International Americana online magazineNo Depressionis holding their annual year-end readers poll (for best album) and a few local artists on on the ballot.
You've got until August 31, 2017 to help three local artists win the 2017 Unsigned Only Fandemonium competition! Independent musicians from around the world submit their songs to the contest. There's a separate competition chosen by a panel of judges as well.
The only local 1st place winner was Hamilton's Lava Dollswho took the top spot of the Unsigned Only category. As a result, they'll be getting musical gear, CD duplication, free music distribution and more. They also received honourable mentions in Folk/Singer-Songwriter and Unpublished categories.
The big winner was also from Canada. Manitoba's Matt Epp ft Faouzia won the Grand Prize. They'll gain $25,000 (US), recording time, CD duplication, musical gear and much more.
You can help three area performers win the 2016 Unsigned Only Fandemonium competition! Presented by Radioairplay.com, the contest features songs submitted by independent artists. There is also a similar, separate competition chosen by a panel of judges (featuring the same nominees)
Steve Rivers (Milton) and Shae Dupuy (Cambridge) are up for the Country category, Maggie Szabo (Dundas) is in the running for Pop/Top 40 and Oakville popster Jules is once again up for the Teen category, which she won last year!
According to their website: Unsigned Only is a unique annual international music competition designed for solo artists, bands, and singers who are not signed to a major label record company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or imprints. The goal of Unsigned Only is to find an outstanding, talented performer: a band, singer, or solo artist...a newcomer or veteran...raw or polished - the “gem” that needs to be discovered. Unsigned Only is looking for the total package.
The grand prize went to Jared Porter And Kaylee Bell (Australia/New Zealand) who've won mentoring from industry pros.
For Woodstock singer/songwriter, George C.W. Douglas his debut album, Music From Big Muddy has been part of a personal journey. From local music fan, to becoming a musician, earning his sobriety and taking the Creative Genius Songwriting Workshop with Lori Yates - you can feel the experiences on the CD.
George has made quite an initial splash with this amazing offering. He's created a personal, revealing, witty, everyman folk album. Lyrics deal with aging, drinking and the effects of time. The recording finishes off nicely with a beautiful ode to Willie P. Bennett.
Wonderfully backing him up are fellow multi-instrumentalists Brock Zeman and Blair Hogan along with Dylan Roberts (drums, percussion). They do a fabulous job.
We all know there's world-class music in our own backyard but now the world is aware too thanks to the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. After thousands of submissions, many deserving local musicians were chosen as semi-finalists.
Kitchener's Alysha Brilla has her song Immigrant in two categories:Unsigned and Lyrics. JD Yanik, also from Kitchener, is up for best Latin tune with Ganas De TÃ
Brantford's Benjamin Rogers was listed for three tracks: Pendulum (Instrumental), Move Ben Move (Teen) and Wayfarer (Teen).
Cambridge boy (who now resides in Kitchener) Robbie Hancock has his song, Into The Bright (co-written by Andy Gabrys) in the running for the folk category.
Dundas songstress, Maggie Szabo has two songs in the Pop/Top 40 category: Tragedy (co-written by w Lee Miles) plus Tidal Waves And Hurricanes (co-written by Andrew Allen)
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