Music2Life Song Contest, Songwriting Competitions

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Music2Life Song Contest 2010

Category:

Songwriting Competitions

Genres:

A Capella, Acoustic, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Americana, Avant-garde, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, Folk, Funk, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jam Band, Pop, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Urban/R&B, and World

Promoter:

Public Domain Foundation
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Website:

http://music2life.org

Gig Overview

Musician activists from around the country and abroad are invited to submit songs of social and political significance. Winners will perform at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and then be connected to relevant, nonprofit causes and qualify for stipends to support their social change work.

Grand prize winner will receive:

Opening slot on Kerrville mainstage for Saturday evening (June 5, 2010) performance. The song may be performed by the writer or by a group that does ...

Opening slot on Kerrville mainstage for Saturday evening (June 5, 2010) performance. The song may be performed by the writer or by a group that does not necessarily include the writer or writers.
1,000 CD package from Superdups
$1,500 to charity of choice (First and second runner ups will receive $700 and $300 charitable donations, respectively)
Cash prizes will be awarded jointly to all authors of any song; division of prizes is responsibility of winners.

Ten top finalists will receive:

$300 individual travel stipends to Kerrville, Texas & reduced lodging costs
Free 2-day weekend passes to Kerrville Folk Festival (June 5-6, 2010)
Commemorative awards
Inclusion on compilation CD of M2L songs - produced, distributed to winners and marketed through the Public Domain Foundation, Hudson Harding Music and CD Baby, among other sources.

All entrants receive a coupon toward 100+ CD purchase from SuperDups.

JUDGING

Winners will be competitively selected by a review panel consisting of legendary songwriters including Tom Paxton, Paul Winter, Kathy Mattea, Judy Collins, Josh White, Jr., Buffy Sainte-Marie, Baby Jay, Christine Lavin, Amy Carol Webb, Peter Yarrow, and Noel Paul Stookey. The three award winners are determined in advance but will be only be announced live at the Music2Life concert at the Kerrville Folk Festival on June 5, 2010.

ABOUT PUBLIC DOMAIN FOUNDATION

Founded in 1971 by Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Public Domain Foundation (PDF) facilitates the creation and impact of music for social change. Initially created as a private foundation through the proceeds of Stookey's 'Wedding Song' (generating over $1.5 million for charities worldwide), PDF has spent the last 10 years encouraging the creation of social change music through our biennial Music to Life (M2L) contest and concert and other educational activities.

PDF uphold the following beliefs:

Music is a proven tool for social change and educating, motivating, healing and inspiring.
Music offers a cross-cultural/ethnic platform from which to address global social concerns.
Music makes the world a better place, introducing people and causes, and reminding them of their common humanity and spirit.

ABOUT M2L FELLOWS PROGRAM

Public Domain Foundation (PDF) created the Music2Life (M2L) Fellows program, along with its companion M2L songwriting contest, to support and build a network of musician activists who use their music as a tool for measurable social change in their communities.

M2L Fellows is a highly competitive funding opportunity for activist musicians. A small number of M2L songwriting entrants will receive financial and programmatic support for projects that apply music toward a social or political issue. Qualifying musicians, their nonprofit partners and their concepts will receive financial and programmatic support, and technical assistance over a three to six month period of time. Projects will be digitally filmed and distributed to document the impact of music on issues of social and political significance and to provide an awareness-raising tool. Our 2009 Fellows are based in Miami (songwriting for women in prison) and Detroit (musical/play acting lessons in African and Native American history for elementary school children).

Music2Life Fellows are highly competitive awards, selected from among the Music2Life contest entrants, and offered a stipend of up to $5,000 to support their work of social change. Our Music2Life fellows are also featured in a documentary series that illustrates the impact of music on social justice issues.

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