CONTEST GUIDELINES AND ELIGIBILITY

A songwriting contest of songs celebrating New York’s parks and green spaces, and the different roles they play in the lives of New Yorkers.

Jury: NEIL SEDAKA, AMANDA McBROOM, ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY, MICHAEL JOHN LACHIUSA, DAVID FRIEDMAN and MATTHEW PARILLO of MTV.

GUIDELINES:

1.    Submissions must be fully realized songs (music and lyrics), up to 5 minutes in length.
2.    Songs may be in any musical style, or point of view. The topic, to be broadly interpreted, is parks and green spaces in New York City.
3.    Submissions must include a recorded demo (CD, Mp3, audio cassette),  lead sheet, including chords, and must be received by January 31, 2012.
4.    Submitted songs remain the property of the songwriter(s); however THE CONCERTS FOR CITY GREENS (TCFCG) reserves the right to perform/record/post on website/publicize and promote submitted songs in connection with the Contest, and is indemnified from any claims arising from audience and/or jury voting, performance and or publication of these songs in connection with the Contest.
5.    Participation in this Contest is voluntary, and there is no financial remuneration of any kind, implied or promised.
6.    Songs with profanity will not be considered.

PROCEDURES FOR CONTEST:

1.    The Resident Musical Directors and Producer of TCFCG will screen all submissions and select up to 20 “Round 1” songs.  Each song is considered an individual submission, no matter how many authors are involved.
2.    The “Round 1” songs will be evaluated by the Contest’s Jury, who will then select eight (8) semifinalist songs, each of which will be performed, at least once, during next summer’s 2012 Concert Series.
3.    Each of the 8 semifinalist songs will be paired with a TCFCG Resident Musical Director, who will work on an arrangement, and rehearse the song with a featured guest performer (of the Contest’s choosing).
4.    A combination of Audience (online) and Jury voting will yield the Contest’s three (3) finalists, announced in the fall of 2012.
5.    The 3 Finalist Songs will be performed at a special concert presented at Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency in the fall or winter of 2012.  The winning song will be chosen based on a combined audience/jury score.

ELIGIBILITY:

Professional or amateur songwriters of any nationality, race, or orientation are eligible.  Songs may be written by individual songwriters, composer/lyricists, or groups of writers.  Songwriters need not reside in New York City.  Songs by current TCFCG Resident Musical Directors, current performers, its producer or staff members are not eligible, while past performers and past musical directors in TCFCG concerts are eligible.

Below is a form to submit a song for the contest. You may also submit your song to:

raissakatona@yahoo.com, with TCFCG in the subject line

Or US mail to:
Raissa Katona Bennett,
2 Tudor City Place, #15ES, NY, NY 10017 – Attn:  TCFCG