OurStage has partnered with The John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC) and is now accepting submissions to this yearly songwriting contest, open to amateur and professional songwriters.
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 categories. The JLSC is open year-round and features two Sessions.
You don't need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's. Instrumental compositions are encouraged.
Winners will receive Studio Equipment from Roland, Edirol, Godin Guitars, and Audio Technica, Propellerhead, Ableton and Sibelius, 1,000 CDs in full color with premium 6-panel Digipaks courtesy of Discmakers, an Apple iPod Shuffle and gift certificates from Musiciansfriend.com. One entrant from the ROCK or POP genre, will be chosen to TOUR and PERFORM for one week on Warped Tour 2010, receive a Crate Half Stack and Ampeg Bass head/Cab Set, and a Homepage Feature on Purevolume.com! One Lennon Award winning song will be named "Maxell Song of the Year" and will take home an additional $20,000 in cash courtesy of the Maxell Corporation, an Apple G5 Power Mac, Cinema Display a Mackie Mixer and Studio Monitors , Logic Pro software, and A full scholarship to Digital Media Academy.
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- Create an Artist account on OurStage and complete your free EPK
- Next, enter Marketplace and type “JLSC” in “GIG SEARCH”
- Complete the instructions and “Submit My EPK”*
Prizes may not be exactly as shown.
View complete official contest rules
