IMSTA Songwriting Competition at NAMM
Announcing the IMSTA Songwriting Competition at NAMM (ISCAN) that gives aspiring songwriters currently enrolled in college or university music programs the opportunity to have their original music heard by industry professionals, to receive their feedback, and to possibly win a trip to Black Rock Studios in Santorini, Greece!
How to Enter: Online: Deadline Extended to Jan. 13!
Step 1: Songwriters submit their original song to the IMSTA website by Jan. 13, 2020.
Step 2: Register to attend The 2020 NAMM Show as a GenNext attendee.
Step 3: If your song is selected to be in the top three you will be invited to ISCAN Finals, which takes place at The NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA on Jan. 18, 2020.
Step 4: Registered GenNext NAMM Show attendees are invited to submit songs as walk-ins to be reviewed by judges one-on-one at The NAMM Show. During a one-on-one review, your song may win a Wild Card. A Wild Card is given for an extraordinary song.
Step 5: Wild Card songs are added to the top three pre-submitted songs and all songs compete for First Place on-site at The NAMM Show.
Step 6: A First Place Winner and Runner-up are acknowledged on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the TEC Awards. Winners must be present at The NAMM Show to receive the award package and to be in the running for a chance to win a trip to Black Rock Studios in Santorini Greece.
How to Enter: On-site at The NAMM Show
Step 1. Register to attend The 2020 NAMM Show as a GenNext attendee.
Step 2. Bring your prerecorded song on a device such as a cellphone, tablet, or laptop to the Anaheim Hilton, Level 4, Room C13 on Saturday, Jan. 18 between 12 and 3 pm.
Step 3. Walk-ins to be reviewed by judges one-on-one at The NAMM Show. During a one-on-one review, your song may win a Wild Card. A Wild Card is given for an extraordinary song.
Step 4: Wild Card songs are added to the top three pre-submitted songs and all songs compete for First Place on-site at The NAMM Show.
Step 5: A First Place Winner and Runner-up are acknowledged on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the TEC Awards. Winners must be present at The NAMM Show to receive the award package and to be in the running for a chance to win a trip to Black Rock Studios in Santorini Greece.
In late 2020 all of the First place winners from around the world will compete for a chance to attend the world-famous song-writing camp hosted by Black Rock Studios in Santorini Greece!
For more information contact Nadia Adam or Claire Kreger-Boaz.
Judges
Khaliq Glover (also known as Khaliq-O-Vision) is a Grammy Award Winning Engineer/Producer/Author whose clients include Prince, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Diana Ross, Angie Stone, Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, Marcus Miller, Jeffrey Osborne, Jamie Foxx, Patti LaBelle, Shanice, and many more. Khaliq started out by working for Country Music star Kenny Rogers at his Lion Share Studios in 1982 and also worked as an engineer for Prince at Paisley Park Studios for several years from 2004-2007 and also worked on the album Musicology. He is also one of the mixing and recording engineers on the Michael Jackson project “This Is It” and the album called "Michael" with Teddy Riley. He also worked on the original "We Are The World" project with Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, and a host of the world's top recording superstars.Khaliq received the Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award from Barack Obama in 2017 for his voluntary work to promote creative arts and has written a bestseller book entitled "Hypnotic Music Secrets" (available on Amazon) that reveals techniques and tips the stars used to make music feel irresistible to it's listeners. Khaliq is also a mentor to aspiring audio engineers, musicians, and songwriters throughout the world with his music and audio engineering tutorial site located at www.MixingAcademy.com - Go to https://Khaliq-O-Vision.com for more info.
Richard is a #1 Billboard songwriter, producer, artist and mentor. Transplanted from the UK over a decade ago to LA, Richard quickly signed a staff writer publishing deal with Peer Music landing multiple major label song cuts all around the world. With several #1's, top ten singles and platinum records he continues to have hits including a recent #1 Billboard dance single. Richard has landed hundreds of TV, Film and Ad song placements through Peer and the major music libraries he has composed for. Hit shows including "Empire", "Nashville", "Vanderpump Rules", “Pretty Little Liars : The Perfectionists”, "Cold Case", "One Tree Hill", movies "This Means War" and "Single Moms Club", commercials for eBay and Vivo and trailers for The NFL and Fox TV are among a few of the highlights. One of Richard's passions is mentoring. Over the years he has helped hundreds of artists and writers hone their craft and find success with their music. A young Meghan Trainor was one of the writers that Richard was able to help guide along the way up to the point of her signing her first publishing deal. Richard is partnering with long time collaborator Pam Sheyne (writer on Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle”) and launching songwritercamps.com. A four day immersive for songwriters/artists to take their craft to the next level learning from hit songwriters and industry professionals. Next camp is coming in 2020!