Hey friends! Just found out I'm headed to the Kauai Music Festival courtesy of Performing Songwriter, BMI and songwriter101.com! Here's the BMI press release: 3.18.2005 'Be Heard' Kauai Scholarship Winners Announced Performing Songwriter magazine is proud to announce the winners of the "Be Heard" Scholarships to this year's Kauai Music Festival, being held May 26-29, 2005. Sponsored by BMI and Songwriter101.com, a website and user community focused on the business side of songwriting, the scholarships are worth over $2,000 each. The winners of the Performing Songwriter "Be Heard" Scholarships are: Clayton Colwell from Lenox, MA Winning song: "Tongue Tied" Devon Copley from Brooklyn, NY Winning song: "Late Night Show" (co-written by Alex and Devon of the Animators) Steve Boynton from Steamboat Springs, CO Winning song: "The Photograph" The official announcement of the winners took place at a BMI industry brunch held during the SXSW Conference in Austin on March 18. Now in its third year, the Kauai Music Festival provides a unique opportunity for aspiring songwriters to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. This multi-faceted four-day event, also sponsored by BMI, features seminar-style instruction for small groups in a variety of settings to promote the creative spirit, as well as lectures and panel discussions by hit songwriters, music publishers, entertainment attorneys, producers and other industry professionals."
