April 11, 2006 -- The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce the winners for its 2005 annual competition. ISC received almost 15,000 entries from 82 countries in its fourth year, and has been called “the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times. ISC prizes include more than $150,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise shared by 50 winners in 16 categories.
“Monk," by Abram Wilson, has been awarded First Place in the Jazz category. Wilson is known not only as an accomplished trumpeter and vocalist, but also as a composer, arranger, producer, and educator. The winning song is taken from Abram's debut album, Jazz Warrior, which was released by leading UK independent label Dune Records and earned him critical and public acclaim as well as nominations for a MOBO Award and a BBC Jazz Award. The Guardian praised the album, calling it “a truly astonishing debut." Abram was recently commissioned by Birmingham Jazz and Cheltenham International Jazz Festival to create a piece combining Delta Blues, Jazz and Hip Hop. The new work, “RIDE! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta," is to be premiered at the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival.
Second Place honors have been awarded to Harvey S for his song “S," and Third Place honors have been awarded to Kerry Politzer for her song “Rhodes Rage".
In addition to these winners, 10 other Jazz songs garnered placement in the top 1.4% of the competition.
A complete list of Jazz winners is as follows:
First Place
“Monk" -- Abram Wilson Harrow - Middlesex, England
Second Place
“S" -- Harvie S - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY, USA
Third Place
“Rhodes Rage" -- Kerry Politzer - Forest Hills, NY, USA
Honorable Mention
“Aubade" -- Tom Taylor - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
“Caribbean Mood" -- Aron Romhanyi - Szkesfehrvr, Hungary
“Der Kleine Wassermann" -- Andreas Wahl - Essen, Germany
“I Just Want To Know" -- Cynthia Scott - New York, NY, USA
“In The Middle Of The Night" -- Lenny Marcus - Roanoke, VA, USA
“King Of Midnight" -- Joy Eden Harrison - Chicago, IL, USA
“Melody For Le Quecumbar" -- Lollo Meier - Born, Netherlands
“Raga Bop" -- Prasanna - Boston, MA, USA
“Snake Charmer" -- Rez Abbasi - New York, NY, USA
“So It Goes" -- Matt Shulman - Riverdale, NY, USA
ISC is now accepting entries for 2006. ISC is pleased to announce that the Overall Grand Prize for 2006 has been increased and now includes a $25,000 cash prize, the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition. Visit www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and entry forms.
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).
2005 Sponsors include: Epiphone, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, L.R. Baggs, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, FYE, Cakewalk, Fishman Transducers, ADK Microphones, Moog Music, Sam Ash Music Stores, Sibelius, Planetary Group, Hear Technologies, Music Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Onlinegigs.com, Musician's Atlas, Sonicbids and Performer.com.
International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
“Monk," by Abram Wilson, has been awarded First Place in the Jazz category. Wilson is known not only as an accomplished trumpeter and vocalist, but also as a composer, arranger, producer, and educator. The winning song is taken from Abram's debut album, Jazz Warrior, which was released by leading UK independent label Dune Records and earned him critical and public acclaim as well as nominations for a MOBO Award and a BBC Jazz Award. The Guardian praised the album, calling it “a truly astonishing debut." Abram was recently commissioned by Birmingham Jazz and Cheltenham International Jazz Festival to create a piece combining Delta Blues, Jazz and Hip Hop. The new work, “RIDE! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta," is to be premiered at the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival.
Second Place honors have been awarded to Harvey S for his song “S," and Third Place honors have been awarded to Kerry Politzer for her song “Rhodes Rage".
In addition to these winners, 10 other Jazz songs garnered placement in the top 1.4% of the competition.
A complete list of Jazz winners is as follows:
First Place
“Monk" -- Abram Wilson Harrow - Middlesex, England
Second Place
“S" -- Harvie S - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY, USA
Third Place
“Rhodes Rage" -- Kerry Politzer - Forest Hills, NY, USA
Honorable Mention
“Aubade" -- Tom Taylor - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
“Caribbean Mood" -- Aron Romhanyi - Szkesfehrvr, Hungary
“Der Kleine Wassermann" -- Andreas Wahl - Essen, Germany
“I Just Want To Know" -- Cynthia Scott - New York, NY, USA
“In The Middle Of The Night" -- Lenny Marcus - Roanoke, VA, USA
“King Of Midnight" -- Joy Eden Harrison - Chicago, IL, USA
“Melody For Le Quecumbar" -- Lollo Meier - Born, Netherlands
“Raga Bop" -- Prasanna - Boston, MA, USA
“Snake Charmer" -- Rez Abbasi - New York, NY, USA
“So It Goes" -- Matt Shulman - Riverdale, NY, USA
ISC is now accepting entries for 2006. ISC is pleased to announce that the Overall Grand Prize for 2006 has been increased and now includes a $25,000 cash prize, the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition. Visit www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and entry forms.
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).
2005 Sponsors include: Epiphone, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, L.R. Baggs, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, FYE, Cakewalk, Fishman Transducers, ADK Microphones, Moog Music, Sam Ash Music Stores, Sibelius, Planetary Group, Hear Technologies, Music Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Onlinegigs.com, Musician's Atlas, Sonicbids and Performer.com.
International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
For more information contact All About Jazz.
