Indie International Songwriting Competition

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Deadline: Mar 10, 2015




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Indie International Songwriting Competition

The Indie International Songwriting Contest is an annual song competition to give recognition to some of the best emerging songwriters in the world, help develop their talent, and provide useful tools for developing the success of the artist. Over $77,000 in useful prizes awarded!

As always, the songs are judged on the songwriting... not the production value.

EVERY entrant can log in to their account after the contest has been closed to view their song, contest judge, and their score/critique (depending on your submission type - see below) for their submission. All contestants will also receive a SONGWRITERS PROFILE on the site.

Each contest genre is limited to only the first 150 song entries. You will NOT get lost in the crowd at Indie International!

Songwriters or songwriting teams may enter up to three songs, and can divide these between multiple categories if they wish.

Unlike other song competitions, all entries remain absolutely anonymous to our judges. Production value is not taken into consideration. Songs are judged based on originality, melody, composition, lyrics and phrasing.

Indie International is the GREENEST song competition on the planet! No CDs, no bubble mailers, no judge forms!

ALL FIRST & SECOND PLACE WINNERS will also be featured on the front page of the Indie International website for the duration of the next contest, as well as the winners page with the rest of our awarded songwriters.

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Prizes

ALL songwriters who submit entries receive:

1. Unlimited access to the personal score/evaluation of their song(s) by a highly respected professional in the song publishing/music production fields, or a distinguished & influential performing songwriter, with a specialty in your genre. (a short written critique from your judge is $10 extra) You will get a link to this individual, so you know just who gave your song their undivided attention! For a list of some of our widely acclaimed judges, click here

2. A permanent & easily editable profile on the indieinternational.com

All 6 First Place Winners Receive:

$75 Gift Card to Guitar Center!

One Year Subscription to SongLink International ($385 value)
The leading creative international resource for publishers, songwriters, A & R, producers, artists and managers. Anyone in the business of pitching or seeking songs!

Free One Year Broadjam PRIMO MoB Membership($199.95 value)
Broadjam's best membership that includes all of the features Broadjam.com offers (like efficiently submitting your music for great licensing opportunities!) plus web hosting. Purchase your own domain name, and you'll have a website that you can easily update & maintain. Primo MoB Memberships include: Website hosting for musicians with your own domain name, professional graphic designs, 25 email accounts, hosting of 250 songs, 50 photos, 20 videos, & the ability to manage 50 albums on your website, ability to sell your music downloads, free classified ads, discounted contest submission fees and more!

Free Album Mastering from Sage Audio($425 value)
Sage Audio is a professional mastering studio located on Music Row in Nashville, TN. Their studio design, excellent mastering equipment, and experience allow them to provide outstanding audio mastering services to all first place winners. Album can be up to 15 songs!

BAND-IN-A-BOX MEGAPAK from PG Music ($269 value)
Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band. Just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7, or C13b9), choose the style you'd like, and Band-in-a-Box does the rest, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles.

Indie International's founding musician David Tieman says that this software is "the most valuable tool out there for writing music & testing new arrangements, or for anyone serious about working on improvisation & soloing skills" Windows or Mac version available.

FREE DiscRevolt StoreFront (1-year subscription) DiscRevolt ($120) value)
The DiscRevolt StoreFront is a custom artist-specific StoreFront, which allows you to sell your music and merch direct to fans from your website. Sell your digital albums, physical CDs, and any other merch (apparel, vinyl, etc.). DiscRevolt will take care of the credit card transactions, digital distribution and fulfillment - you just cash your check.

6 Month Enrollment in the Foundation Program at the Artist's Marketing and Business Academy Artist's Edge ($144 value)
To create success in the music business requires skill in both music AND business. At the Artists Marketing & Business Academy you'll have a foundation of knowledge. So you can feel confident and courageous in pursuit of your dreams. So you can make powerful choices and take clear action and achieve your goals! Taught by Certified Master Business Coach, Debra Russell, these classes are filled with specific information that you can put into action to create success doing what you love.

Free Songwriting Software from Songwriter's Pad ($129.97 value)
Free download for Mac or Windows, your iPad, and your iPhone. This software/app is an amazing tool for songwriting. You can sync songs seamlessly between devices and jot down chord progression ideas on the go with your iPhone.

