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** 2008 WINNERS ANNOUNCED, JORDAN ZEVON WINS TOP PRIZE
Jordan Zevon wins the Overall Grand Prize of the 2008 USA Songwriting
Competition along with co-writers Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle. His
winning song home will be on the USA Songwriting Competition's
compilation CD this year. Jordan is a singer-songwriter from Los
Angeles won 1st Prize in the 2006 USA Songwriting Competition but was
not placed in the Overall Grand Prize, Overall 2nd Prize and Overall
3rd Prize at that time. This year Jordan improved to the Top position.
He is signed to New West Records. His 2006 winning song "The Joke's On
Me" is the first track on his debut album "Insides Out" with New West
Records. He has also appeared on TV's "Late Night with David
Letterman".
Nathan Brumley, a singer-songwriter from Nashville, TN won the Overall
Second Prize with his song "Breath of My Soul". Hanneke Cassel, a
violinist/composer from Boston, MA won the Overall Third Prize with
her song "A Shadow And A Thought".
~FIRST FROM ISRAEL & MIDDLE EAST TO WIN
Yasmin Levy, became the first songwriter from Israel & the Middle East
to ever win First Prize at the USA Songwriting Competition. She won
the First Prize in the World category with her song "Me Voy".
Onno Krijn, Jeroen Zijlstra & Jeroen Kramer also became the first in
their country (The Netherlands) to ever win first prize. They won the
the Children's Category. Other first prize winners include: Jorge Lan,
Madrid, SPAIN (1st Prize, Latin), Joey Avalos (1st Prize, Rock/
Alternative), Pepper Mashay & Corey White (1st Prize, Dance/
Electronica) and Lucy Wainwright Roche (1st Prize - Folk).
~TEEN PHENOM WINS HONORABLE MENTION AWARD TO CLINCH YOUNGEST WINNER
Sam Plotkin broke Kate Voegele's youngest record to win an award at
the USA Songwriting Competition at just 15 years old. Kate was 18
years old when she entered the USA Songwriting Competition and won.
~MOST SONGS IN THE FINALS
Helle Hansen (DENMARK) holds the record of having the most number of
songs placed in the finals for the second consecutive year, with 3
songs. She also won an honorable mention award. She is also one of the
most consistent winners we had. She has won an honorable mention award
each year since 2002.
14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is currently accepting
entries.
*FREE EARLY ENTRY BONUS: First 1,000 entrants will each receive a FREE
annual magazine subscription to Singer & Musician magazine worth US
$19.95 and another Free online Subscription to Acoustic Guitar
magazine! (that's two FREE super bonuses for you worth $28.90 just for
entering early!!) So Hurry, while stocks last. Please obtain the entry
form at:
http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html
*Or enter online here with your MP3 here:
http://online.songwriting.net
--
Jessica Brandon
Artists Relations
USA Songwriting Competition
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