Unsigned Only Deadline Extended to end of April 2016

The Unsigned Only deadline to enter has been

extended until April 29, so you still have time

to enter!

 To Enter Click Here

$150,000 in prizes will be split among 28 winners,

including a Grand Prize package of $20,000 in cash

(US) and much more in merchandise and services.

Prizes include merchandise from D'Addario, Gretsch

 Drums, Sony Creative, Disc Makers, Intellitouch,

and many more. Winners also gain exposure and

recognition from music industry professionals,

 press, and music fans.

The Grand Prize winner will also receive one-on-one

mentoring from a group of upper echelon music

industry executives, ranging from label presidents

 to heads of A&R. These are the people who make

decisions about who gets signed, and this could

make the difference in your career. This is a

once-in-a-lifetime chance to directly network with

 the top record company professionals and get advice,

 guidance, feedback, and networking opportunities.

Unsigned Only is open to solo artists, bands, and

singers who are not signed to a major label record

company. 

Unsigned Only is looking for outstanding, talented

 artists - newcomers or veterans - and accepts

original and cover songs.

Unsigned Only Song Comp Deadline 16th March

APPROACHING ON MARCH 16, 2016 $150,000 IN CASH AND MERCHANDISE! Prizes include a Grand Prize of $20,000 (US) cash and mentoring by record label executives

ENTER YOUR SONGS HERE

The regular deadline to enter is almost here!

Enter your music on or before March 16 for a chance to share in $150,000 in prizes.

Winners also gain exposure and recognition from music fans and industry professionals.

Are you looking to have your music heard?

Are you looking for an opportunity to further your music career? 

Unsigned Only is open to solo artists, bands, and singers who are not signed to a major label record company. 

Unsigned Only is looking for outstanding, talented artists

 - newcomers or veterans - and accepts original and cover songs.

28 winners will be selected, including a Grand Prize winner who will be awarded $20,000 in cash (US)

 and much more in merchandise and services.

Prizes include merchandise from D'Addario, Gretsch Drums,

Sony Creative, Disc Makers, Intellitouch, and many more.

The Grand Prize winner will also receive one-on-one mentoring

from a group of upper echelon music industry executives,

anging from label presidents to heads of A&R.

These are the people who make decisions about who gets signed,

 and this could make the difference in your career.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to directly network with the top record company

 professionals and get advice, guidance, feedback, and networking opportunities.

CATEGORIES

AAA (Adult Album Alternative); AC (Adult Contemporary);

Americana; Christian; Country; EDM (Electronic Dance Music);

 Folk/Singer-Songwriter; R&B/Hip-Hop; Rock; Pop/Top 40;

Screen Shot; Teen; and Vocal Performance.

Original and cover songs are accepted in all categories except

Screen Shot which requires original songs suitable for

placement in film, tv, advertising, or gaming.

3 Australian artists recognised in Unsigned Only Comp 2014 - Press Release

AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS HONORED IN PRESTIGIOUS US-BASED
UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION

Gena Rose Bruce, Lili Kendall, and Liam Burrows are named Winners.

Nashville, TN, USA...September 16, 2014 - The Unsigned Only Music Competition is pleased to announce its 2014 winners, selected from almost 8,000 worldwide entries. Judged by a roster of high-profile artists and influential journalists, Unsigned Only is a unique music competition for solo artists and bands who are unsigned to a major label.

This year's judges include: John Oates (Hall & Oates); 3 Doors Down; Neon Trees; David Crowder; Rosanne Cash; Craig Morgan; Delbert McClinton; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Of Monsters and Men; Black Francis (Pixies); Aaron Shust; G. Love; Jason Gray; Dustin Lynch; The Mountain Goats; Alt-J; Mike Posner; Rapsody; Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone); Chris Richards (Pop Music Critic, The Washington Post); Josh Jackson (Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Paste Magazine); Lucy Jones (Deputy Editor, NME); and Michael Hann (Music Editor, The Guardian)

Produced by the same team that puts together the prestigious International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Unsigned Only this year has awarded three Australian artists with one First Place and two Second Place wins. Additional artists have garnered numerous Honorable Mention wins.

Winning First Place in the Teen category with her song "Move" is the talented 17 year-old pop artist Lili Kendall from Brisbane. With the pipes of Adele and the edge of Rihanna, it is obvious why Lili's star is on the rise. After a breakthrough first half to 2014, highlighted by international tour dates and a swarm of press, her newest single "Run" was recently delivered to Australian radio and is available now. She has also performed in LA and was a featured Australian artist at Canadian Music Week in Toronto.

