CALLING ALL REGGAE ARTISTS, PRODUCERS, SOUNDS & DJS!!!!!  Reality Shock, Houseofreggae.de, ForwardFm & Jah Army bring you the very first "REGGAE GOT TALENT COMPETITION 2009."

THERE ARE 3 COMPETITION CATEGORIES:

1. UPCOMING ARTISTS
2. PRODUCERS & LABELS
3. DJS & SOUNDS

FOR FULL DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER, CHECK THE COMPETITION RULES PDF HERE:
www.realityshock.com/rgtrules.pdf

The deadline for all entries will be November 30th, and winners will be announced December 14th.  All entries will be judged by our panel of reggae veterans including EARL 16, AFRIKAN SIMBA & DOUGIE WARDROP.

Writer's Digest is accepting entries in the Pop Fiction Awards. Submit your entry (or entries!) now for your chance to win $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books and the 2010 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.

Compete and win in 5 Categories:

·Romance

·Mystery/Crime Fiction

·Science Fiction/Fantasy

·Thriller/Suspense

·Horror

Entry Deadline: Monday, November 02, 2009.
Entry Fee: All entries are $15.00 each

For more information, visit: http://www.writersdigest.com/popularfictionawards

'NetteRadio is a weekly 2-hour internet radio show that is dedicated to promoting unsigned/indie women musicians. Hosted by Annette Conlon with The Conlons (formerly of  band Eden Automatic) the show broadcasts live each Wednesday night from their studios in Los Angeles, CA.

For more information and to submit you music, visit http://www.netteradio.com/submit.html

With over 40 music industry pro and hit songwriters present and registration limited to 200 attendees, the Durango Songwriters Expo (Oct. 8-10) is all about intimate networking. Attendees will have the opportunity to get their music heard and develop relationships within the industry. Three #1 songs have been written at the Expo by participating hit songwriters, including a collaboration between Expo attendee Alissa Moreno and Jeffrey Steele, which was recently a hit for Rascal Flatts.
 
For more info and to download the registration form, please visit www.Durango-Songwriters-Expo.com.

Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live! Fall 2009, taking place on October 6, 2009 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego, will explore how today's advanced mobile devices and applications have revolutionized the music industry, and will examine how artists, promoters and managers are using them to promote and profit in new ways.

For more infomation, visit: http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/melivefall/index.jsp

IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) promotes excellence in Acoustic Music Performance and Artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Win a Top Prize of US$11,000 worth of Prizes!

Judging is based on excellence in music performance, songwriting/composition/song choice, music production and originality/artistry. You can enter in a number of categories such as: Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group, Folk, Alternative, Acoustic Open Genre, etc.

The 6th Annual IAMA is sponsored by:D'Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Access, Tanager Software, Sirius XM Radio, Acoustic Café Radio Show, Superdups, Kari Estrin Management & Consulting, Sonicbids, and Broadjam.com.
 
For more information, visit: http://www.inacoustic.com/

It’s been nearly a decade since the digital music genie burst out of its bottle, changing the game for virtually everyone in the music ecosystem. So what comes next? Future of Music Policy Summit 2009 will examine this question through practical, musician-focused workshops, keynotes from leading artists, managers and policymakers and inspired panel discussions with the sharpest minds in the music/technology space. New this year, the event will feature unique presentations from a range of visionaries about where we’ve been and where we go from here. All this plus cocktail parties, a movie screening and a rock show!

Policy Summit 2009 is taking place at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on October 4-6. It will also be webcast live by web.illish.us.

There are a range of incredible speakers and panelists lined up, with more on the way. One of the more exciting recent additions is Daniel Ek, founder of Spotify — the potentially game-changing music service that’s sweeping Europe and collecting press mentions like rockers collect hangovers. Ek will swing in from Sweden and offer his vision for music in the digital age, which you won’t want to miss.

On the artist side, the Future of Music Coalition announced that the legendary Wayne Kramer of MC5 will be there, as well as Mike Mills of R.E.M.

For more information, visit: http://futureofmusic.org/

GameSoundCon is an intensive two-day seminar for composers, sound designers and other audio professionals, teaching the unique creative, technical and business challenges essential to work in the game music and game sound industry.

