CANADIAN SONGWRITERS COMPETE
FOR MAJOR CASH PRIZES!
Over the last few months, songwriters have been competing across
Canada for their chance to be discovered with the National Songwriting
Competition, sponsored by Standard Radio in association with the
Songwriters Association of Canada, The SOCAN Foundation and select
regional radio stations across Canada.
The contest attracted thousands of entries from songwriters
across the country and was endorsed this year by the hit artist
Fefe Dobson. Twelve radio stations across Canada solicited demos
of unpublished songs, and from these applicants, twelve winners
were chosen, spanning from British Columbia to Newfoundland. The
premise for the contest is to recognize new talent in Canadian songwriting.
Any self-published or non-published songwriter residing in Canada
was eligible to enter.
The best writer for each region was flown to Toronto
for an all-expense paid weekend and to perform at the Songwriters
Festival, held Saturday, March 5 at Piper's inside the Fairmont
Royal York Hotel, as part of Canadian Music Week 2005. Here, the
Grand Prize winner was announced - Kuba, from Vancouver,
BC - as well as the runner-up - Stone Melodies, from Ottawa, ON.
Congratulations to the following regional
winners of the 12th Annual National Songwriting Competition:
PRIZES
GRAND
PRIZE
• $10,000 in Cash
• 30 Hours of Mixing and Mastering Time from MetalWorks
Studios - Canada's #1 Recording Studio
• Neumann TLM 127 Multi-Polar Pattern Professional
Studio Microphone
• TASCAM SX-1LE Plus Digital Production Environment
• $2500 National Radio Promotion Package sponsored by dB
Promotions & Publicity Inc.
• A Promotional Release by Warner Music Canada
REGIONAL PRIZES Each regional winner received the following regional prize package:
• An all-expense paid weekend, including round-trip airfare, to
Canadian Music Week, March 2-5, 2005 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
• A private seminar with Canada's most successful songwriters
• A GARRISON G-30-CE Sitka Spruce Acoustic Guitar with Hard Shell
Road Case
• A SENNHEISER Studio/Live package including an E 865 condenser
vocal microphone, stand, cable and HD 280 professional headphones
• A copy of MasterWriter – a complete collection of writing
tools for the modern songwriter
• An invitation to an intimate SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE - March 5th
in Toronto
• A one-year subscription to CANADIAN MUSICIAN magazine
Please visit www.radiostar.ca
for more information and rules and regulations
Vancouver - Kuba
Toronto - Jeen O'Brien
Calgary - Starewell
Ottawa - Stone Melodies
Edmonton - Shattered Core
Montreal - Anthony Zanca/Mark Zanca
Saskatoon - Stephen Morari
Halifax - Jonathan Landry
Regina - Heidi Little
Saint John - Jessica Rhaye
Winnipeg - Malynda Zacharias
St. John's - Chris Ledrew/Andrew Ledrew
Proud Sponsors
KUBA - BIO
Kuba is the enigmatic leader of Victoria's underground dance collective
Velvet, one of Canada's leading pioneers of live organic electronic music.
His debut solo record, Ride On, is a natural coming of age for this singer-songwriter
and producer, who has shared the stage with the likes of The Chemical
Brothers, Nelly Furtado, Parliament and DJ Shadow. With Ride On, Kuba
has triumphantly merged the worlds of soul, house and rock 'n' roll, all
anchored by his unique soaring vocal delivery.
Kuba's recent showcase at the CMW 2005 Festival
was his first ever solo appearance in Toronto, following a triumphant
live debut at NewMusicWest 2004. Since winning the West Coast region of
the 12th annual National Songwriting Competition, his song Never Meant
To Hurt You has been receiving regular rotation on Vancouver's Z95.3,
and has delivered Kuba the title of Grand Prize winner of the nationwide
competition.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through
the Canada Music Fund for this project.
