Just 30 Days Left: Songdoor 2013 International Songwriting Competition Ends November 15

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- NASHVILLE, TENN., USA - SongDoor 2013 entries must either be postmarked by November 15 or submitted online by midnight CST, November 15. All entrants receive a free all-access trial to SongU.com, plus free sight-reading software.

"Just enter an original song and we'll send you a free 45-day all-access trial to SongU.com trial and software to help you learn to sight-read (for Mac or Windows), which are worth $120," says SongDoor president Tony Zotta. "Our entry fee is $10, the same as it was in 2006. It's our mission to support songwriters who don't know how to get their music heard. SongDoor give them a place to showcase videos of their original songs, or they can ask us to tweet out a local performance or CD release. We do that for free.

"This year, we're also automatically screening all entries for possible film and TV placement," says COO Susan Carroll. This is where songwriters are making their money these days, because labels deals are virtually unattainable anymore."

SongDoor 2013 is presented in association with SongU.com, 16 Ton Studios, Hard Twist Music-BMI, MasterWriter, Herringbone Studio, Broadjam and Songsinc. The total prize purse is valued at more than $40,000. Entrants are eligible to win the Grand Award, valued at approximately USD $7,950 in music merchandise and services, including a single-song publishing contract with Hard Twist Music-BMI (owned by mega-hit songwriter Bill Shore), a full-band private session demo at 16 Ton Studios, Music Row's favorite recording facility, a one-year full-access membership to SongU.com, MasterWriter songwriting software, a Primo MoB membership to Broadjam, a #1 membership for Songsinc and an autographed copy of Robin Frederick's best-selling songwriting book. Six Category Winners each receive a valuable package of awards valued at almost $5,500, including a first-rate guitar/vocal or keyboard/vocal demo produced by Tim Shean of Herringbone Studio and memberships to SongU.com, Songsinc and Broadjam.


ABOUT SONGDOOR

The SongDoor International Songwriting Competition is an annual event, open to amateur and professional songwriters worldwide. Entries are accepted online or by mail from April 15 through November 15. The entry fee is $10. An unlimited number of songs may be entered in any of six categories:  Christian, Country, Pop, Hard Rock/Alternative Rock, Soft Rock/Singer-Songwriter and Instrumental. Our Dove® and Grammy®-winning judges include seasoned music industry producers, artists and engineers who have worked with such artists as Britney Spears, Neil Young, Keith Urban, Cheap Trick, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Buffett, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill and a host of others. Judges: Joe Beck, Bill Shore, Jason Blume, Nancy Moran, Dennis Winters and Steve Avedis.  For SongDoor rules, FAQs and entry form, please visit the website: http://www.songdoor.com or email info@songdoor.com.