Garnering Second Place in the Vocal Performance category is the award-winning and gifted vocalist Liam Burrows. Stunning the public with a mature vocal style and stage presence that is way beyond his years, Burrows is just 20 years old - yet he is already a respected, prodigious jazz performer whose amazing talent has kept him in high demand. Over the past two years he has performed at nearly 200 corporate and private shows and has headlined at some of Australia's most popular venues and festivals. In addition to being a finalist on Australia's Got Talent (his audition has had nearly 2 million views on YouTube), Burrows has performed at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, was named Best Jazz Artist at the MusicOz Awards, and was the recipient of an Australian Entertainment MO Award for live performance.

Taking home Second Place honors in the Americana category is Gena Rose Bruce for her song "Jackson." A 21 year-old singer/songwriter, she was born and raised in Melbourne's eastern heartland. With a songwriting ability that far exceeds her years, Bruce has been playing to audiences all over the country since her early teens. In addition to national tours with artists such as Ella Hooper, she has also travelled the world, including trips to New Zealand and the iconic music centre Nashville, where she performed in 2013 at the legendary Bluebird Cafe and The Basement. During this time, Bruce completed songwriting sessions with prominent Nashville musicians, Kim Richie and Neilson Hubbard.

Co-Founders Candace Avery and Jim Morgan said, "We are very pleased that these young artists fared so well in the competition, although it is certainly no surprise to us. The depth and diversity of talent coming from Australia is exceptionally high, and it continues to set the bar for the competition. We are looking forward to hearing next year's Aussie entrants."

The overall Grand Prize winner is awarded to the US band Goodbye June for their song "Daisy." Comprised of three cousins, indie-rockers Goodbye June released their highly anticipated debut album Nor The Wild Music Flow in 2012 and have not stopped since. With a European tour under their belt and a second album on the way, this band is poised for greater success. Their winning song "Daisy" is a surefire hit and will be released on their upcoming album.

In addition to winning $10,000 in cash and much more in merchandise, the Grand Prize winner receives the opportunity to be mentored by and directly network with the top echelon of record company professionals. Mentors include presidents and top-level executives from Universal Republic, Sire, Elektra, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Sub Pop, Big Machine, Word Label Group, Capitol, Roc Nation, American, and Virgin.

Sponsors include: Guitar Center, Casio, Sony Creative Software, Ultimate Ears, Disc Makers, D'Addario, The Intellitouch Tuner, Topspin Media, Mrs. Fields Cookies, The Music Business Registry, and Celebrity Access.

In addition to these First and Second Place winners, the list of Australian Honorable Mentions is as follows:

Adult Album Alternative (AAA)
The Never Ever (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - "In Or Out"

Adult Contemporary
Worldfly (Darwin, NT, Australia) - "Please Go Lightly"

Country
Casey Barnes (Kingscliff, NSW, Australia) - "Flesh And Bone"

Pop/Top 40
Alkira (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) - "Undone"
Fieu (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) - "Put It On The Line"
Ginger And The Ghost (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - Call Up The Whales"
Lili Kendall (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) - "Move"

Rock
Kid Zeus (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - "Rabbit Suit"
Talltails (Gold Coast, QLD, Australia) - "The Long Arm"
Veludo (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) - "Indigo"

Teen
Straalen (Gold Coast, QLD, Australia) - "1-2-3"

Vocal Performance
Alex Hahn & The Blue Riders (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - "I'd Rather Go Blind"
Liam Burrows (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - "Never Fallen In Love So Easily Before"
Sophie Hanlon (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - "My Dark Crusade"

For more information and to view the complete list of winners, go to www.unsignedonly.com.

Finalists for Unsigned 2014 Competition announced - Press release

Are you one of the Aussie Unsigned bands selected for 2014?

August 11, 2014...Unsigned Only Music Competition

has announced its 2014 finalists, and a total of 150 finalists have been selected out of almost 8,000 entries from over 100 countries. An annual music competition, Unsigned Only honors the most talented up-and-coming, unsigned artists throughout the world. Winners are selected by a high-profile, prestigious panel of judges, including Neon Trees, Of Monsters And Men, Rosanne Cash, John Oates, Dustin Lynch, Black Francis (The Pixies), Robert Smith (The Cure), Mike Posner, and many more. Winners will be announced in September, 2014.

