PRIZES & AWARDS
Prizes in 2016 include musical instruments, music software, music books, microphones, headphones, SCO international song copyright registrations, The Mozart Software Awards, membership of the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers, featured tracks on the UKSC 2016 Promotional Album, personal one-on-one mentoring and coaching from top number-one-hit songwriters, professional websites, full professional one year membership of Broadjam and membership of SongU, promotion and media support PLUS regular prize draws and a $100 value gift for everyone who enters.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE WHO ENTERS
In addition to the main prizes and prize draws there is something for everyone in this event. Everyone who enters the UKSC is told the exact judges score for each song and everyone receives a valuable gift package consisting of six weeks of song pitching opportunities and a selection of songwriting courses at SongU.com worth US$50 (approx £40). Broadjam.com have also offered to award a US$50 (approx £40) value full 6 month Film and TV membership to every entrant. That's a total value of around £80 (US$100) in gifts for every person just for entering (these prizes will be distributed to all entrants after the close of the contest). Plus everyone has the chance be featured on the prestigious "Best of UKSC 2016" music industry promo album. Everyone also receives a personalized UKSC Certificate for framing for each song. We expect to award over £300,000 (over US$400,000) worth of these gift prizes to entrants this year! And there are also all the great fantastic main winners prizes below...
As usual the UKSC Team will be looking for new songwriting talent and with the UKSC all entrants have a genuine chance to be noticed and discovered by top people in the music industry...
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE WHO ENTERS
In addition to the main prizes and prize draws there is something for everyone in this event. Everyone who enters the UKSC is told the exact judges score for each song and everyone receives a valuable gift package consisting of six weeks of song pitching opportunities and a selection of songwriting courses at SongU.com worth US$50 (approx £40). Broadjam.com have also offered to award a US$50 (approx £40) value full 6 month Film and TV membership to every entrant. That's a total value of around £80 (US$100) in gifts for every person just for entering (these prizes will be distributed to all entrants after the close of the contest). Plus everyone has the chance be featured on the prestigious "Best of UKSC 2016" music industry promo album. Everyone also receives a personalized UKSC Certificate for framing for each song. We expect to award over £300,000 (over US$400,000) worth of these gift prizes to entrants this year! And there are also all the great fantastic main winners prizes below...
As usual the UKSC Team will be looking for new songwriting talent and with the UKSC all entrants have a genuine chance to be noticed and discovered by top people in the music industry...
2016 Full Prize Details
GRAND PRIZE
The Grand Prize Winner will be featured on the 2016 UKSC Winners' Promo Album and will receive a Hofner "Beatle" violin bass or Yamaha digital keyboard together with a Fender or Gibson acoustic guitar. This winner will also receive a portable USB midi controller keyboard for composers, Sennheiser headphones, a Behringer microphone, a professional music website together with a one year Professional Broadjam Membership, a full one year SongU.com all-inclusive membership, full membership of the Guild of International Songwriters & Composers, International Copyright Registration at SongCopyright.org, a copy of UKSC judge Richard Niles' important book The Invisible Artist, a copy of UKSC judge Shelly Peiken's book "The Serial Songwriter" plus winner will also receive the Mozart Award and music software, promotion and media support.
PRIZE DRAWS
During the contest there are a number of prize draws where randomly selected writers are chosen to receive prizes. These prizes include International Copyright Registration with the SCO for the entered song, Shure and Behringer microphones, copies of books by contest judges and Sennheiser headphone.
The Grand Prize Winner will be featured on the 2016 UKSC Winners' Promo Album and will receive a Hofner "Beatle" violin bass or Yamaha digital keyboard together with a Fender or Gibson acoustic guitar. This winner will also receive a portable USB midi controller keyboard for composers, Sennheiser headphones, a Behringer microphone, a professional music website together with a one year Professional Broadjam Membership, a full one year SongU.com all-inclusive membership, full membership of the Guild of International Songwriters & Composers, International Copyright Registration at SongCopyright.org, a copy of UKSC judge Richard Niles' important book The Invisible Artist, a copy of UKSC judge Shelly Peiken's book "The Serial Songwriter" plus winner will also receive the Mozart Award and music software, promotion and media support.
PRIZE DRAWS
During the contest there are a number of prize draws where randomly selected writers are chosen to receive prizes. These prizes include International Copyright Registration with the SCO for the entered song, Shure and Behringer microphones, copies of books by contest judges and Sennheiser headphone.
