Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Jamber Records) - Jamber Records and Sharp Objects introduce the
Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest, a national radio promotion/contest designed to encourage songwriters (from novice to accomplished) to submit their material as a contender to win a writing session in
Music City with recording artist
Amber Rhodes.
Rhodes, who is a published songwriter (Sharp Objects, Nashville) and a finalist in "American Idol" - Songwriter, released her debut CD (GOODBYE YESTERDAY) in 2007 and was named "Who New to Watch" in 2008 (CMA Close-Up Magazine). The songstress wrote or co-wrote the ten songs contained on the CD.
"Writing has always been inspirational, therapeutic and motivational for me," Amber introduced. "There are so many creative writers out there who may not necessarily be singers or musicians and this is my way of opening the door to let them all shine and be heard! Kind of our own Idol-Songwriter contest!"
The following stations have jumped on board as a participating host of the Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest: WCJW/Warsaw, NY, KAUS/Austin, MN, WLOC/Horse Cave, KY, WKSR/Pulaski, TN, KTJJ/Farmington, MO, KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA, KSNI/Santa Maria, CA, KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA, KJUG/Visalia, CA
Contestants can ENTER IMMEDIATELY by visiting the participating radio station web sites /or/ www.amberrhodes.com. Only one song can be submitted per entrant. The deadline to submit songs for consideration is Sunday, June 8, 2008. Songs will be judged based on the initial 15-second allure, lyrical content and musical composition. A finalist will be selected from each participating station and the contending songs will be posted on www.amberrhodes.com where the PUBLIC CAN VOTE for their favorite. Online voting begins June 14 and ends June 29. Winners will be announced on June 30, 2008.
The Grand Prize winner of the Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest will be entitled to a co-writing session with the recording artist in Nashville, a single song publishing deal with Sharp Objects and a professional recording of the demo. The Grand Prize package also includes round trip airfare to and from Nashville, hotel accommodations for two, meals ($100 value), ground transportation to and from the airport, and ground transportation to and from the writing session. The two runner-ups will receive an autographed Epiphone Guitar and 8X10 photo along with a framed award certificate. All finalists will receive a certificate of participation and an autographed 8X10 photo of Amber Rhodes.
Sharp Objects represents Britton Cameron, Michael Peterson, Amber Rhodes, Joshua Rush, Randy Sharp, Maia Sharp, among others.
For more information on Amber Rhodes and the songwriter's contest visit www.amberrhodes.com /or/ www.MySpace.com/AmberRhodesMusic.
