Acoustic Music Awards Deadline Approaching
10th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is now accepting entries. IAMA promotes excellence in Acoustic Music Performance and Artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include D'Addario strings, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, AirplayAccess, SongU, Acoustic Cafe Radio Show, NoisyPlanet, Sonicbids, Broadjam and XM Satellite Radio.
IAMA is open to all independent artists and labels. Unlike other music industry competitions, IAMA focuses on developing new markets for Acoustic artists, labels and with or without CD releases. Past years' winners include; AJ Croce, Maddy Rodriguez (Canada), David Francey (Canada), Liz Longley, The Refugees (USA), Kate Lush (Australia), Wayne Southards (USA), Larry Pattis (USA), Omega (Uganda), El McMeen, etc.
Win prizes in 8 different categories: Folk/Americana/Roots, AAA/Alternative, Instrumental, Open, Bluegrass, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group/Duo. There will also be an Overall Grand Prize winner awarded to the top winner worth over US$11,000, which includes radio promotion to over 250 radio stations in US and Canada. Winning songs will be heard on radio! Winners and runner-ups will be featured on our CD compilation. Also, we feature up to 10 different artists get featured and promoted on IAMA website every month, which provides a review, ratings, CD information and more. The sooner, you enter, the sooner you get featured!
Judging is based on excellence in music performance, songwriting/composition/song choice, Music Production and originality. (Please note that IAMA is a different competition from USA Songwriting Competition).
** DEADLINE APPROACHING: Enter by November 8th or earlier, Hurry! ENTER HERE »
Alumni Winners & Finalists' Updates
Acoustic Cafe, a sydicated radio program will feature the 9th Annual IAMA winners: A.J. Croce, Kat Parsons, Wes Carr, Mayu Wakisaka, Joel Rafael, etc this month.
Jeff Gutt (9th Annual IAMA Finalist) made past the audition rounds and received 4 "yeses" in the live TV show of "X-Factor". This is the 2nd time that he has appeared on X-Factor live event.
Sahsa Allen, a backup singer of Air Gold, 13th Annual USA Songwriting Competition Top Winner, was a top 5 contestant the #1 hit NBC TV show "The Voice".
Zane Williams (2nd Annual IAMA Winner) winning song at IAMA was recorded by Country music singer Jason Michael Carroll, the song that he won at IAMA hit #14 on the Billboard Country Songs charts and #99 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
David Francey, top winner of 7th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards), is one of Canada’s most revered singer-songwriters, had both the most-played album (So Say We All) and song (“Rain”) on folk radio during May 2013, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.
Gail Swanson (2002 USA Songwriting Competition First Prize Winner, Country)'s acoustic version of "Sympathy for the Devil" was featured in the ABC series "666 Park Ave". Her song "Half A Heart" was recorded with Willie Nelson
Nenna Yvonne (Overall Grand Prize Winner, 16th Annual USA Songwriting Competition) has been signed with Thump/Universal Music Group.
Sally Nyolo (2012 USA Songwriting Competition First Prize Winner, World category) is signed to RCA Victor/Sony Music.
Alexander Cardinale (2011 USA Songwriting Competition First Prize winner & Overall 2nd Prize) won Hollywood Music in Media Award for "Best Song in a TV Show" on "90210" with the same song he won for USA Songwriting Competition "Traffic Lights".
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Sonoma Wire Works is proud to sponsor this competition by offering prizes including RiffWorks Standard recording software, KitCore Deluxe MIDI drum instrument plug-in (VSTi/RTAS/AU) featuring the sounds of legendary drummers, and the RocKit Pack add-on for KitCore Deluxe. http://www.sonomawireworks.com
Billboard Film & TV Music Conference
October 29-30, 2013. The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard join forces to deliver a cutting-edge, two-day seminar on the role of music in film and television. Now in its 14th year, this Conference offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn from, network and expose their music directly to the best music supervisors, composers, directors, music editors, songwriters and producers in the business. http://bit.ly/1cryZZQ
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