GameSoundCon's inaugural event will be held on September 24 and 25 in Los Angeles, CA, at the Hyatt Regency Century City. The second GameSoundCon for 2009 will be held on November 13 and 14 in San Francisco, CA, at Pyramind Studios.

SoundCon LLC, founded by industry leader Brian Schmidt, is dedicated to education on the art, technology and business of game music and sound creation. Schmidt received the Game Audio Network Guild's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a 23 year veteran in the game audio industry, having composed game music and created sound effects for over 130 interactive games. In addition to his creative work, Schmidt is the industry leader in game audio technology, having brought interactive Dolby Digital surround sound to video gaming as architect of the Xbox and Xbox 360 audio systems. Schmidt is a frequent speaker on the game industry, having given keynote addresses and seminars on game music and sound throughout the world.

For more information, visit http://www.gamesoundcon.com/

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the NSAI Song Contest presented by CMT, there are new prizes designed to help amateur songwriters on their road to becoming a professional songwriter and enhance their careers.

Just a few of the prizes up for grabs this year include:
 
-Ninety-minute mentoring session with hit songwriter/recording artist Jewel
-Your song pitched to music industry execs through our Winners Compilation CD for one year
-Three-day trip to Nashville including accommodations by Homewood Suites and airfare
-A private tour of the CMT studios
-Entrance to the NSAI Songwriter Career Path Program
-Prizes from Gibson, SHURE, Otterball, Elixir Strings, CMT and more

The Top 12 winning songwriters will each have their song pitched to music industry execs through the Winners Compilation CD for one year.

For more information, visit http://www.cmt.com/asm/contests/nsai/2009/index.jhtml

The Arizona Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters launches the 2009-2010 Literature Competition which emphasizes short story writing to all residents of the state of Arizona between the ages of 18 and 33. Three awards will be offered for first, second, and third place in the amount of $2000.00, $1000.00, and $500.00 respectively. The first place award recipient will automatically compete on the national competition level which will take place in Clearwater, Florida on May, 2010. In addition to the cash awards, the first place award recipient will receive compensation for travel and accommodations to the national competition.

Contestants are required to submit two stories of which he or she is the sole author. One story must be written as a first-person narrative while the other is primarily in third person. A minimum of 1000 words is required for each story with no more than a total of 7,500 words for the two stories together. Submissions must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010 for consideration. Contestants must not be or previously have been under professional literary management. There is no entry fee to participate in the competition.

Contestants will be invited to participate in a panel discussion about literature, professional writing, and publication which will be conducted by the judges after final award recipient results have been recorded. The date of this panel discussion will be announced in due course.

Applications and a complete set of rules and regulations for this competition may be found at this web address: http://www.arts-nsal.org/chp/images/8/LitComp-10-AZ.pdf. Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to print the document. General information about the Arizona Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters may be found here: http://www.arts-nsal.org/ChapterPage.asp?id=8. The national website is: http://www.arts-nsal.org/. National competition information may be found here: http://www.arts-nsal.org/competition.html.

Recipients of the three NSAL Arizona Chapter awards will be announced in early March, 2010.

The National Society of Arts and Letters' objective is to encourage and assist promising young artists through arts competitions, scholarships and other career opportunities. Since 1944 the aims and objectives of NSAL have been to: discover talented young artists at the beginning of their careers; award excellence by granting awards for competitions in art, dance, drama, literature, music, and musical theater; create opportunities for career development and expression in literature and the visual and performing arts; and promote a greater public interest in the creative arts.

For more information, please contact: Dave Ryder, Co-Chair of the Literature Competition - dryder@veerconsulting.com or at the address indicated on the application. All information is subject to change without notice.

About Veer Consulting, LLC

Veer Consulting, LLC is a marketing, conference, and event management company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, please visit http://www.veerconsulting.com.

The 5th Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) has been receiving entries for AFFF 2009 to be held in Singapore from 28 November to 4 December 2009.

AFFF created a dynamic platform to showcase first time excellence in film making from the Asia - Pacific film making community. The festival continues to highlight the diversity and uniqueness of Asian - Pacific cultures and its Diaspora through film and documentary.

"The diversity and talent that continues to emerge from the Asia - Pacific area is outstanding. From the steppes of Mongolia to the oceans of the Pacific, from the streets of Teheran to the Forests of Vietnam, our film makers continue to inspire us with stories of passion and hope, love and despair' says Sanjoy Roy, Festival Director.

