Hey everyone! The International Songwriting Competition 2013 (ISC) finalists have been announced! The contest, which we at Engineer Records, support has been called ‘the songwriting competition to take note of’ by the New York Times. Finalists have been chosen from 124 countries worldwide. The ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes which is really cool. This obscene amount of money includes a Grand Prize for the winner of $25,000 and over $40,000 in cash and prizes. The winner will be announced at the end of April, 2014.
Judges for this year are made up of a variety of popular recording artists and include: Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons, Nas, Martina McBride, Bernie Taupin (Elton John lyricist), Selina Gomez, Florida Georgia Line, McCoy Tyner, Garbage (remember them?), Bruce Hornsby (he wrote that song that everyone knows but can never name), Brian Setzer, Gerald Casale (Devo), Monte Lipman (President of Universal Republic), Dan McCarroll (President of Capitol/Virgin Label Group); and many, many more. Phew! Sounds like an amazing group of judges.
You can check out the full list of 2013 ISC finalist here http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners. Over the years, the ISC has become a benchmark for songwriter talent and winning the competition has boosted many acts careers. Previous winners have included Bastille and Passenger. We wish all the finalists the best of luck. For more info about the ISC please point your clickers to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com.