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    <title>Latest Music Contests</title>
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    <title>Rusko Opening DJ Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/rusko-opening-dj-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Monday, March 19, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;12 winners will each be invited to be the opening DJ for Rusko at one of twelve dates of Rusko's U.S. tour. Each winner will get to perform a 30-45 minute set (travel and accommodation not provided) and also receive two VIP tickets to the date they will perform at, plus a meet and greet with Rusko, One pair of signed Sol headphones and a signed copy of Rusko's soon to be launched album 'Songs'. One runner up will will receive two VIP tickets to a date of Rusko's tour nearest to their location (travel and accommodation not provided), signed copy of Rusko's soon to be launched album 'Songs' and a merchandise sampler package featuring one of each item offered during the tour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open to residents of the United States only&lt;/font&gt;. Winners will be required to enter into a written license agreement with Rusko regarding their submissions. No transportation or accommodation will be provided.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To stand a chance of being the warm up DJ for Rusko you need to submit a 10 minute mix of your best DJ set for the chance to be selected as one of the 12 DJs to open for him on tour, in a city nearest to the winner's location. You need to also submit the date, city and state of the concert you wish to perform at which are on the &lt;a href="http://www.talenthouse.com/open-for-rusko?tab=1" target="_blank"&gt;participate page&lt;/a&gt; of the contest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Indaba Music: Weekly Brief February 22, 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/indaba-music-weekly-brief-february-22-2012</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 29, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Up to 10 selected Indaba Music users chosen by the judges will receive $50 cash and be eligible for licensing to third-party clients through the Indaba Music Licensing Catalog&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals who over the age of 13. Submission must be your own work and not previously been published. No more than 3 submissions per entrant. The entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week Indaba Music are looking for a bumpin' party jams that are fun and energetic tracks to enter into their licensing catalog. All styles and genres are welcome and vocals are welcome but optional.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Buitoni Jingle Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/buitoni-jingle-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Sunday, March 18, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 check and their Buitoni Jingle will be played for two weeks on the radio. All five finalists will receive a one year supply of Buitoni.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are aged 18 years or older&lt;/font&gt;. Entrants whose entries are chosen as one of the five finalists irrevocably assign any and all rights, title and interest in their entry to the Sponsor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Write a jingle for Buitoni (they make pasta and sauces). Your jingle can be entered as either written lyrics or submitted as a video. The jingle should be approximately 45 seconds in length which spoken and include the name "Buitoni a minimum of 3 times. To enter you have to 'Like' the &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/BuitoniUSA?sk=app_160390464076782"&gt;Buitoni Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; and submit a jingle through the Facebook app.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Axtone DJ Competition</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/axtone-dj-competition</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Friday, March 2, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opening DJ set at Amnesia, Miami on 21st March 201 and Surfcomber, Miami on 25th March 2012 including a return economy flight to Miami and accommodation for duration of stay. $500 spending money and chance to meet Axwell, Thomas Gold and the team plus Axtone merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Entrants must be over 21&lt;/font&gt; and be available to travel between Tuesday 20 March – Monday 26 March inclusive. One entry per person. Mixes must gain over 100 plays be considered for the shortlist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To enter upload a 30 minute DJ warm up mix to Mixcloud, making sure that you title your entry as &lt;i&gt;Axtone Presents Competition Mix&lt;/i&gt; including your name, the country you live in and anything else you think is of interest in the description. You also have to tag your entry and include the artwork. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Outlook Festival 2012 Producer Competition</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/outlook-festival-2012-producer-competition</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Friday, March 16, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;1st place receives an all-expenses paid trip to the 2012 Outlook Festival in Croatia which includes: a return flight to the festival (or up to £250 contribution towards travel, whichever is lesser), airport transfers and ten dub-plates of their winning tune plus a G-SPEED Q, courtesy of G- Technology by Hitachi, and an Impulse 61 complete with gig bag from Novation. Two runners up will also win two tickets to this year’s Outlook Festival each and, courtesy of G- Technology by Hitachi, a G-DRIVE Slim.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Applicants must be 18 years or older. &lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;The prize is up to £250 towards travel and so this could leave people who are a long distance away from Croatia with money left to pay to attend.&lt;/font&gt; The festival is a bass music festival so they are looking for tracks that would be played at the festival. Producer’s must gain over 500 plays to be considered to progress from Round 1 and later on producer’s must then gain over 100 favourites to be considered for the short list. