ENTRY IS OPEN TO
EVERYONE
Songwriting ability is being judged, not performance or
production. A home recorded cassette or handwritten lyric
sheet will receive the same attention as an
expensive studio production. Beginners have as much chance
as every one else who enters. This is an international event
and entries are welcome from all parts of the world - many
songwriters from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South America
and Europe tell us that this is their favourite
international songwriting event.
TEN CONTESTS IN ONE
There are
ten categories for entries so whatever your style of music you will find
one to suit you.
Categories cover Pop, Adult Contemporary, Rock and Indie,
Instrumental Compositions, Folk and Country, RnB, Jazz and Blues
and Faith and Christian music. There is an Open category for
everything that is not covered by the main categories -
comedy songs, Christmas songs, opera and classical, film theme music, show tunes,
experimental works etc etc. And there is also a Lyrics Only
category for the lyricists. It's like ten contests in one with winners,
runners up, finalists, semi finalists and commended entries
etc in each of the ten categories. Full details of each
category are
here.
CERTIFICATES
Every writer receives a UKSC Certificate
for each song entered with details of their song's position
and achievement in the contest - eg preliminary stages, semi
finals, finals, runner up etc - it looks great framed on
your living room or studio wall, as a prop in publicity
photographs, or use it in your press kit or for when you
apply
for courses or jobs etc. Every writer also gets to know the
exact judges score for each song entered.
A GENUINE CHANCE TO GET NOTICED
The UK Songwriting Contest is dedicated to promoting the art
of songwriting and the discovery of new talent. All entries
are very carefully examined by experienced industry
professionals and everyone has the chance to get noticed. We
aim to provide maximum exposure and genuine opportunities
for succesful entrants and we are actively looking for
promising writers. Many
important people in the music industry follow this event
very
closely looking for new talent, for example Simon Cowell
signed Natalie Chua (see photo) after her success in the
contest, and many past winners and finalists have been noticed by
prominent members of the music community. You could be one
of them. See the
News page for
success stories.
In the worlds of Channel 4 Television - "The UK
Songwriting Contest does what it says on the tin! This is a
real chance for new songwriters to break into the music
business."
(Channel Four Television - Ideas Factory)
