Announcing The DSE's 2012-1 Write With A Hit-Maker Songwriting Contest
SEE THE 2011-2 WINNERSWWAHM! Who wants to write their next song with Shawn Mullins (writer and performer of the #1 "Lullaby")? Or how about writing your next song with Bridgette Tatum (co-writer of Jason Aldean's #1 "She's Country")? Or maybe your music is more suited to Film and TV projects. Want to work with LA's Riptide Music, one of the premier placement/licensing firms in Hollywood? Here is your chance! Act now, deadline to enter is February 17th, 2012. Click on the link below to enter. You will first need to create a login name and password on the next screen, then your entry form will be displayed. Good luck! (The cost? Just $45 for one category, $30 for each additional category - enter up to two songs in each category.) CLICK HERE TO ENTER WWAHM 2012-1See Who's WWAHMing and Get Yours In - It's a cool contest.
"Winning the Film and TV category for WWAHM contest has opened up many doors for me. Rich and the Riptide crew were not only excited about signing my winning song, but they also were highly interested in representing a few of my upcoming projects as well." —Dave Hedin
DSE Write With A Hit-Maker Contest Terms and Conditions - ONE WINNER in EACH CATEGORY will be selected for COUNTRY - POP/ROCK - FILM/TV
- Winners will be selected based on the quality of the song(s) submitted.
- A maximum of TWO SONGS per category will be reviewed.
- Songs should be submitted by uploading directly to the form, along with a TYPED LYRIC SHEET for each song. There is a charge associated with entering your songs into the contest but you can start the form, save it, and return to it later, if necessary.
- Winners will be selected by a panel of music industry professionals who will make the FINAL decision.
- All song entries, along with payment, must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 17th, 2012.
- Winners will be selected and notified by FEBRUARY 24th, 2012.
- The winner in each category will receive free Registration in the 2012 Santa Ynez (CA) Durango Songwriters EXPO (a $299 value), MAR 1-3rd, 2012.
- The winner in the Country Category will write a song at the EXPO** with hit songwriter Bridgette Tatum. The winner in the Pop/Rock Category will write a song with hit songwriter Shawn Mullins. The winner in the Film/TV category will work with Riptide Music to obtain a placement.
- In addition, each winner's catalog (one CD) will be included in our second annual Film and TV Expo (May 17-19th, 2012) product bags which puts your songs literally in the hands of some of the top Film and TV Music Supervisors in the industry. (Each winner will need to provide 20-25 CDS of their material for the 2012 Film and TV Expo Supervisors.)
- THREE RUNNERS UP in each of the three categories will win HALF PRICE Expo Registration (a $150 value).
- Co-written songs MAY BE SUBMITTED. However the SONG is chosen as winner and therefore the prize(s) is awarded to the PERSON SUBMITTING TO THE CONTEST (completing and signing this form).
- This contest is open to anyone (with parental consent if a minor) who is currently NOT SIGNED TO A PUBLISHING COMPANY AND/OR RECORD COMPANY.
- Transportation to the EXPO, meals and lodging, are the responsibility of the participants.
*FILM AND TV SUBMISSIONS MUST CONFORM TO THESE RULES
**Extenuating circumstances may make this impossible (writing at the Expo). Durango/RipTide Music Song Contest Collaboration IMPORTANT NOTE FROM EXPO: The Film/TV category is different in concept from the other song contest categories. PRODUCTION QUALITY IS KEY IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING TO THIS CATEGORY. Note the submission policy below. "All submissions must be fully developed and produced as 'Master Quality' recordings to be considered." Submission Policy: 1) Only original music will be considered, no samples, no covers or third party material allowed
2) YOU MUST OWN ALL PUBLISHING AND MECHANICAL RIGHTS (or be able to quickly secure clearance) to songs entered.
3) Winning entrant must attend the Durango Santa Ynez Expo (see #8 above)
4) All submissions must be fully developed and produced as 'Master Quality' recordings to be considered
5) The format for submission MUST BE MP3
6) This category will be judged by Riptide Music RipTide Music is a creative, forward thinking Los Angeles based music licensing and publishing company. RipTide represents the work of accomplished composers, Indie-bands, artists and singer-songwriters for licensing in television, movie trailers, films, video games and advertising. Recent RipTide credits: (Trailers)Tangled, Your Highness, Inception, I Am Number Four (TV) 90210, Castle, Terriers, NCIS (Spots) Lincoln, Applebees, Aiden Mattox, Pillsbury (Games) Call Of Duty: Black Ops, UFC Undisputed 2010. Pacifica Music is a modern production music catalog created by two of Hollywood’s leading independent licensing and publishing companies, RipTide Music and pigFACTORY Music. Their catalogs currently offer over 7,500 tracks across all modern genres with new tracks being added at an aggressive pace. Pacifica showcases a collection of works from a global network of artists, composers, musicians and producers and delivers music through its industry leading website, a variety of popular digital asset management systems and on hard drives. Recent Pacifica credits: Microsoft, Lexus, Yahoo, Target, Motor Trend, Rolland, Playstation PSP, Google, THQ. CLICK HERE TO ENTER WWAHM 2012-1Related Article: Why WWAHM May Be More Important Than You Think!
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Choosing the winners
Hi! I'm a bit confused about how winners are chosen. Is it by a panel of judges or public voting?
What's with the "2011-2" numbering system?
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Each year we have two WWAHM contests. Thus the 2011-2 refers to the second contest of last year, coinciding with our second Expo which generally takes ...
How long does Public Voting last?
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We generally allow Public Voting until a few days after the close of each contest. For WWAHM 2011-2, voting ends on Wednesday the 21st at Midnight PT.
How long does it take for my songs to show up online?
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Our system runs a necessary routine and updates the site about noon ET every day. So it can take up to 24 hours for your entries to show up on the Voting ...
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