Pitch #2290
Staff Writer For a Day with Young Music City! This is an exclusive opportunity to be selected by Emily Dryburgh, Co-Founder of Young Music City and RNBW Collective, for a chance to find out what it's like to be a professional staff songwriter for a day. This includes a meeting with Emily and a CO-WRITING SESSION with singer-songwriter Chad Michael Jervis of the band King Calaway, which is currently touring with Zac Brown Band. About our guests. Please read the complete listing before submitting. Here's how it works:
HOW IT WORKS: Emily will listen to ALL the songs submitted. She will narrow the field down to her top "contenders" (Rising Star Winners). Emily will select ONE writer from this field to win "Staff Writer for the Day!" Bonus: She will also be listening for additional songs to pitch and may express interest in pitching songs from the Contenders list.
WHAT TO SUBMIT: Emily is open and able to hear great songs in most popular styles for consideration. More specifically, she says if you are pitching a Country song, she'll be looking for a song that are just great songs that feel competitive. Open to different tempos and genres and unique styles as the trends are always expanding. Lyrically, submit songs with great flow, clever, catchy, and descriptive. Also listen to King Calaway songs for a sense of what may interest Chad Michael Jervis. For Pop songs or other genres it's a bit more wide open. Again, looking for great songs with strong melodies, hooks, and lyrics that feel competitive. There is no limit to the number of songs you may submit.
QUALITY OF DEMOS: Do not need to submit a full master-sounding demo. Worktapes that are clean (e.g., no background noise or distractions) are fine. Simple guitar or piano/vocal demos and full professional-sounding demos will all be accepted. For this special event pitch, lyrics-only are also permitted.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: First, make sure to place your special event song (MP3 and typed lyrics) in your Song Locker. Note: DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME on the lyric sheet for this event. The pitch should be anonymous.
In the "Note for Pitch Guest" area, please let our guest know the following information: either a) I wrote this song music/lyric alone; b) I co-wrote this song providing mostly the lyric; c) I co-wrote this song providing mostly the music; d) My collaborator and I both contributed equally to the lyric and music of this song.
In Pitching area submit your special event song(s) from your Song Locker drop down menu to ther pitch opportunity using SongU credits.
How will you know if you are a contender? Make sure your emails from SongU.com are not being sent to your junk/spam folder. You will receive an email from SongU.com when Emily has listened, letting you know if she has passed on your song or if you are in the field of contenders (Note -- if you receive your email notices in quick succession, it is because she is listening in batches before deciding. Then she marks her choices.) Emily may also express interest in pitching some of the contenders' songs.
Winner Selection: There will be a "BIG REVEAL" session in the SongU e-classroom scheduled after the final submission deadline, in which Emily will discuss her listening process, why certain songs caught her attention, answer questions, and finally reveal who she has selected as the Staff Writer for a Day! Date TBA for SPEC-460 The Big Reveal! This session will be recorded, and a transcript will be available on SongU.com.
Follow-up for Winner: The date and time of your Staff Writer for a Day 3-hour Co-Write session will be scheduled between you and Young Music City. This is your opportunity to walk through the industry doors and get noticed. If you cannot travel to meet the guest for the session within a year selection date, you also have the option of a 3-hour Online session instead.
All writers submitting to this opportunity should first read and agree to the
Staff Writer For A Day! Terms