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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