ONE ON ONE WITH MARK CAWLEY
As part of the Grand Prize package hit songwriter and UKSC judge Mark Cawley will personally coach and advise the overall winner. Mark has worked with and written for some of the biggest names in the business including The Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker, Wynonna Judd, Kathy Mattea, Russ Taff, Paul Carrack, Will Downing and Tom Scot. He has also worked with legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach and he wrote Billie Piper's UK Number One hit song Day And Night. He has also worked with past UKSC Winners Susan Muranty and Mick Evans.
This is an opportunity to receive personal input and advice on your songwriting from one of the best songwriters in the business!
As part of the Grand Prize package hit songwriter and UKSC judge Mark Cawley will personally coach and advise the overall winner. Mark has worked with and written for some of the biggest names in the business including The Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker, Wynonna Judd, Kathy Mattea, Russ Taff, Paul Carrack, Will Downing and Tom Scot. He has also worked with legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach and he wrote Billie Piper's UK Number One hit song Day And Night. He has also worked with past UKSC Winners Susan Muranty and Mick Evans.
This is an opportunity to receive personal input and advice on your songwriting from one of the best songwriters in the business!
BOOKS FROM RICHARD NILES
A number of entrants this year will receive copies of UKSC judge Richard Niles' important book "The Invisible Artist" about the role of arrangers in popular music. We have posted a great little video for this here. This is an entertaining, informative, authoritative and very well researched book that every songwriter, producer and arranger should read.
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BOOKS AND A ONE ON ONE WITH SHELLY PEIKEN Multi platinum songwriter and UKSC judge Shelly Peiken will mentor and critique one lucky entrant this year in a personal one-on-one session. Shelly is a very successful songwriter who has written number one hits for Christina Aguilera and has had songs recorded by Meat Loaf, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Ronan Keating, Backstreet Boys, Cher, Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, NSYNC and many others. She has also had hundreds of songs placed on albums and in TV and films. Here is an article from Songwriting Magazine about Shelly and the UKSC. |
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THE MOZART SOFTWARE AWARDS
This year there will be three Special Awards of the outstanding songwriting software Mozart 12. This top-quality music notation program delivers print-out and instant playback for anything from a single melody line to a full orchestral score. Find out more at the Mozart 12 website at www.mozart.co.uk. Three of the top category winners in 2016 will be chosen to receive the award and copies of this state-of-the-art, user-friendly software.
CATEGORY WINNERS PRIZES
All Category Winners will have their winning song songs featured on the "Best of UKSC 2016" Promotional Album which is distributed to the UKSC's many music industry contacts. They also receive valuable International Song Copyright Registration for their songs with the SCO at SongCopyright.org and a full one year Professional Broadjam Membership together with a professional website to show case their songs plus a full 3 month SongU.com all-inclusive Membership with Songwriting Courses. All category winners also receive a UKSC Official Winner's Certificate for framing, full Membership of The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers, exposure of your work to top industry professionals and promotional and media support.
FINALISTS
All Finalists will each receive a UKSC Finalist Certificate for framing, a six month TV and Film Broadjam Membership and six weeks of song pitching and Songwriting Courses at SongU.com. All finalists are considered for inclusion on the Best of 2016 Album and will have their work promoted to the UKSC's music industry contacts.
SEMI-FINALISTS
All Semi Finalists will receive a UKSC Semi Finalist Certificate for framing, a six month TV and Film Broadjam Membership and six weeks of song pitching and songwriting courses at SongU.com. As with all other entrants they have chance to be heard and discovered by top industry professionals and are given details of the judge's score and position reached in the panels.
COMMENDED ENTRIES
The judges will make Commended Entry Awards to entrants that show a good level of songwriting. These entrants also receive a 6 month Broadjam Film and TV Membership (value of $50), a UKSC Commended Entry Certificate for framing, six weeks of song pitching and Songwriting Courses at SongU.com (value of $50), the chance to be heard and discovered by top industry professionals and details of the judges score.
ALL PARTICIPANTS
even if you don't win any of the above you will still receive...
A UKSC Participant Certificate for framing
6 month Broadjam Membership (value of $50)
Six full weeks of Song Pitching and Songwriting Courses at SongU.com (value of $50)
Details of the judges score and position reached in the judging panels
The chance to be heard and discovered by top industry professionals
No other songwriting contest in the world works harder for the people who enter!
