr. Demento Show)

Please go to www.songwritingcompetition.com for an entry form or more details.

ISC Sponsors: Luna Guitars, Berklee College Of Music, Shure, D’Addario, M-Audio, Griffin Technology, Hear Technologies, Po Boy Drums, Thayers, Disc Makers, ASCAP, Phase One Studios, Stuph Merch, Sonicbids, Sam Ash, Alphabet Arm Design, Shari’s Berries, Taxi, George Stein, Esq., The Music Business Registry, SongU.com, Sibelius, and Onlinegigs.