Songwriters! The deadline for the WAM Song Of The Year competition is fast approaching. Monday, December 15, to be precise, if you want to have a chance at being part of a $40,000 prize pool.
And no one knows better than multi-WAM Award and SOTY winner, Timothy Nelson, about the real benefits of entering this prestigious comp.
“Song of the Year was a big thing for me starting out,” Nelson says. “I was 17 when I had a tune called Overcast Day in the competition and it played a big part in introducing me to a lot of the Perth music scene folks I still work and sink beers with today.
“Awards are nice and all but SOTY is a good win because you get a bunch of cash, recording time and a bunch of other goodies if you’re lucky. The fact that it exists in Perth is a great thing because it perpetuates the idea of writing a good song, which is a big attribute of the Perth music scene. I think Perth’s known for producing great bands with great tunes and things like SOTY play a part in upholding that.”
Songwriters can enter here – www.songoftheyear.com.au. Here’s a full list of categories and prizes.
GRAND PRIZE
Sponsored by Alberts
$3,000 cash
Alberts Music (three days recording, artists must pay for own transport)
Opportunity for a Perfect Pitch Publishing Deal
Two days recording time at Sonic Lolly inc accommodation, William Bowden mastering
12-week BerkleeOnline Course valued at $1640
Rode Microphone package valued at $950
500 CDs pressed at DiskBank
WAM Festival Performance Opportunity
SCHOOLS 14 & UNDER
Sponsored by Concept Music
$500 cash
Studio time at Electric City Studios
Concept Music $500 Voucher
SCHOOLS 15 – 17
Sponsored by RAC
$500 cash
Studio time at Gibsonic
Concept Music $500 Voucher
WORLD
Sponsored by Fairbridge Festival
$500 cash
Studio time at Crank Studios
POP
Sponsored by 96fm
$500 cash
Studio time at Debaser Studios
ELECTRONIC
Sponsored by Perfect Pitch Publishing
$500 cash
Studio time at Fremantle Records
JAZZ
Sponsored by The Ellington Jazz Club & Perth Jazz Society
$500 cash
Studio time at Poons Head
BLUES/ROOTS
Sponsored by Clancy’s Fremantle
$500 cash
Studio time at Shanghai Twang
FOLK
Sponsored by The Mustang Bar
$500 cash
Studio time at Sonic Lolly
EXPERIMENTAL
Sponsored by Newport Hotel
$500 cash
Studio time at Soundbaker
HEAVY/METAL
Sponsored by Diskbank
$500 cash
Studio time at Sovereign Studios
PUNK/HARDCORE
Sponsored by SAE Institute
$500 cash
Studio time at Sumo Sound
OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS
Sponsored by Nannup Music Festival
$500 cash
Studio time at Blackbird Studios
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL
Sponsored by Hertz
$500 cash
Studio time at Underground Studios
ROCK
Sponsored by City of Fremantle
$500 cash
Studio time at Wastelands Studio
COUNTRY
Sponsored by Country Music Club of Boyup Brook
$500 cash
Studio time at Rada Studios
URBAN/HIP HOP
Sponsored by APRA AMCOS
$500 cash
Studio time at Tone City