400 submission special with Music SUBMIT ($99 Value)
All you need is your song to get your work heard by the music media! Easy and effective promotion and internet publicity for musicians (only one lifetime award allowed per artist)

Multiple Stream of Music Income Self-Study Program Artist's Edge($129 Value)
This 10 Part Multi-Media Program will take you step-by-step through the process to create YOUR Multiple Streams of Music Income Business

FRONT PAGE feature on the Indie international website for the full duration of the following contest

All 6 Second Place Winners Receive:

$30 Gift Card to Guitar Center!

Six Month Subscription to SongLink International ($235 value)
The leading creative international resource for publishers, songwriters, A & R, producers, artists and managers. Anyone in the business of pitching or seeking songs!

Free One Year Broadjam PRO MoB Membership($99.95 value)
If you are a songwriter, musician, label, publisher, and are seriously committed to promoting your music, Broadjam's Pro MoB membership is right for you. Pro MoB features include: Hosting of 100 songs & 16 photos, ability to manage 10 albums, streaming of 4 music videos, ability to sell your music downloads, free classified ads, discounted contest submission fees and more!

BAND-IN-A-BOX PRO PAK from PG Music ($129 value)
Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band. Just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7, or C13b9), choose the style you'd like, and Band-in-a-Box does the rest, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles. Indie International's founding musician David Tieman says that this software is "the most valuable tool out there for writing music & testing new arrangements, or for anyone serious about working on improvisation & soloing skills" Windows or Mac version available.

6 Month Enrollment in the Foundation Program at the Artist's Marketing and Business Academy Artist's Edge ($144 value)
To create success in the music business requires skill in both music AND business. At the Artists Marketing & Business Academy you'll have a foundation of knowledge. So you can feel confident and courageous in pursuit of your dreams. So you can make powerful choices and take clear action and achieve your goals! Taught by Certified Master Business Coach, Debra Russell, these classes are filled with specific information that you can put into action to create success doing what you love.

FREE DiscRevolt StoreFront (1-year subscription) DiscRevolt ($120) value)
The DiscRevolt StoreFront is a custom artist-specific StoreFront, which allows you to sell your music and merch direct to fans from your website. Sell your digital albums, physical CDs, and any other merch (apparel, vinyl, etc.). DiscRevolt will take care of the credit card transactions, digital distribution and fulfillment - you just cash your check.

200 submission special with Music SUBMIT ($70 Value)
All you need is your song to get your work heard by the music media! Easy and effective promotion and internet publicity for musicians (only one lifetime award allowed per artist)

FRONT PAGE feature on the Indie international website for the full duration of the following contest

All 18 Top Honors Winners (3rd-5th place, each genre) Receive:

$15 Gift Card to Guitar Center!

FREE DiscRevolt StoreFront (1-year subscription) DiscRevolt ($120) value)
The DiscRevolt StoreFront is a custom artist-specific StoreFront, which allows you to sell your music and merch direct to fans from your website. Sell your digital albums, physical CDs, and any other merch (apparel, vinyl, etc.). DiscRevolt will take care of the credit card transactions, digital distribution and fulfillment - you just cash your check.

Free One Year Broadjam PRO MoB Membership($99.95 value)
If you are a songwriter, musician, label, publisher, and are seriously committed to promoting your music, Broadjam's Pro MoB membership is right for you. Pro MoB features include: Hosting of 100 songs & 16 photos, ability to manage 10 albums, streaming of 4 music videos, ability to sell your music downloads, free classified ads, discounted contest submission fees and more!

6 Month Enrollment in the Foundation Program at the Artist's Marketing and Business Academy Artist's Edge ($144 value)
To create success in the music business requires skill in both music AND business. At the Artists Marketing & Business Academy you'll have a foundation of knowledge. So you can feel confident and courageous in pursuit of your dreams. So you can make powerful choices and take clear action and achieve your goals! Taught by Certified Master Business Coach, Debra Russell, these classes are filled with specific information that you can put into action to create success doing what you love.

100 submission special with Music SUBMIT ($35 Value)
All you need is your song to get your work heard by the music media! Easy and effective promotion and internet publicity for musicians (only one lifetime award allowed per artist)

30 Honorable Mentions (5 per genre)

$15 Winners will receive a link to their profile w/ songs & website info on winners' page