Songwriters from around the world will now have until 5.00pm AEST 2 May to enter the2019 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition. The competition's closing date has been extended as entries come from as far as Bulgaria, Brazil, Nigeria, Latvia and beyond.
As always, the full A$50 entry fee supports the transformative work of
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy? Australia (NRMTA).
Entrants' songs will be in the running for a career-changing first-place cash prize ofA$50,000, the largest cash prize awarded in a songwriting competition, courtesy of APRA AMCOS, Alberts and BMG.
The runners-up also receive cash awards, with a 2nd place amount of $A10,000 thanks toAMPAL (Australasian Music Publishers Association) and a 3rd place prize A$5,000, courtesy of Aon.
The 'Unpublished' category will be one to watch - it comes with $A5,000 cash for the winner.
Mallrat took out the category in 2018 for her song Better, the first year the prize was offered.
Songwriters of all genres, styles and at any stage of their career are encouraged to enter. Songs will be judged by a range of music industry professionals, including award-winning songwriter Lior, previous Vanda & Young first-place winner Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures, triple j Unearthed's Dave Ruby Howe, producer Franc Tetaz and more.
The competition has supported the creative endeavours of previous winners Megan Washington, Kimbra, Husky Gawenda, Isabella Manfredi, Gretta Ray, and last year's winner Amy Shark, as well as top finishers including Gotye, Meg Mac, and Gang of Youths' frontman David Le'aupepe.
Named after the iconic songwriters and founding members of The Easybeats, Harry Vanda and the late George Young, in the ten years since the competition started, songwriters have helped raise over A$1,000,000 for NRMTA and its work with children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, autism, trauma, illness, dementia, behaviour disorders and learning difficulties.
Entries close 5.00pm (AEST) Thursday, 2 May 2019.
Please visit
vandayoungsongcomp.com for more information and terms and conditions. TheVanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition logo and previous winner images can be downloaded
here.
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2019 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
Judging Panel
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MEDIA
Andrew Mast (The Music)
Andrew Stafford (Freelance)
Angela Bishop (Network Ten)
Bernard Zuel (Freelance)
Cameron Adams (News Ltd)
Christie Eliezer (The Music Network/Pollstar)
Dan Condon (triple j/Double J)
Dan Cribb (The Music)
Dan Hill (Fox FM Melbourne)
Danielle McGrane (ABC/Freelance)
Dave Ruby Howe (triple j Unearthed)
Dorothy Markek (Double J)
Irene Hulme (SCA)
Jake Challenor (The Music Network/Jaden Digital)
Kath Devaney (ABC Country)
Kathy McCabe (News Corp.)
Larry Heath (The AU Review)
Lars Brandle (Billboard)
Lindsay McDougall (ABC Illawarra)
Lisa Rockman (Newcastle Herald)
Martin Boulton (The Age)
Mickey Maher (Triple M)
Nathan Davies (The Advertiser)
Noel Mengel (Freelance)
Paul Cashmere (Noise11)
Poppy Reid (Brag Media)
Rod Yates (Freelance)
Shannon Fong (Foxtel Music)
Simon Collins (The West Australian)
Sosefina Fuamoli (Freelance)
Wendy Saunders (ABC Local Radio)
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MUSIC INDUSTRY
Cathy Oates (Original Matters)
Craig Hawker (Sony/ATV Music Publishing)
Daniel Nall (Milk & Honey)
Elizabeth Reid (Music SA)
Greg Carey (Grow Yourself Up)
Greg Haver (Producer)
Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick)
Hannah Babitt (Noise Management)
Marcus Thaine (Spotify)
Michael Taylor (Universal Music Australia)
Peter Karpin (A & R)
Rowan Brand (TRIBE)
APRA AMCOS AMBASSADORS
Amanda Brown
Amba Shepherd
Anna Laverty
Brendan Gallagher
Cath Haridy
Dallas Frasca
Eric Chapus
Franc Tetaz
Grant Windsor
Isabella Manfredi
Jenny Morris
Jonathan Zwartz
Kav Temperley
KLP
Leah Flanagan
Les Gock
Lior
Louis Schoorl
Robert Conley
Simon Lewicki
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