Want industry professionals to hear YOUR songs? Then you need connections! And that’s exactly what sets the 10th Anniversary of the NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT apart from all the others. The contest runs from August 1 through October 31, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a mentoring session from The Valory Music Co. recording artist and hit songwriter, Jewel! Past winners understand this is a powerful vehicle to get “discovered” and have found success from signing an artist development deal with DreamWorks Records to securing a music-publishing staff writer deal. This nationwide platform is for aspiring songwriters in ALL GENRESto submit their best tunes with one Grand Prize Winner and one CMT Listeners’ Choice Winner.Additional prizes include a single-song professional demo, tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards, a private tour of CMT studios, a performance at the legendary Bluebird Café, meetings with major music publishers and a one-year membership to NSAI, just to name a few. Take advantage of this opportunity to launch a songwriting career. For a full list of prizes and how to enter, visit www.nsai.cmt.com. The entry fees are $35.00 (NSAI members) and $45.00 (non-members) per song submitted. Proceeds benefit the NSAI Legislative Fund to protect the rights of songwriters. Enter today! Check out www.nashvillesongwriters.com and www.twitter.com/nsaiofficial for updates.
More about Jewel
Growing up on a remote ranch in Alaska, Jewel endured poverty and teen homelessness on the road to the triumph of international stardom. The three-time Grammy nominee has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide. Her debut album, Pieces of You, became one of the best selling debut albums of all time. Last year, singer/songwriter Jewel released her first country record, Perfectly Clear, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. She recently released her first-ever independent cd, Lullaby. Jewel lives on a working ranch in Stephenville, Texas with her husband, World Champion bull-riding superstar, Ty Murray.
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