[Harp-L] Subject: Re: International Songwriting Competition Results for Blues

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

I found this info on the results of the International Songwriting  
Competition for Blues (our own Keith Dunn didn't win, alas..but an  honorable mention 
alongside Paul Oscher out of 15,000 entries is nothing  to sneeze at).. I was 
surprised and pleased to find that Sam  "Bluzman" Taylor of Long Island (someone 
I didn't know much  about until recently) came in third in the competition.
 
Elizabeth
 
"International Songwriting  Competition Result Announced 
17th April 2006 

Steve Romig of  Australia, is awarded First Place in the Blues category  
 
The ISC in the USA have just  announced the winners of their prestigious 
songwriting competition.  

The press statement reads: 

13 April 2006  

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to  announce the 
winners for its 2005 annual competition. ISC received almost  15,000 entries 
from 82 countries in its fourth year, and has been  called "the songwriting 
competition to take note of" by the New York  Times. ISC prizes include more than 
$150,000 (USD) in cash and  merchandise shared by 50 winners in 16 categories. 

"Way Down  Homeless Blues," by Steve Romig, is awarded First Place in the  
Blues category. This Melbourne singer/songwriter has come a long way since  the 
novelty songs of his earlier songwriting days. In the midst of stints  in a 
top-notch function band in the '90's, a jazz band in Japan, and  lending backup 
vocals for Oz stars Kylie Minogue and Tommy Emmanuel, Romig  had two songs 
covered by the legendary John Farnham in 1999 and 2003.  Apart from a couple of 
months recuperating from a broken neck in 2005,  Romig has been performing solo 
or with his band around Melbourne and at  festivals. The ISC win comes at a 
great time in anticipation of the  release of his new album, tentatively set 
for May, 2006. 

Second  Place honors have been awarded to Jody C. Getz, from Cleveland, Ohio, 
 for her song "Old Fashioned Guy;" and Third Place honors have been awarded  
to Sam Taylor from Islandia, New York, for his song, "Someone To Hold."  

In addition to these winners, nine other Blues songs garnered  placement in 
the top 1.4% of the competition. 

A complete list of  Blues winners includes: 

First Place "Way Down Homeless  Blues" -- Steve Romig -- Melbourne, VIC, 
Australia 

Second Place  "Old Fashioned Guy" -- Jody C. Getz -- Cleveland, OH, USA  

Third Place "Someone To Hold" -- Sam Taylor -- Islandia,  NY, USA 

Honorable Mentions: 
"Baby, I Am Your Crime" --  Richard Stuart Coburn - Albrightsville, PA, USA   
 
Papa George receives  an Honorable Mention for his song "Blackjack" - click 
to enlarge  
 (http://www.bigwheelblues.com/2005_Papa_G_Backstage.jpg) "Blackjack" -- Papa 
George -  London, England "Déjà Vu All Over Again" -- Keith Dunn - Rotterdam, 
 Netherlands "I'm Good To Go" -- Rick Fines - Peterborough, ON, Canada  
"Leave It Gone" -- Mojo Stu, Mitch Goldfarb - Thorndale, PA, USA "Missing  You" -- 
Lene Strøyer Sørensen - Værløse, Denmark "Move A Little Faster" --  Andy Logan 
- Nashville, TN, USA "Poor Man Blues" -- Paul Oscher - Santa  Monica, CA, USA 
"Southern Comfort" -- EG Kight, Tom Horner - Dublin, GA,  USA 

Judges for the 2005 competition include: Tom Waits; Loretta  Lynn; Sonny 
Rollins; John Scofield; Steve Vai; Macy Gray; Joss Stone;  MercyMe; Amy Ray 
(Indigo Girls); Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); LeAnn  Rimes; Isaac Brock (Modest 
Mouse); Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan); BeBe Winans;  Peter Hook (New Order); Benji 
Madden (Good Charlotte); Charlie  Musselwhite; The Donnas; Monte Lipman 
(President, Universal Records);  Keith Wozencroft (President, Capitol Music UK); Glen 
Barros  (CEO/President, Concord Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,  
Alligator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Dan  Storper 
(President, Putumayo World Music); Michael McDonald (President,  ATO Records); 
Alexandra Patsavas (Owner, The Chop Shop Music Supervision -  credits include 
The OC, Grey's Anatomy, Without A Trace, Carnivale, Rescue  Me ); Darrale 
Jones (VP A&R Urban, Atlantic Records); Chris Parr (VP  Music Programming & 
Talent Relations, CMT); Barbara Sedun (VP  Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada); 
Tara Griggs- Magee (Executive VP  of Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Leib 
Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little  People), Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic 
Director, WOMAD); Cory  Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Emily 
Wittmann  (Vice-President, Nick Records); Patrick Moxey (President, Ultra  
Records/You Records/Sequence Records/ Escondida Music/Empire Mgmt.) and  Danny 
Epstein (Music Supervisor, Sesame Street/Sesame Workshop).  

2005 Sponsors include: Epiphone, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music,  L.R. 
Baggs, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, FYE, Cakewalk, Fishman  Transducers, ADK 
Microphones, Moog Music, Sam Ash Music Stores, Sibelius,  Planetary Group, Hear 
Technologies, Music Registry, Mediaguide,  ArtistMonitor, Onlinegigs.com, 
Musician's Atlas, Sonicbids and  Performer.com.