Just a reminder that the entry window closes this Sunday for our TMP Songwriter Competition!
More info here: http://www.texasmusicpickers.com/4th-annual-texas-music-pickers-songwriter-competition/
Prize Package:
*A free 8 hour day at Rosewood Studios
*A basic radio promotion package from Steen Promotions
*Songwriting sessions with award-winning songwriters: Tony Ramey and Drew Womack
*The opening slot for a Red 11 Music artist
*The opening slot for Cory Morrow’s Real Life Real Music Songwriters Series show on 8/8 at Dosey Doe in The Woodlands, Texas.
*A free consultation, then $500 worth of free services, to be determined after consult from Blue Lark Entertainment.
*An entry level photo shoot with Natalie Rhea Productions
*2 tickets to Texas Music Pickers’ Texas Music Seminar
*A press release digital distribution package from MTS Management Group/MTS Records
*Digital delivery of a single from CD TEX.
*Cash Prize of $500
—-Judges for the competition (in alphabetical order):—-
Trey Bailey – Head of Entertainment Committee for Watermelon Thump(Festival/Luling, TX)
Rita Ballou– “HBIC” at KOKE FM(Radio Station/Austin, TX)
Chase Colston – Promoter/Founder of Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival(Festival/Tyler, TX)
Kolby Cunningham – Entertainment Director for Twisted J – Bar, Backyard, & Live Music Venue – Stephenville, TXe (Venue/Stephenville, TX)
Davis Danziger – Talent Buyer for Lola’s Trailer Park (Venue/Fort Worth, TX)
Rob Edwards – Program Director for 98.3 KORA The Texas Country Original(Radio Station/College Station, TX)
Tracie Ferguson – Talent Buyer/Booking Agent for Gruene Hall(Venue/Gruene, TX)
Terran Fleenor – Director of Marketing Communications for Billy Bob’s Texas(Venue/Fort Worth, TX)
Chris Fox – Editor-in-Chief of Texas Music Pickers
Steve Fox – Head of Operations for Texas Music Pickers
Alex Garcia – Owner/Talent Buyer for Silver Saloon (Venue/Terrell, TX)
Debbie Glen – Owner/Talent Buyer for The Red Brick Tavern(Venue/Conroe, TX)
Scott Gunter – Mgmt/A&R/Publishing at @Durango Artists (Cody Johnson, Roger Creager, Randall King)
Sarah Hearne –– Production Manager for Dickson Productions, which includes The MusicFest at Steamboat (Festival/Steamboat, Co) & Rio Frio Fest (Festival/Concan, TX) and she is also the Promoter for Michael Hearne’s Big Barn Dance Music Festival (Festival/Taos, NM)
Joel Hoffmann – Owner and Talent Buyer for Riley’s Tavern
Taylor Hons – Editorial Contributor for Texas Music Pickers
CJ Hooper – Owner/Talent Buyer for Conway’s (Venue/New Braunfels, Texas)
Jeb Hurt – Booking Agent at Red 11 Music (Booking Agency/Austin, TX)
Tim LeGrand – Talent Buyer at Cowboy’s Tyler (Venue/Tyler, TX)
John Marks – The Global Head of Country Music at Spotify (Music Streaming Service)
Colin Mathews – Executive Vice President for Chilifest Music Festivalt 2019 (Festival/Snook, TX)
Jared McManus – Talent Buyer for The Tap (Venue/College
Station, TX) and the Owner of Back Porch Management (Artist Management)
Andrew McWilliams – Booking Agent at Red 11 Music (Booking Agency/Austin, TX)
Christina Ramirez -Editorial Contributor for Texas Music Pickers
Philip Randolph – Manager/Talent Buyer for Tumbleweed Dancehall & Concert Venue Dance Hall (Venue/Stillwater, OK) and Calf Fry Festival(Festival/Stillwater,OK)
Gordy Schroeder – Founder of Hwy 30 Music Fest (Filer, Idaho)
Megan Schroeder – Founder of Hwy 30 Music Fest (Filer, Idaho)
Paul Steen – Owner/Talent Buyer for Bubba’s Brewhouse (Venue/Durant, OK)
Martha Taylor – Festival Organizer of Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival(Festival/Stephenville, TX)
Zack Varner – Founder and Organizer of Rock Away Cystic Fibrosis Music Festival (Festival, Bryan, TX)
Justin Weinman – Owner and Talent Buyer for Conway’s (Venue/New Braunfels, Texas)
Kerry West– Studio Manager/Assistant Engineer at Rosewood Studios
Kevin White – Owner/Talent Buyer for Banita Creek Hall – Nacogdoches, Texas (Venue/Nacogdoches, TX)
Janey Woods – Owner/Talent Buyer for Hilltop Icehouse (Venue/Pointblank, TX)
Music addict, a sucker for heartbreak songs, and avid Houston sports fan! I’am also the Editor-in-Chief of Texas Music Pickers.