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outlook, Europe’s biggest bass music and soundsystem culture festival held in Croatia are looking for music producers to upload an original production that you could imagine being played at the festival. To enter &lt;a href="http://outlook-comp.herokuapp.com/submit" target="_blank"&gt;upload your track&lt;/a&gt; making sure that you name the track &lt;i&gt;‘YOUR NAME – Outlook Festival 2012 Competition Entry’&lt;/i&gt;, tag it with &lt;i&gt;‘Outlook Competition 2012′&lt;/i&gt; then use the Outlook Festival Producers competition artwork as your cover art which can be &lt;a href="http://outlook-comp.herokuapp.com/assets/artwork_image.jpg"&gt;downloaded from here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>The 2012 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Session I</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/2012-john-lennon-songwriting-contest-session-i</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Saturday, June 16, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The song of the year (split over the two sessions) will win a $20,000 check, an Avid prize pack, a Mackie mixer and a pair of Mackie Studio Monitors plus a $1,000 scholarship to Digital Media Academy. The 12 Lennon award winners receive $1000 in Mackie and Ampeg Products. The 24 grand prize winners receive a 6,500 in Project Studio Equipment from Avid, Roland and Boss, Audio-Technica, Gibson Guitars and Epiphone, and Propellerhead. Neutrik special edition John Lennon Educational Tour Bus connectors and cable and a one year subscription to Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard, or EQ Magazine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is an entry fee of $30.00 per song. Songs may not exceed five minutes in length. Open to amateur and professional songwriters. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To enter The John Lennon Songwriting Contest you need to submit a 5 minute or less song along with a lyric sheet (if your song has lyrics). The categories are: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm &amp;amp; Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's. Instrumental compositions are encouraged. You song doesn't need to have been professionally recorded as entries are being judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Indaba Music: Weekly Brief February 15, 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/indaba-music-weekly-brief-february-15-2012</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 22, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Up to 10 selected Indaba Music users chosen by the judges will receive $50 cash and be eligible for licensing to third-party clients through the Indaba Music Licensing Catalog&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals who over the age of 13. Submission must be your own work and not previously been published. No more than 3 submissions per entrant. The entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's Indaba Music Weekly Brief they want you to use the provided Saxophone improvisations recorded by Timo and incorporate them into a new, original piece of music. Your music can be in any style or genre. The Saxophone recordings were recorded at 100 BPM. Completed tracks should be submitted to Indaba Music.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>DMC Online DJ Championship 2012 Round 1</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/dmc-online-dj-championship-2012</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Monday, March 19, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this round, 3 publicly voted and 7 DJs chosen by DMC World Champions will go through to the final. The final grand prize is $3000 cash and an all expenses trip to the September DMC WORLD FINALS in London with the option to compete live for the ultimate DJ title or just simply join the world's National DJ champions as a VIP spectator. Two runners-up (as selected by DMC) will also receive prizes from the sponsors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are no limitations on the equipment the DJs wish to use in their performances. Each DJ should introduce themselves by showing their face on camera to confirm their identity in their performances. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are 3 rounds to this contest each lasting a month with a final schedule for August which is voted on by public and DMC World Champion DJs. This is Round 1. Submit a turntablist 2 minute DJ set showing off your turntable skills as a video entry. Entries should be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or MUZU. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Indaba Music: Bandpage HQ SXSW Showcase Opportunity</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/indaba-music-bandpage-hq-sxsw-showcase-opportunity</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Sunday, February 26, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The chosen band selected by Indaba Music will perform at a slot in the Indaba showcase at BandPage HQ on Friday, March 16th in Austin including receive up to $1,000 toward travel expenses and a professional video shot of the performance complete with an on camera interview.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Have to be willing to travel to Austin, Texas&lt;/font&gt; Open to individuals over the age of 13 years. Each entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actively touring bands can enter this opportunity on Indaba Music by submitting at least 3 original songs for consideration. All genres are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Soniccouture Crowd-Choir Project</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/soniccouture-crowd-choir-project</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Saturday, March 31, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;One participant chosen at random will receive the custom-made, 5 octave cherry-wood mbira plus everybody that sends Soniccouture a recorded note will receive the CrowdChoir instrument free, in Kontakt /EXS &amp;amp; Ableton Live format.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Mbira will be shipped free of charge to the winner. Files must be either WAV, AIFF or MP3 format. Individual Files must be under 10MB.