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		CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2008 YOUNG VOICES CONTEST WINNERS! The 2008 Voices of the Future Songwriting Contest is proud to present this year's winners. The contest was created to encourage and facilitate growth for young aspiring songwriters, and was open to persons between the ages of 13 and 17. A recognition of talent rather than merely a competition, entrants were evaluated and rewarded for creativity, originality and artistry rather than novelty or commercial viability. Administered and judged by: Songwriters Anonymous of South East Michigan Sponsorship and prizes provided by: Springfed Arts and Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, AnnArborAlive Internet Radio, NorEast'r Music and Arts Festival, and Elderly Instruments. FIRST PLACE: "Astounding" - by Brittany Ann Brittany Ann is a seventeen-year-old folk singer/songwriter from Easton, PA. Entranced by her father's guitar as a little girl, she picked it up when she was nine years old and taught herself how to play. Now she is a junior vocal major at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts in Bethlehem, keeping very busy with practicing, writing, and gigging. She has made quite a buzz on the regional music scene lately, earning herself gigs in Philadelphia, NYC, and of course, her hometown's own Musikfest. Please listen and read more at www.myspace.com/brittanyannmusic SECOND PLACE: "Send Down A Miracle" - by Natalie Myziuk Natalie is a 17 year-old Junior at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. She started singing publicly at the age of nine. Singing the star spangled banner at a high school hockey game led to becoming the primary anthem singer at all of the high school sporting events. She has participated in numerous talent shows and competitions in and around the Detroit area. She has been playing guitar for about a year and a half and has begun writing songs. Singing at coffee shops and local restaurants has inspired her to continue on the path to a music career. While music is the center of her life, she also enjoys running, drawing, shopping, and being around the people that she cares about the most. She hopes one day that her music will be enjoyed by many, because she truly loves performing and that is the very reason that she sings. She loves it; the feeling of being on stage is something indescribable. Website: www.myspace.com/nataliekmyziuk VOICES OF THE FUTURE SONGWRITING CONTEST 2008 Dear Young Songwriters, We would like to extend a warm invitation to persons between the ages of 13 and 17 to participate in the 2nd Annual Voices of the Future Songwriting Competition, created to encourage and facilitate growth for young aspiring songwriters. Evaluation of art is, by nature, subjective; therefore, please consider this recognition of talent rather than merely a competition. Entrants will be evaluated and rewarded for creativity, originality and artistry rather than novelty or commercial viability. There are two ways to enter this year’s competition. 1. You may mail in your submission. Download the entry form here. Submit one CD recording of one original song, one legible lyric sheet and a completed application form signed by the songwriter or authorized representative. The CD must be labeled with your name, the song title, and email or snail mail address and phone number. Entries will not be returned. Please do not send your ONLY copy. Additional entry forms may be photocopied or downloaded here. 2. You may enter via the web using the on line entry form (click here). Once the entry form is reviewed you will be receiving instructions via email explaining where to email your mp3 and lyrics. A high-speed connection is best for this. Rules and regulations are all the same. NOTE: WE WILL BE CONSIDERING ONLY THE FIRST 200 ENTRIES RECEIVED. Notice will be posted on this website as soon as possible after we've reached 200 and the contest is closed. Anyone willing to print and hand out brochures for us may down load the two sided tri-fold brochure here. THANKS! THE REST OF THE RULES Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by February 28, 2008. Please do not send registered mail. We will not pick up entries at the Post Office. Late entries will not be included in the competition. Entries will be limited to one per person. Please do not send any bios, press kits, or other literature. Entrants must be AT LEAST 13 years of age and must be UNDER the age of 18 as of February 28, 2008. Entrants must be current residents of the continental United States. The song entered must be previously unrecorded, non-commercially released and wholly original. Entries must not infringe on any existing copyright or other rights of any third party. If there are co-writers they must also be between the ages of 13 and 17. Entrants will retain all rights to their submissions. Incomplete Entries will not be processed or returned. By submitting songs, entrant agrees to indemnify the “Voices of the Future Songwriting Competition”, Songwriters Anonymous, Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters and the NorEast’r Music and Arts Festival for any liability for copyright infringement. The quality of the recording will not be considered during the judging process but points may be deducted if the lyrics are unintelligible. Judges will be evaluating the song based purely on the quality of the writing. A panel of music industry professionals will select the winners from the final round of judging. Entries should be sent to the following address: Songwriters Anonymous/ Young Voices Songwriting Competition c/o Home Street Music, P O Box 300332, Waterford, MI 48330 Thank you for your interest. ABOUT THE PRIZES FIRST PLACE PRIZE: One winner will be awarded a full scholarship with registration for two (winner and a chaperone) to Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters held in Harbor Springs, MI. Choose the weekend of Nov. 2^st-4^th or Nov. 9^th-11^th, 2008. For more information on Lamb’s Retreat go to: http://www.springfed.org/Songwriters.html First prize winner will also be awarded two passes to the Nor-East’r Music Festival in 2008 SECOND PLACE PRIZE: One winner will be awarded one $75 gift certificate from Elderly Music in Lansing MI and two passes to the Nor-East’r Music Festival in 2008. THIRD PLACE PRIZE: One winner will be awarded two passes to the Nor-East’r Music Festival in 2008. All three prize winners will be given the opportunity to perform their winning songs on the main stage at the 2007 Nor-East’r Music and Arts Festival. If the winner so wishes, a Songwriters Anonymous performer may be selected to perform their songs for them in their place. Prizes were been provided by: Springfed Arts and Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters - http://www.springfed.org/Songwriters.html AnnArborAlive Internet Radio - www.a3radio.com NorEast’r Music and Arts Festival - www.noreastr.net Elderly Instruments - http://www.elderly.com/ MISCELLANEOUS: Winners are not required to attend the festival to receive their prizes. Winners will be notified by email, standard post or phone call by May 1, 2008. The names of the winners will be posted on the NorEast’r website at www.noreastr.net. Please do not contact us with questions about the status of your entry. Transportation costs to and from events will not be provided by the competition and are solely the responsibility of the contestant. Voices of the Future” is not responsible for loss or damage to entries prior to actual receipt. Prizes have no cash value If any awardee is unable to attend the Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, the scholarship may be transferred to the next place winner within the contest at the sole discretion of the Voices of the Future Contest. Check out our 2007 Winners! The results are in and we have our three outstanding young winners. The judges did a great job and we're proud to present the following three songwriters and a link to their songs. 1st Place - "Soona's Song" Natalie Stow - Beulah, MI 2nd Place - "Spread My Wings" Hillary Huebler - Saginaw, MI 3rd Place - "Circus Contraption" Phil Stancil - Grand Rapids, MI Download the Press Release