Dust off your best song, and enter it in this year’s International Songwriting Contest. 

ISC is excited to present its 2009 judges…

Throughout the years, ISC has become known for its stellar panel of judges which includes top recording artists and high-profile music industry executives, including Presidents of labels such as Epic, Universal Republic, Sire, Nettwerk, and more.

If you want to have your music heard by some of your favorite artists and the industry folks who make the important decisions, here is your chance. All ISC finalists’ songs are listened to by the ISC judges who then select the winners.

You only have eight weeks to enter until the deadline (October 7), so enter online (mp3) or mail in your songs (CD, tape, or DVD for music video entries). You can also enter through MySpace if you have a MySpace page which is really easy because ISC will go to your page and listen to your songs there (you don’t even need to send us your songs!). Click here to enter.

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ISC Judges include:
  
Monte Lipman
President
Universal Republic Records

Seymour Stein
Chairman/CEO
Sire Records

Amanda Ghost
President
Epic Records

Ric Arboit
President
Nettwerk Music Group 

Kings of Leon
Grammy Nominee

Tom Waits
Grammy Winner

Steve Winwood
Grammy Winner

Loretta Lynn
Country Legend

Rob Thomas
Matchbox 20 

McCoy Tyner
Grammy Winner

Robbie Williams
Grammy Nominee

Adele
Grammy Winner

Alejandro Sanz
Grammy Winner 

Jeff Beck
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Recipient

Darryl McDaniels
Run DMC Journey
Rock Legend

Jerry Lee Lewis
Rock & Roll Legend

Michael W. Smith
Grammy Winner 

James Mercer
The Shins
Grammy Nominee

Ray Wylie Hubbard
Americana Artist 

Weird Al Yankovic
Grammy Winner

John Mayall
Blues Artist

Additional judges include:

Recording Artists: Wynonna, Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol); Jeffrey Steele; James Cotton; Craig Morgan; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Black Francis (The Pixies); DJ Tiësto; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Sasha; John Digweed; Youssou N’Dour; Robert Earl Keen; Baaba Maal; Mario; Ray Wylie Hubbard; Jeremy Camp; Matt Thiessen (Relient K); “Weird Al” Yankovic; and Sandra Bernhard

Industry Executives: Amy Doyle (Sr. VP of Music and Talent, MTV); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP of A&R, Latin America Sony BMG and President, Discos 605); Rick Krim (Executive VP Talent and Programming, VH1); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, Lost Highway); Mitchell Cohen (VP of A&R, Verve Music Group); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Lisa Ramsey Perkins (Sr. Director, A&R, Sony Nashville); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney Records); and Dr. Demento (Radio Host of The Dr. Demento Show)

Categories

ISC is pleased to announce the addition of a new category this year:
Adult Contemporary (AC)

Entrants may submit songs in any of the following categories: Pop/Top 40, AAA (Adult Album Alternative), R&B/Hip-Hop, Adult Contemporary (AC), Rock, Country, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Americana, Blues, Jazz, Gospel/Christian, Latin Music, Instrumental, Dance/Electronica, Comedy/Novelty, World Music, Children’s Music, Lyrics Only, Teen, Performance, and Music Video. Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish - in the same category or in multiple categories.

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

ISC Sponsors: Gibson, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Disc Makers, D’Addario, Shure, Thayers, George Stein, Esq., Onlinegigs, SongU.com, The Music Business Registry, Tanager AudioWorks, Shari’s Berries, Independent Mastering, Indie Venue Bible, and Alphabet Arm Design

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