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Soniccouture are building a unique sampler instrument using choir/vocal sounds from all around the world and they need a minimum of 2000 vocal notes to build it. This is where you can come in because if you record a sample of you singing "Aahhh" and submit it to them then you can stand a chance of winning the Mbira and also everyone that enters receives a copy of the instrument for free. There is a guide pitch on the page to help you hit the right note and form to upload your vocal sample.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Brad's Raw Foods Jingle Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/brads-raw-foods-jingle-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Sunday, March 4, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The winning jingle will be used as one of the official jingles for Brad’s Raw Foods and will be aired across the US and the world with the musician who created it receiving $2,000 and some serious promotion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All genre of music are welcome as background music to the jingle. The author of the awarded jingle gives all rights to Brad’s Raw Foods LLC as the sole owner of the final selected jingle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create a jingle for Brad's Raw Foods. There should be a 15 to 30 second jingle and also a one minute version of the jingle to be able to enter. There are some keywords to help you out which are: Brad’s Raw Chips, Brad’s Leafy Kale, Living Enzymes, Raw Diet, Raw Lifestyle, Raw Healthy Snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Healthy Lifestyle, Dehydrated – not baked or fried, Meal in a Bag. Completed jingles should be uploaded sent to the email address on the jingle contest page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-concerto-competition</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Thursday, March 22, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 check, the opportunity to perform your solo piece with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on November 30, 2012 and December 2, 2012 which include a round trip from a major airport near winner’s home to Pittsburgh, accommodations. 4 finalists receive a trip for to Pittsburgh to perform in the live audition on June 11, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are the age of majority in their place of residence.&lt;/font&gt; Each entrant may upload one submission. The fulls rules can be &lt;a href="http://pso.culturaldistrict.org/pso_home/web/concerto-competition/terms-and-conditions" target="_blank"&gt;read here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This opportunity by The Pittsburgh Symphony is open to musicians to give a solo performance on one of these 10 instruments: piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, bassoon, or harp. To enter you have to submit a video of up to 10 minutes in length showing the performance of a work that you would perform in concert, if you were selected as the grand prize winner. The work you choose must be from the selected repetoire which can &lt;a href="http://pso.culturaldistrict.org/pso_home/web/repertoire" target="_blank"&gt;viewed here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Sonoma Wire Works Riffrumble 18 Song Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/sonoma-wire-works-riffrumble-18-song-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Thursday, February 23, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 1st prize winner as chosen by Lorenz Rychner (Editor of Recording Magazine) receives a Taylor GS Mini Guitar, Taylor ES-Go Pick Up, 1 year subscription to Recording Magazine 1 Year Subscription, "Recording the Electric Guitar" by Jon Bare, Recording Coffee Mug, GuitarJack iOS Interface, CableJive dockXtender Dock Extender Cable and your choice of $1000 worth of Sonoma software. There are also prizes for 2nd place as chosen by contestants and 3rd place as chosen by the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;You can use any third party applications, however you must use RiffWorks T4 (free), RiffWorks Standard or the FourTrack iPhone app to record the entry. You have to be prepared to submit a .rws file as proof that Riffworks was used to record&lt;/font&gt;. Entrants must be over 13 years of age.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit original songs which have the theme and your interpretion of "Love" using RiffWorks Standard v2.6.7, RiffWorks T4 v2.6.7, or FourTrack to record your entry. Riffwork T4 can be downloaded for free &lt;a href="http://www.sonomawireworks.com/T4/" target="_blank"&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;. Complete entries need to be &lt;a href="http://www.sonomawireworks.com/T4/" target="_blank"&gt;sent to Riffworld using the Riffcast ability&lt;/a&gt; of the software making sure you include the tag name &lt;b&gt;riffrumble18&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Shure Songwriting Award 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/shure-songwriting-award</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Friday, March 9, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opportunity to professionally develop your talent and skills including the opportunity to perform in live showcase events in London by receiving a place on a one-year Cert HE in Songwriting course delivered in London, UK commencing in October 2012 and worth over £5000. One runner up receives the opportunity to attend the same course at a heavily discounted price.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Must be aged 17+ by August 1st 2012. One application per person. Entries must be in English.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To enter this Songwriting Award by Shure and BMI you have to upload a video of yourself performing an original song live. This should be an entire performance that is one continuous and static shot. You must accompany yourself as no band, backing tracks or commercial videos will be eligible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Shifted Search for a DJ Resident Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/shifted-search-dj-resident-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 29, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The best mix will be crowned as Shifted's brand new resident DJ.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Due to the prize and Shifted events located in and around London and Essex, UK, it is only open to people from around that area.