The Great Southern Song Comp

we honour the Ancestors of our First Australians, their memory, their contribution to this great land called Australia, we honour and respect our current First Australians and also thank them for their contribution to the wonderful land we live in. Thank you!

ENTRIES OPEN FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023

This competition is now closed - thank you everyone who decided to enter - the response was amazing and the songs simply incredible - such talent all of you - stand up and take a bow !!! well done everyone !!

ENTRIES CLOSE MIDNIGHT SYDNEY AUSTRALIAN TIME SATURDAY OCTOBER 21ST 2023 - NO EXTENSION OF DEADLINE POSSIBLE AS THE FIRST PRIZE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE TIME TAKES PLACE OCTOBER 28 2023!! DO NOT MISS THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!!

Series 2 prize pool valued over AUD$6,000 with great mystery prizes to challenge & encourage songwriters to shift creative gears to the next level.

ENTRY $22.00

Song writing is a powerful tool hit songs last forever!

Fear is a view of the world. It is NOT real.

SERIES 2

ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR SERIES 2 SONG COMP

THE WINNERS ARE:

FIRST PRIZE: KATIE REID ‘HEALING’ - One life changing moment and $1,000 cash to further her songwriting career.

SECOND PRIZE: ALICE BENFER ‘WIDGEE WIDGEE STATION’ (CO-WRITER KEVIN BENNETT) For their career $750 cash + the complimentary Michael Vidale mastering and mixing package for one song.

THIRD PRIZE: JULIE-ANN GLUR ‘STATIC’ (CO-WRITER JOHN WILLIAMS) For their career $250 cash + the complimentary Michael Vidale mastering and mixing package for one song.

ALSO A SHARED TIE FOR THIRD PRIZE: ELIJAH SHORTER ‘BORED’ For their career $250 cash + the complimentary Michael Vidale mastering and mixing package for one song

THE THREE MYSTERY PRIZES THAT WILL PROPEL ALL THE SONGWRITERS CREATIVE TALENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL - ARE - (not in any particular order)

The Tony Peterson Encouragement Award goes to Pete Ross for his song ‘Bystander’

The judges Hit Pick Encouragement Award goes to Angie Thornton for her song ‘Justify It’

The event organiser Hit Pick Encouragement Award goes to Allen West for his song ‘The Gift’ (co-writer James Herzig)

Each of the above winners will receive a complimentary copy of Tracey Yarad’s book ‘All These Pretty Things’ a must read for any songwriter needing to seek inspiration on how to rise above the hardest crushing obstacles that life can throw at you - an amazing life story - great courage, great talent, great resilence, are you worth more ‘yes’ - can you do something about it ‘yes’!!!

Soon to be published the list of our 10 Finalists - their prize - a copy of Stuart Coupe’s book ‘Shake Some Action” where Stuart shares some amazing insights into his career in the music/entertainment biz - another must read book and crash course/insights into the industry!!!

LISTEN TO THE WINNERS FROM SERIES 2 HERE

ENTER HERE