ISC Announces 2017 Judges

ISC ANNOUNCES 2017 JUDGES Judges Include: Lorde, Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction), Tom Waits, Nancy Wilson (Heart),  Bastille, Booker T. Jones, Ziggy Marley, Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks), Don Omar, Natalie Grant,  Billy Cobham, Hardwell, Joe Louis Walker, Kaskade, and Many More  Click here to enter. ISC is the largest songwriting competition in the world and is open to both professional and amateur songwriters, signed or unsigned. A total of 71 winners in 23 categories share in over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an overall Grand Prize consisting of $25,000 (US) cash, and more. Established in 2002, the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is committed to helping songwriters and artists further their careers, offering the opportunity for their music to be heard by an elite panel of recording artists and music executives. The judging panel includes an impressive group of high-profile recording artists and Presidents, CEOs, and A&R executives from Warner Bros., RCA, Sire, Glassnote, Island, Razor & Tie, Sony Music Latin, Concord Label Group, Warner Music Nashville, Alligator, Interscope, Provident, Capitol, Black River, New West, Virgin/EMI, Word, and many more. Winning ISC is a distinction that has propelled many artists to achieve greater success, including getting record and publishing deals, licensing agreements, gigs, and much more. Past winners have included: Vance Joy; Bastille; Gotye; Lindsey Stirling; Kimbra; The Band Perry; Andrew Bird; Passenger; Gin Wigmore; Missy Higgins; King Charles; For King And Country; and many more. 2017 JUDGES    RECORDING ARTISTS  Lorde   Perry Farrell Jane's Addiction Founder, Lollapalooza Tom Waits Nancy Wilson Heart  American Authors Ziggy Marley Hardwell Bastille Don Omar The Mavericks Sara Evans Booker T. Jones Billy Cobham  Martie Maguire Dixie Chicks / Court Yard Hounds  Kaskade Natalie Grant Danilo Perez Krewella Matt Nathanson Keane   Femi Kuti Nicky Jam Ana Barbara   Vijay Iyer  Art Alexakis Everclear Lonnie Liston Smith Jesse & Joy Vassy Zach Williams John Mayall Gerald Casale  Devo Nicholas Gunn  Ray Benson Asleep At The Wheel Amadou & Mariam Walter Trout Tony Joe White Matt Maher  James McNally Martin Russell Afro Celt Sound System  Tommy Chong Trilok Gurtu Joe Louis Walker   MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES  Dan McCarroll President Warner Bros. Records  Seymour Stein  Chairman/CEO Sire Records   Gordon Kerr  CEO Black River Ent.  Daniel Glass  President Glassnote Records John Esposito  Chairman/CEO Warner Music Nashville John Burk  President Concord Label Group Afo Verde  Chairman Sony Music Latin Nate Albert  Executive VP of A&R  Capitol Records  Josh Bailey  Senior VP of A&R  Word Ent. Craig Balsam  Co-Owner  Razor & Tie  Bruce Iglauer President Alligator Records  and more...    To view the complete list of judges, click here.   SPONSORS ISC is sponsored by: AKG By Harman; CAD; D'Addario; Disc Makers; Eventric; Gig Salad; JBL Professional by Harman; Lurrsen Mastering; Merch Cat; ONErpm; PreSonus;  SongU.com; and Sweetwater Sound. HOW TO ENTER You can upload or mail your songs, or you can give us a link to your songs, making it really easy because ISC will go to your page and listen to your songs there. Click here to enter.  CATEGORIES Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues, Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, EDM (Electronic Dance Music), Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music Video, Performance, Pop/Top 40, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen (for songwriters 18 years old and younger), Unpublished, Unsigned Only (this category is open only to unsigned songwriters and artists), and World Music. Entrants may submit as many songs as they wish - in the same category or in multiple categories.   SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT  CAD Audio CADLive is designed to outperform your expectations and deliver exceptional performance. Engineered to compliment the new generation of exceptional sound systems, The CADLive Series taps their Equitek studio heritage along with their live sound know-how in creating an impactful and easy to use line of mics. The CADLive D90 supercardioid dynamic handheld mic is outfitted with a Trueflex™ diaphragm and PowerGap™ high-gauss neodymium magnets, creating a hot and articulate live performance vocal microphone. Engineered for smooth, articulate lead vocal performance in a durable and road-ready design. GigSalad Make money doing what you love! GigSalad is the leading entertainment marketplace, offering the promotional tools and exposure you need to book gigs. Join today (for free!) and start getting leads from event hosts in your area -  gigsalad.com/join. INDUSTRY PARTNERS Americana Music Association The 18th annual AMERICANAFEST will take place Sept. 12-17, 2017. The event will once again bring together fans and music industry professionals alike, offering six days of celebration through seminars, panels and networking opportunities by day and raw artist showcases by night. The Americana Honors & Awards Show is the hallmark event of the week's festivities and will take place at the historic Ryman Auditorium on September 13. For more information and ticketing, click here.  The Blues Foundation The Blues Foundation is THE organization that serves, represents, and fosters the global blues community. Their mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. Founded in 1980, The Blues Foundation networks close to 50,000 fans and professionals around the world with signature events such as the Blues Music Awards and International Blues Challenge, honors such as the Blues Hall of Fame and Keeping the Blues Alive Awards, and programs such as the HART Fund, Generation Blues, and Blues in the Schools.  StarNow Kick-start your music career with StarNow! StarNow is the world’s leading auditions and jobs website for musicians. As a member, you can apply to auditions and jobs on the site, be scouted in their Talent Directory, and work with some of the biggest names in the industry. Check out the jobs available now at www.starnow.com and get discovered! East Coast Music Association Since 1989, it has been the East Coast Music Association’s mission to foster, develop, promote, and celebrate East Coast Canadian music and its artists locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. They strive to succeed in their mission through the execution of their annual event (East Coast Music Week), educational sessions, trade missions, and their International Export Program. They also partner with special industry organizations to offer additional opportunities to their artists. Join them for the 2018 ECMAs in Halifax, Nova Scotia May 2-6, 2018. Sundown Sessions Studio Record your song online with Grammy and Juno award-winning engineers, session players, and music producer. At Sundown Sessions’ virtual recording studio, their world-class session musicians and engineers set the standards of excellence in their fields to work on your songs. Their senior music producer Chris Shreenan-Dyck has multiple Juno award-winning albums under his belt and is on the go-to lists of North America’s finest artists. www.songwritingcompetition.com www.twitter.com/intlsongcomp www.facebook.com/internationalsongwritingcompetition www.instagram.com/intlsongcomp