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shifted hold events in and around London and Essex in the UK and are looking for DJ's to upload a DJ mix to &lt;a href="http://soundcloud.com/groups/shifted-search-for-a-resident" target="_blank"&gt;SoundCloud group&lt;/a&gt; to stand a chance of becoming their new resident DJ.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/uk"&gt;UK&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Hit Like A Girl: Drumming Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/hit-girl-drumming-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Sunday, April 1, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grand prize winner gets a Crush Sublime Tour Maple 5-piece kit with M4 hardware, 6 TRX ICON cymbals, 12 pairs of Vater drum sticks and stick bag, $500 in Evans drumheads, SKB cases and Alfred instructional media. 2nd place gets 4 TRX NRG cymbals, 12 pairs of Vater sticks, Evans snare drumheads, SKB cymbal bag, Sponsor merchandise. 3rd prize gets 3 TRX ICON cymbals, 6 Pair of Vater sticks, Evans snare drumhead, SKB cymbal bag, sponsor merchandise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open to female drummers only.&lt;/font&gt; Drummers of any age may enter. Winners from territories outside North America may be responsible for any additional shipping costs. No drummer signed to a major label or in a major band is eligible. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Female drummers can enter a video and short bio into this contest to enter. The video can be in any drumming style, solo performance or with a band, but only the first 3 minutes of the video will be judged. Videos need to be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo and then submitted to the contest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Indaba Music: Weekly Brief February 8, 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/indaba-music-weekly-brief-february-8-2012</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 15, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Up to 10 selected Indaba Music users chosen by the judges will receive $50 cash and be eligible for licensing to third-party clients through the Indaba Music Licensing Catalog&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals who over the age of 13. Submission must be your own work and not previously been published. No more than 3 submissions per entrant. The entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indaba Music's weekly brief for 25th January was to send in a HipHop, Pop or RnB instrumental and this week they are looking for vocalists to sing over the top of the winners. So sing, rap or whatever it is you can do with your vocals over the top of  one of these 10 instrumental to enter. You can submit up to 3 completed songs. Final arrangements will be jointly owned by the instrumental producer and the lyricist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>GeneratioNext Singing Performance Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/generationext-singing-performance-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 22, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;GeneratioNext will choose one singer who will get a chance to perform live at GeneratioNext in New York in March 2012. Highlist of the performance will be featured on GeneratioNext and DJBooth's social media channels. This prize includes travel and one night of accommodation in New York. One runner-up will have their submission featured on GeneratioNext and DJ Booth's social media channels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open only to residents of the U.S.&lt;/font&gt; Entrants must be individuals and not a band. The winner will have no ownership rights in and to their appearance for GeneratioNext in New York in March 2012. The winner, runner-up and highest-voted entrant shall provide a 6 month promotional licence to GeneratioNext to use the submissions for promotional and marketing purposes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;GeneratioNext, DJBooth and Talenthouse are looking for solo singers who want to perform at GeneratioNext in New York. To enter for a chance to give a singing performance you need to submit a MP3 or video demonstrating your abilities as a singer in under 10 minutes. Note: Videos should be uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube and  then submitted to Talenthouse at least 48 hours before the closing date.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Hello Music Songwriter Competition</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/hello-music-songwriter-competition</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Monday, March 5, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grand prize winner will receive a music gear package containing: a Heil PR35 Microphone, a pair of House of Marley Trenchtown Rock Destiny Headphones, a Tascam DP03 Recorder, a pair of KRK White Monitors and an Auralex Mudgard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals over the age of 13 years. Each entrant shall own the copyright to their submission.  To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indaba Music and Hello Music have teamed up to run a songwriters contest where you can win $2,000 worth of recording gear. Hello Music helps musicians get great deals on instruments and recording equipment. Enter your original songs by creating an account on Indaba Music and uploading them into the contest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Jake Shimabukuro's Online Ukulele Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/jake-shimabukuros-online-ukulele-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Monday, February 20, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The winner will have the chance to open for Jake Shimabukuro at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (2012 SFIAAFF) on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Due to prize it is probably best that you live within traveling distance of San Francisco USA.