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| ISC 2005 Finalists Announced Listen And Vote For Your Favorite Song Nashville, TN – February 9, 2006 – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), a Sonicbids partner, is pleased to announce its 2005 finalists. ISC received almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries, and the finalists selected represent 1.4% of the total number of entries. A complete list of ISC finalists can be viewed here. Starting February 1 to February 28, 2006, members of the public can take part in the 2005 People's Voice - an online voting contest that allows them to listen to and vote for their favorite ISC finalist. The winner of the People's Voice is in addition to, and completely separate from, the regular winners who will be selected by the ISC judging panel. People's Voice is judged solely by public vote. The People's Voice winner will receive over $1,500 in prizes. Click here to listen to the 2005 ISC finalists' songs and cast your vote! 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). The 2005 ISC will yield a total of 50 winners from 16 musical categories who will share in over $150,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise. Winners (including the People's Voice winner) will be announced in March, 2006. 2005 Sponsors: Sonicbids, Disc Makers, Epiphone, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, L.R. Baggs, Alphabet Arm Design, FYE, Cakewalk, Fishman Tranducers, Planetary Group, ADK Microphones, Moog Music, Hear Technologies, Music Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Sam Ash Music Stores, Sibelius, Onlinegigs.com, Musician's Atlas, and Performer.com. ISC’s online voting is powered by Sonicbids. About Sonicbids In business since 2000, Sonicbids has become the standard way for people in the music business to send and receive press kits online. The company's main product is the Sonicbids EPK™ (Electronic Press Kit), an easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all the basic information of a musical act such as music, photos, date calendar and riders. The EPK™ can either be emailed to anyone with a click of the mouse or submitted in online promoter accounts through a virtual "Drop Box". Sonicbids currently has over 55,000 bands and 4,500 exclusive partners in 107 countries, a list that includes prominent events and festivals such as MIDEM, CMJ, Summerfest, North By Northeast, Virgin College Megatour, NEMO, Canadian Music We |
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