May 2010
1 post
The Knots Record At Vogville, Win BC's Best Teen...
Image credit: Adam Blasberg (Youth Ink)
The Knots Keep Rolling:
Just two months ago this rag tag group of tragically hipsters, The Knots, pearl jammed their way into our hearts and became the eventual Song Search New West winners. Today the band held their second of two sessions recording their song This Royal City at Vogville recording studios. But that’s not all the Knots have been up...
February 2010
8 posts
The Knots win!!
NEWS! Judges describe it as a three way race between Colin Grieve, Jeremy Rae and The Knots.
The Knots win for their great original song -This Royal City.
Honorable Mentions: Colin Grieve (Rocketship), Jeremy Rae (This City) Emma Ciprian ( Miracles Will Happen) Roby Pamintuan and Kaye Historillo ( City Where the Future Lives).
Congratulations to everyone who participated. Thank you for a legacy...
Judges Narrow the Field, Still NO Winner!
Judges are currently huddled in discussion. Word is it’s a tight race. Stay tuned for the results!
Judges Selecting a Winner!
With 29 submissions to adjudicate this is a big task for our judges, one of whom was delayed returning from the Grammy’s. This has slowed the process. We ask for your continued patience and will announce the winner, here, as soon as the judges have made their decision.
January 2010
30 posts
Submission Deadline Extended to Jan. 27, 2010
Winner announced Feb. 1 st, 2010
To SUBMIT -upload your video to YouTube and then cut and paste the YouTube link to our submission page. Be sure to opt for a ‘video post’ and not a ‘text post.’
Good Luck New West! Keep singing and writing and submitting! You’ve got until Jan. 27 at 4:30pm.
Song Search New West Submission Deadline Extended...
Winner announced Feb. 1 st, 2010
To SUBMIT -upload your video to YouTube and then cut and paste the YouTube link to our submission page. Be sure to opt for a ‘video post’ and not a ‘text post.’
Good Luck New West! Keep singing and writing and submitting! You’ve got until Jan. 27 at 4:30pm.
December 2009
2 posts
Before You Submit — Read the Rules
Official Rules: Song Search New West
YOU MUST READ AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES.
1. Eligibility
The Song Search New West contest is open only to residents of the City of New Westminster, including all current City of New Westminster employees.
All entrants...
November 2009
6 posts
The Prizes
Prizes
Professional recording (including sound engineering and mastering) of the winning song.
A chance to perform the winning song at the New Westminster Torch Relay Community Celebration on the morning of Feb.9, 2010, at Queen’s Park, New Westminster, BC.
About Our Celebrity Judges
Judges include: TV actor Graham Wardle who plays “Ty” on CBC’s show Heartland. Wardle grew up in New Westminster and is shooting Heartland’s current season.
Check Graham out here, and on facebook here.
Kevin “Chief” Zaruk, of Chief Music Management, is a former long-serving sound manager for the internationally successful rock band Nickleback and currently manages popular rock bands such as...
About Song Search New West
The New Westminster Torch Relay Celebration Committee, in partnership with the City of New Westminster, BC and the School Alliance of Student Songwriters (SASS BC), is pleased to invite New Westminster musicians of all ages and abilities to write and perform a song for the first ever Song Search New West contest. A panel of celebrity and music industry judges has been selected to review the...
Having a Problem? Email Us!
If you:
Can’t see the website?
Are having trouble uploading your video?
Need a hand writing your song?
Send us an an email with your questions! Be sure to include your name, and if you have one, a link to your song on youtube. We’re happy to hear from anyone and everyone, so drop us a line!
Best of luck, The Song Search Team songsearchnewwest@gmail.com