The final nominations will be announced in October 2009 and they will be judged by an eminent jury who will award films across 11 categories. The results will be announced at the gala awards night on 4th December in Singapore.

Last year's winners include 'Firaaq', a thought-provoking Indian film about the aftermath of the 2002 riots in Gujarat; which won a hat trick of awards, including Best Film. Other winners included Singaporean Bosco Francis for Best Actor for his excellent performance in Eric Khoo's 'My Magic' and Dante Nico Garcia from Philippines for his outstanding directorial work in 'Ploning'.

Award winning films have gone on to find commercial success in film territories across the world. 'The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros' (AFFF Best Film 2005 and Philippines' official Academy Award entrant 2007 for Best Foreign Film), grossed over 20 Million USD in revenues after being discovered at AFFF. 'Jump' which was awarded Best Documentary went on to find theatrical release in Taiwan. Shoe Fairy - Japan, Bombivili Fast - India, 'Puteri Gunung Ledang' - Malaysia, 'A Hero's Journey' - Singapore, and the 'Dragon Eye Congee' - Taiwan also found commercial success.

AFFF is a part of the Asia TV Forum (2-4 December 2009) organized by the Media Development Authority (MDA) which helps in the marketing of film rights internationally. "AFFF and ATF present a strong platform for any first time film maker to showcase their work and find success in the world of film making" commented Shweta Asnani, Executive Producer of the AFFF.

All filmmakers of Asian Pacific origin are encouraged to submit their films and documentaries at the earliest. Submission forms, rules and regulations are available on the AFFF website at http://www.asianfirstfilms.com. There is no entry fee and the final submission deadline is 15 September 2009.

The nominated first-time films and documentaries will compete for eleven awards in the categories of:
• Best Actor in a Leading Role
• Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Best Cinematographer
• Best Director
• Best Director (Documentary)
• Best Documentary
• Best Film
• Best Producer
• Best Script or Screenplay
• Best Short Film
• Purple Orchid Foreign Correspondents Association Choice Award
For more information on the AFFF, please log on to http://www.asianfirstfilms.com.

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With over $25,000 in cash and prizes, more opportunities and more great music then ever before the New York Songwriters Circle are excited to welcome you to submit your music to the 2009 Songwriting Contest. With the most recent success of past winners Kate Voegele, Company Of Thieves and Mieka Pauley, they are once again on the search for the best songwriters out there today.

Submissions are now being accepted from songwriters worldwide in all musical genres. All song submissions must be in English.

Submission fees: $30 per one song submission / $50 per three song submission.

All entrants receive a complimentary 6-month MoB membership to Broadjam.com (a $25 value) and a free 6 month subscription to onlinegigs.com (a $120 value).  All 12 finalists as well as winners of the International and Young Songwriter Award will receive a free one-year Primo Mob membership to Broadjam ($239 value).

HOW SUBMISSIONS ARE PROCCESSED:

All submissions are reviewed and screened by a professional listening team consisting of music professionals, established songwriters and industry taste makers directed by Tina Shafer, the circle's artistic director. Each submission is also reviewed for the opportunity of being featured in our award winning ongoing showcase series in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and/or Los Angeles, as well as many special events we produce throughout the year.

Additionally all submissions are added to our online music database and are tagged with specific terms that allow us to locate them for future placement opportunities in films, TV shows and advertisements. For over 19 years we have developed contacts and partnerships with many industry professionals who are always looking for great content. Your song submissions add your music to this growing database of material and allows you the opportunity to take part in all of these exciting opportunities thereby exposing your music to new, bigger audiences.

12 Finalists will be selected to advance to the finals. During 2 live music events, November 18th and 19th, 2009* at the legendary Bitter End in New York City the 12 finalists will perform their songs live in front of a blue ribbon panel of judges and crowds of enthusiastic fans, from which the winners will be voted on a silent ballot in what is considered by many the top NY songwriting event of the year. (*finals date subject to change).

All 12 finalists as well as winners of the International and the Young Writer Award winners will have their music serviced to all of our judges and sponsors as well as other music industry professionals and will be invited to perform with the circle at a later date.

Submissions deadline is October 1st, 2009. All mail in submissions must be postmarked by September 23rd, 2009 to qualify.

For more information, visit http://www.songwriters-circle.com/