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   From: usasongcomp@yahoo.com   
      
   Songwriters Showcase During SXSW, By USA Songwriting Competition   
      
      
   USA Songwriting Competition is presenting a songwriters showcase   
   during Austin's SXSW Music and Media Conference, long recognized as   
   the largest musician conference and festival. USA Songwriting   
   Competition is bringing six outstanding songwriters/music artists:   
      
   ~Mark Spiro (1st Prize Winner, Pop, 17th Annual USA Songwriting   
   Competition)   
   ~Marissa Pontecorvo (Honorable Mention Winner)   
   ~Leni Stern (Honorable Mention Winner)   
   ~Andrea England (Finalist, 12th Annual USA Songwriting Competition)   
   ~Berteal (Finalist, 17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition)   
   ~Michael Wesley Stinson   
      
   SXSW hosts no less than 1,900 bands during its Music week, March 12–   
   17, 2013. Past artists include winners and finalists of the USA   
   Songwriting Competition that went on to get signed and hit the charts   
   after the showcase. Kate Voegele was featured at the same showcase in   
   2006 and was signed shortly thereafter to Interscope Records. Ari Gold   
   performed at the 2008 showcase and hit #10 on the Billboard charts   
   later that summer. Other artists include Jordan Zevon (USA Songwriting   
   Competition Overall Grand Prize Winner, pictured above), Melissa   
   Ferrick, Michelle Malone, Throwing Seven and more.   
      
   USA Songwriting Competition's Eleventh Annual Songwriters Showcase   
   during SXSW is on Friday, March 15, 2013, from 7.00pm to 10.00pm at   
   Mozart's Coffee Roasters, 3826 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX (512)   
   477-2900. There is no cover charge and no SXSW badge is needed to   
   attend the showcase.   
      
   The 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is currently accepting   
   entries. Entrants can win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and   
   merchandise such as cool gear from Sony, D'Addario Strings, Audio-   
   Technica and more. Also, winning songs will be played on radio.   
   Entrants may enter in 15 different categories such as: Pop, Rock/Alt,   
   Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. USA Songwriting   
   Competition has a long history of having winners getting success,   
   recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on the   
   charts as well as having their songs placed on film and television.   
   2010 winner Christopher Tin won 2 Grammy awards with the same song he   
   submitted at the USA Songwriting Competition. 2009 First Prize winner   
   Klyer England (country) was signed to Universal Records. 2005 First   
   Prize winner (Pop) Kate Voegele was signed to Interscope Records the   
   year after she won and had her winning song hit top 40 on the   
   Billboard Charts, her latest album hit Top 10 on the Billboard 200   
   Album charts this summer. 2007 Overall Grand Prize Winner Ari Gold had   
   his winning song “Where The Music Takes You” hit #10 on the Billboard   
   Dance Charts. Judges include A&R managers from the "big 4" record   
   companies: Universal, Warner, EMI and SONY Music. For more information   
   on USA Songwriting Competition, please visit:   
   http://www.songwriting.net   
      
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