SUNSET COAST SONGWRITERS
The search for WA’s most talented songwriters has kicked has started with West Australian Music (WAM)’s Song of the Year 2021 competition. Sponsored by Act Belong Commit.
WA Song writers shout out!
WAM’s Song of the Year showcases the art of songwriting by locals that discovers the net big thing. Open to all ages, levels and genres, the competition provides an opportunity for WA songwriters to have their music heard by industry professionals with over $45K in prizes on offer. Past winners include Stella Donnelly, Beni Bjah, Kučka, Little Birdy, Abbe May, Luke Steele and Carla Geneve, WAM Song of the Year is an opportunity with the WA music community.
Open to all West Australian songwriters, bands, and producers until Thursday, February 11.
Song of the Year 2021 features 17 categories, including;
Blues/Roots, Country, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Global, Hip Hop/New R&B, Jazz, Heavy/Metal, Punk/Hardcore, Pop, Rock
+ Act Belong Commit extra categories for Schools 14 Years & Under
Schools 15-18, Outstanding Indigenous and Outstanding Regional.
All winners will be at the WAM Song of the Year Awards Night, with one song selected to win the grand prize.
Entrants also receive personalized feedback on their songs from leading music minds Anna Laverty, Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe), Sam Ford (Tone City Recording Studio) and Tenille Elkins (APRA AMCOS/NM TAFE) via the song evaluation option.
WAM Song of the Year’s Grand Prize includes:
$3,000 cash
– 100 x colour vinyl 7-inches pressed courtesy of XVinylX
– Vinyl Café Radio ad campaign from RTRFM.
– two-day recording session with Andy Lawson of Debaser Studio.
– national media servicing campaign for a single or release
– Firestarter Music promotion
– 250 posters distributed by The Poster Girls
– Publishing and sync licensing deal with Perfect Pitch Publishing
– tutorial in publishing and licensing and ongoing industry mentoring.
– complimentary one night’s stay at the Alex Hotel
– Four x 3-month Spotify premium subscription codes
– $100 voucher for Mega Music
– Photo shoot by music photographer Cam Campbell @placeorpoint
– WAMFest performance offer
– Two passes to WAMCon
Runner-up will receive
– $1,500 cash prize
– $100 voucher to spend at Mega Music
Second-runner up will receive
– $1,000 cash prize
– $100 voucher for Mega Music
Plus both runners-up will each receive two passes to WAMCon and a 3-month premium subscription to Spotify.
Category prizes include a $500 cash prize and a free day of recording or mixing with some of WA’s best recording engineers and producers.
Entries for WAM Song of the Year 2021 presented by Act-Belong-Commit are open now until Thursday, February 11 via the Song of the Year website. For more information about Song Sessions, head to wam.org.au.
