Only 10 Days Left: Songdoor 2011 International Songwriting Competition Ends November 15

Nov. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- NASHVILLE, TENN., USA - November 5, 2011 -- SongDoor 2011 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 digi-keyboard and chording software.

"The only requirement to get the free course and free software is to enter one song," says SongDoor president Tony Zotta. "That's a $120 return on a $10 investment, not too bad in this economy.

"We'd also like to let people know that while we are in the top six songwriting contests worldwide because of our awards purse, we don't get nearly as many entries as other big-name contests because our entrants learn about us by word-of-mouth instead of mass advertising. Your odds are a lot better if you enter SongDoor than say, ISC or the John Lennon contest."

SongDoor 2011 is presented in association with SongU.com, 16 Ton Studios, Hard Twist Music-BMI, MasterWriter, Herringbone Studio, Broadjam, Songsinc and Tanager Audioworks. 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, a copy of MasterWriter songwriting software, a suite of songwriting software from Tanager Audioworks, 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.

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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, Rock/Alt, Soft Rock and Instrumental. 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.