Songdoor 2013 Open For Submissions with New Website, Film/TV Placement Opportunities

NASHVILLE, TN, April 18, 2013 (Press-News.org) The SongDoor 2013 International Songwriting Competition is now open to entries. Awards total: $40,000+. All entrants receive $120 in free songwriting tools. The website has been completely redesigned and all entries are now being screened for potential film and TV placement.

"This year, we're screening all songs for potential placement in film and TV," said SongDoor president, Tony Zotta. "For songwriters, label cuts are few and far between. For artists, labels deals are rare. Film and TV is where it's at in terms of making a living from your music, so we're opening that door for people. The only requirement is that the entry be fully-produced and ready to go. Music supervisors are not interested in re-doing demos."

In addition, all entrants, win or lose, receive a free all-access 45-day to SongU.com and free sight-reading software for either Mac or Windows. The only requirement is the entry of one song in the competition. The entry fee is $10.

"Our entry fee is about a third of most other competitions," says Dessa Rossten, SongDoor's marketing director. "We are the only competition that gives so much back just for entering. Our staff is also easy to contact for advice, questions and guidance. SongDoor employees are all songwriters themselves, so we know what it's like."

"Another new thing for 2013 is our entry age, which by popular demand has been lowered to 16. There are a lot of talented teens out there who are writing amazing stuff. They wanted a shot, so we gave it to them."

Entrants are eligible to win the Grand Award, valued at approximately USD $7,951 in music merchandise and services, including a single-song publishing contract with Hard Twist Music-BMI (owned by mega-hit songwriter Bill Shore), a full-band private session demo at Sixteen Ton Studio, a one-year full-access membership to SongU.com, a copy of MasterWriter 2.0 songwriting software, a Primo membership to Broadjam, a #1 Membership to songsinc.com and an autographed copy of Amazon.com's best-selling songwriting book, "Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film and TV," by Robin Frederick. Six Category Winners each receive a valuable package of prizes valued at almost $5,468, including a top-shelf guitar/vocal or piano/vocal studio demo produced at Herringbone Recording Studio and memberships to SongU.com, songsinc.com and Broadjam.

SongDoor has helped to launch a number of careers: 2012 Country winner Jamie Nattier just had "If Trucks Drank Beer" licensed for a popular video game. 2010 Grand Award winner, Ryan Martinez, recently wrapped up a CD produced by Mike Rizzo's Funk Generation label. Previous winner Anthony Snape has toured with guitar virtuouso Tommy Emmanuel and is currently touring Australia in support of his new CD. More than 70 former SongDoor winners have gone on to get label and/or publishing deals, tours and opening gigs for major artists.

Industry heavyweights Joe Beck, Jason Blume, Dennis Winters, Bill Shore, Nancy Moran and Steve Avedis are with SongDoor to serve as judges this year. For complete details, see http://songdoor.com.

The SongDoor International Songwriting Competition is an annual event, open to amateur and professional songwriters worldwide. Entries are accepted online from April 15 through November 15. The entry fee is $10. Songs may be entered in six different categories: Christian, Country, Pop, Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Instrumental. Judges include seasoned music industry producers, artists and engineers who have worked with such artists as Britney Spears, Neil Young, Keith Urban, Cheap Trick, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Buffett, Garth Brooks, The Fray, Train, Vince Gill and a host of others. For complete information, visit: http://www.songdoor.com.