International Songwriting Competition

The 2008 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended its deadline to Dec 1 2008.

Each year ISC is privileged to assemble an outstanding judging panel, and the 2008 competition is no exception. McCoy Tyner, Jon Scofield, and Mitchell Cohen (VP of A&R, Verve Music Group), among others, have all signed on as ISC judges; the panel consists of highly respected recording artists and some of the most influential executives in the music industry. See below for a complete list of judges.In addition to the Jazz category, ISC also offers 19 other categories of music to enter.

New this year is a Music Video category, and ISC has included the following prestigious industry executives as judges: Amy Doyle (Sr. VP of Music and Talent at MTV) and Rick Krim (Executive VP of Talent and Programming for VH1). ISC accepts original songs from musicians, artists, groups, and songwriters at every level from amateur to professional. ISC's Jazz category includes all genres of traditional and contemporary Jazz music.

Songwriters entering this category may also enter any other categories.Go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com to enter songs via mail or online.