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Contact: Candace Avery
International Songwriting Competition
2017 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC)
ANNOUNCES JAZZ JUDGES
Iconic Jazz Artists Danilo Perez, Billy Cobham, Lonnie Liston Smith
and Vijay Iyer Among Judges
August 22, 2017
– The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is proud to announce
its Jazz judges for the 2017 competition. Established in 2002, ISC is
the world’s largest songwriting competition, receiving up to 20,000
entries from all over the world and representing all genres of
contemporary music.
Tapped
to judge the Jazz category this year are legendary artists Danilo
Perez, Billy Cobham, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Vijay Iyer. Also
participating on the panel is John Burk, President of the Concord Label
Group, the independent label that has become synonymous with high
quality jazz artists on their roster.
“Our
Jazz category has consistently been one of the best in the competition,
and ISC is happy to be an advocate for this vital form of music,” said
Candace Avery, the founder and director of ISC. “We are very excited to
offer the opportunity for our entrants to have their music heard by such
an esteemed panel of legendary jazz judges.”
ISC
is truly an international songwriting competition, receiving entries
from 137 countries last year. ISC is open to all songwriters, amateur or
professional.
A
total of 71 winners in 23 categories share in more than $150,000 in
cash and prizes, including an overall Grand Prize consisting of $25,000
(US) cash and much more in merchandise and services.
Entry information is available at https://www.
ISC
is sponsored by: AKG By Harman; Berklee College of Music; CAD;
Celebrity Access; D'Addario; Disc Makers; Eventric; Gig Salad; JBL
Professional by Harman; Lurrsen Mastering; Merch Cat; ONErpm; PreSonus;
SongU; and Sweetwater Sound.
The complete panel of 2017 judges include:
Recording Artists
Lorde;
Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction/Founder, Lollapalooza); Tom Waits; Ziggy
Marley; American Authors; Nancy Wilson (Heart); Martie Maguire (Dixie
Chicks/Courtyard Hounds); Booker T. Jones; The Mavericks; Don Omar; Sara
Evans; Bastille; Keane; Hardwell; Danilo Perez; Martin Russell and
James McNally (Afro Celt Sound System); Billy Cobham; Gerald Casale
(Devo); Zach Williams; Natalie Grant; Jesse & Joy; Krewella; Matt
Nathanson; Amadou & Miriam; Matt Maher; Ana Barbara; Kaskade; Nicky
Jam; Vijay Iyer; John Mayall; Art Alexakis (Everclear); Ray Benson
(Asleep At The Wheel); Joe Louis Walker; Nicholas Gunn; Vassy; Ashwin
Batish; Lonnie Liston Smith; Femi Kuti; Walter Trout; Trilok Gurtu;
Tommy Chong; Tony Joe White; and more.
Industry Executives
Gregg
Nadel (President, Elektra Records); Seymour Stein (Chairman/CEO, Sire
Records); Afo Verde (Chairman, Sony Music Latin); Daniel Glass
(President, Glassnote Records); John Esposito (Chairman/CEO, Warner
Music Nashville); John Burk (President, Concord Label Group); Ed Vetri
(President, Wind-Up Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,
Alligator Records); Steve Yegelwel (Sr. VP, Island Records); Nate Albert
(Executive VP of A&R, Capitol Records); Jacob Edgar (Founder,
Cumbancha); Aaron Bay-Schuck (President of A&R, Interscope Records);
Mike Easterlin (President, Fueled By Ramen/Roadrunner Records); Craig
Balsam (Co-Owner, Razor & Tie/Washington Square/Kidz Bop); Gordon
Kerr (CEO, Black River Entertainment); Josh Bailey (Senior VP of
A&R, Word Entertainment); Richard Stumpf (CEO, Atlas Publishing);
Steve Greenberg (CEO, S-Curve Records); Kim Buie (VP of A&R, New
West Records); Albert Schilcher (VP Music & Music Marketing, MTV
International); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment);
Angel Carrasco (Latin Music Consultant); Julie Kertes (Editor/Manager,
Hot Diggity Media); Laura Margolin (Publishing, Glassnote Records);
Cyndi Nelson (General Manager, Zanies Comedy Club); Leib Ostrow
(Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); Katherine Danes (Co-President,
The Children’s Music Network); Claire S. Green (President, Parent’s
Choice Foundation); Benjamin Groff (Founder, The Brill Building); Sas
Metcalfe (President/Global Creative, Kobalt Music); Golnar Khosrowshahi
(President, Reservoir Media Management); Carianne Marshall (Partner,
Songs Music Publishing); Tamara Conniff (EVP, Roc Nation); Dara Frank
(Head of Comedy Central Records, Viacom); Carl Caprioglio (Founder/CEO,
Oglio Entertainment); and more to be announced.