More details about the finalists here:

Press Release for Unsigned Only Music Comp - Screen Shot

UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION LAUNCHES "SCREEN SHOT"

Music Supervisors and Publishers Look To Unsigned Only Artists for Songs for Film, TV, Ads, and Video Games

May 12, 2014, Nashville, TN - - Unsigned Only Music Competition announced today the launch of a special promotion, "Screen Shot," geared toward the placement of music in film, TV, advertising, and video games. "Screen Shot," sponsored by Radio Airplay, offers the opportunity for artists to have their music heard by some of the top music execs who are looking to place music in various projects. Artists can submit their original songs from May 12-23, 2014 on the Unsigned Only website at www.unsignedonly.com.

A select group of finalists will be chosen, and their songs will be made available to almost 1,000 industry contacts who are looking for music for upcoming projects. Additionally, one overall winner will be selected and awarded $1,000 courtesy of Radio Airplay, plus 4,000 Radio Airplay credits, promotion on Radio Airplay's social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook, and an artist spotlight feature in their blog and newsletter reaching over 200K members. All songs entered into "Screen Shot" will also be entered in Unsigned Only 2014, and all entrants will receive 100 free spins on Radio Airplay for each entry. The winner of "Screen Shot" will be announced in August, 2014.

Most importantly, the overall winner will get the opportunity to directly network with a group of execs who specialize in music placement. They include: Alec Sharpe (Shine America); Ani Johnson (Monomyth Media);Chip Miller (Desert C.A.M. Studios, Inc., Winmill Films LLC); Cindy Badell-Slaughter (Heavy Hitters Music Group); David Weiss (The SongHunters); Evan Stein (Experience Music Group); Jamie Sparks (Kicksta Music Group); Jennifer Taunton (Level Two Music); Jessica Cole (Lyric House); Karyn Rachtman (Mind Your Music); Linnette Harrigan
(Linnette Harrigan Media); Michelle Bayer (Shelly Bay Music); Michelle Silverman (Modern Planet); Pat Weaver (Discovery Network); Rebecca Rienks (E! Entertainment | NBCUniversal); Richard Kirstein (Resilient Music); James Michael Kempter II (JMKconnections); Velma Barkwell (East End Music); and more to be announced.

Unsigned Only's directors, Jim Morgan and Candace Avery, state, "Music placement in film, TV, ads, and video games can be a significant revenue source for musicians. Not only can it be a huge boost for an unsigned artist's career in terms of increasing exposure to a mainstream audience, but it can also increase revenue through upfront money, license fees, and performance royaltes. We want to create opportunities in this field for unsigned artists, and this is this is why we have created "Screen Shot." We are very excited to introduce this new component of Unsigned Only."

Unsigned Only 2014 is an international music competition designed for solo artists and bands who are unsigned to a major label record company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or imprints. Unsigned Only is looking for outstanding, talented artists: a band, singer, or solo artist...a newcomer or veteran...raw or polished - the gem that needs to be discovered. The Grand Prize winner in Unsigned Only receives $10,000 cash,merchandise prizes, and the opportunity to directly network with and be mentored by some of the music industry's top label executives.

Judges include: John Oates (Hall & Oates); 3 Doors Down; Neon Trees; David Crowder; Rosanne Cash; Craig Morgan; Delbert McClinton; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Of Monsters and Men; 3 Doors Down; Black Francis (Pixies); Aaron Shust; G. Love; Jason Gray; Dustin Lynch; The Mountain Goats; Alt-J; Mike Posner; Rapsody;Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone); Josh Jackson (Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Paste Magazine); Chris Richards (Pop Music Critic, The Washington Post); Lucy Jones (Deputy Editor, NME); and
Michael Hann (Music Editor, The Guardian).

Mentors include:
Monte Lipman (Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Republic Records); Jeff Castelaz (President, Elektra Records); Seymour Stein (Chairman, SIRE Records and VP of Warner Bros Records); Pete Ganbarg (Executive VP/Head of A&R, Atlantic Records); Mike Elizondo (Sr. VP of A&R, Warner Bros. Records); Tony Kiewel (VP of A&R Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art, Sub Pop Publishing); Allison B. Jones (VP of
A&R, Big Machine Label Group); Josh Bailey (Sr. VP of A&R, Word Label Group); Kim Stephens (President, Forward Entertainment and A&R/Capitol Music Group); Lenny Santiago (VP of A&R, Roc Nation); Dino Paredes (Sr. VP of A&R/GM, American Recordings); and Evan Peters (Director of A&R, Virgin Records).

Unsigned Only is sponsored by: Guitar Center, Casio, Sony Creative Software, Ultimate Ears, Disc Makers, D'Addario, The Intellitouch Tuner, Topspin Media, Mrs. Fields Cookies, The Music Business Registry, and Celebrity Accesss.