Released on: September 14, 2007, 1:57 pm

Press Release Author: Jenny Mandeville

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Nelly Furtado, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, Ray Davies (The
Kinks), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Tom Waits, Sean Paul, Robert Smith (The
Cure), Cassandra Wilson, And Many More Celebrities Team Up With Top Music Industry
Executives To Choose This Year\'s ISC\'s Winners

Press Release Body: September 12, 2007 -- Many of the music industry\'s top
celebrities and record label executives have joined together to judge the
International Songwriting Competition (ISC), one of the largest and most prestigious
songwriting competitions in the world. Judging ISC provides a unique vehicle for
celebrities to give back to their fans and offer encouragement and support to
aspiring songwriters all over the world. It also offers the unprecedented
opportunity for up-and-coming artists to have their music heard by the music
industry\'s top recording artists and record label executives.

ISC gives away over $150,000 in cash and prizes each year, including an Overall
Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and over $20,000 in merchandise,
unmatched by any other songwriting competition. ISC is open to musicians, artists,
and songwriters at every level from amateur to professional and covers all genres of
contemporary music. In addition to the regular prizes, the winner of the Teen
category receives a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music\'s Summer
Performance Program.

The complete ISC judging panel includes: Nelly Furtado; Jerry Lee Lewis; Loretta
Lynn; Ray Davies (The Kinks); Hinder; Julian Casablancas (The Strokes); Tom Waits;
Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Ornette Coleman; Youssou N\'Dour; Sean Paul; \"Weird Al\"
Yankovic; Frank Black (Pixies); Robert Smith (The Cure); Cassandra Wilson; David
Cross (FOX-TV\'s Arrested Development); Craig Morgan; John Mayall; Joe Satriani; Toby
Mac; Michael W. Smith; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Amy Ray (Indigo
Girls); Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong); Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Macy Gray; Peter
Hook (New Order); Paulina Rubio; and Tiesto

Also judging will be music industry executives Charlie Walk (President, Epic
Records); Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Mona Scott-Young (President,
Violator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Steve Lillywhite
(Producer - credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Peter
Gabriel, and more); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Cory
Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Betty Pino (DJ, WAMR Miami);
Angel Carrasco (President, 605 Discos and Sr. VP A&R, Sony BMG Latin America);
Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic Director, WOMAD); Dan Storper (President,
Putumayo World Music); Nancy Wolpert (VP Home Entertainment and Nick Records,
Nickelodeon/BMG); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People); and Paul Majors
(CEO/Founder Majors Music)

ISC is sponsored by Electro-Voice, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Cakewalk, Shure,
D\'Addario, Thayers, Hear Technologies, Disc Makers, Sonicbids, Musician\'s Atlas,
Sibelius, Karian Studios, OnlineGigs, The Music Business Registry, Mediaguide,
ArtistMonitor, Platinum Blue Music Intelligence, Alphabet Arm Design, George Stein,
Esq., SongU, The Indie Venue Bible, Shari\'s Berries, and Taxi

More information can be found on the ISC website at www.songwritingcompetition.com.

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Nashville, TN 37206
ISC phone: 615.251.4441
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Web Site: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

Contact Details: 1307 Eastland Avenue
Nashville, Tn 37206
615-251-4441 (phone)
615-251-4442 (fax)
support@songwritingcompetition.com