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Singer/Songwriter Contest Deadline
April 20, 2016
If you’ve got a song to sing, but no band to back you up, this is your chance to develop your material and perform live with a great group of young musicians from HAT Co. Selected artist will also receive individual vocal coaching and a professional recording of their song at Yellow Couch Studio. Open to young artists from 13 to 22 years old. Winner will rehearse with the band on Saturday mornings and perform in at least one event in May or June.
Sam Herring, lead singer and songwriter from the synth-pop band, Future Islands, will be judging the entries and picking a winner.
Submit this online Singer/Songwriter Contest Application by April 20, 2016. You will need to give us a link to a video of you performing your song, or upload an audio file.
Here is a video of HAT Co doing an acoustic version of Mimi O’Malley’s original song, Ghost Girl.
And a video of the band covering “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks.
Finally, here is our judge, Sam Herring and Future Islands performing live on David Letterman.