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To enter you have to upload to YouTube a video of you playing the ukelele making sure you tag it with Ukulelestar and CAAM and then email the link to the email address on &lt;a href="http://caamedia.org/blog/caam-events/2012/02/02/calling-all-wannabe-ukulele-stars/" target="_blank"&gt;the contest details page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Nikon: Perform at The Warner Sound at SXSW</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/nikon-perform-warner-sound-sxsw</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Monday, February 20, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;One musician or band will be selected to perform at the exclusive "The Warner Sound captured by Nikon" at SXSW Festival in Austin Texas on March 14th 2012.  Travel and accommodation will be provided as well as VIP access to "The Warner Sound captured by Nikon". The winner will also receive a new Nikon 1 J1 camera kit (including a 1 NIKKOR 10-30mm VR lens). There is also the prize of Nikon equipment for one runner up valued at $1,000 and for the highest voted artist they will receive $2,000 of Nikon equipment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open to U.S. residents only except those living in Florida&lt;/font&gt;. Submissions must be comprised of the participant's original material.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;For your chance to be able to play at SXSW Festival you have to submit a video of a music performance showing original material. You have to upload this to either Vimeo or YouTube and the submit the URL to the Talenthouse website.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Counting Crows Cover Song Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/counting-crows-cover-song-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Thursday, March 1, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;There will be three grand prize winners chosen by The Counting Crows who each have their cover included on the covers EP which will be distributed to fans for free. Receive a $600 gift card to guitar Center and receive a signed Squier guitar. The popular vote winner also gets a Squier guitar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals over the age of 13 years. Void in the province of Quebec. The winning entries license to Collective Records, LLC, the copyrights in the sound recording. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indaba Music and Counting Crows want to hear your best cover version of a Counting Crow song. There are prizes from Squier and Guitar Center for the three winners as well as each making it onto a EP which will be released to fans for free. Here's a Counting Crows YouTube video...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Indaba Music: Weekly Brief February 1, 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/indaba-music-weekly-brief-february-1-2012</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Wednesday, February 8, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;10 selected Indaba Music users chosen by the judges will receive $50 cash and be eligible for licensing to third-party clients through the Indaba Music Licensing Catalog&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Open to individuals who over the age of 13. Submission must be your own work and not previously been published. No more than 3 submissions per entrant. The entrant shall own the copyright to their submission. To enter you need to be registered member on Indaba Music. A free member gets to enter 3 locked opportunities per year for free unless they purchase a Pro membership on Indaba allowing them to enter unlimited opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's edition of the Indaba Music weekly Brief is looking for your best tracks which are just 60 seconds in length. Your should think of your track as being in a hypothetical commercial spot at the imminent Super Bowl. They are looking for a concise and captivating musical narrative. If you think you have a track or can create one, enter it to win the $50 and entry to Indaba's Music licensing catalog where you track can get licensed to third parties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Guitar Center: Your Next Record with T-Pain &amp; Young Fyre</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/guitar-center-your-next-record-t-pain-young-fyre</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Tuesday, April 3, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The winner gets a 3 song EP produced by Young Fyre (Producer of T-Pain's rEVOLVEr album who has worked with Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Mario, Busta Rhymes, Ace Hood and Travie McCoy). T-PAIN will write and produce your single. Plus the winner gets a complete Pro Tools HD Native Recording studio, AKAI MPC 5000 music production center, gear and products from Shure, iZotope and Rockstar Energy Drink and free Tunecore distribution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Open only to individual musicians and musical groups who are legal residents of the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia (excluding HI, AK and Puerto Rico) who are the age of majority in their jurisdiction.&lt;/font&gt;  Song is an original work of entrant and within the Rap, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, or R&amp;amp;B genres.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To enter this opportunity you need to &lt;a href="http://tpain.whooznxt.com/" target="_blank"&gt;register on Whooznxt&lt;/a&gt; and then submit a video that is no longer than 7 minutes in length. Your video should be of a performance of an original track which has been written by the entrant. This track must fall within the Rap, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul or R&amp;amp;B genres. You'll also need to grow your fan base throughout the duration of the contest as the judging panel will be paying extra attention.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/usa"&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>John Lennon Valentine's Day Songwriting Contest</title>
    <link>http://www.musiccomps.net/contest/john-lennon-valentines-day-songwriting-contest</link>
    <description>&lt;div class="field field-name-field-closingdate field-type-date field-label-above"&gt;&lt;div class="field-label"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="field-items"&gt;&lt;div class="field-item even"&gt;&lt;span class="date-display-single"&gt;Friday, February 10, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Epiphone guitar, Avid M-Box, ProTools and an Audio-Technica Microphone plus the winner of the Valentine's Day Special as well as 2 runner ups will automatically be considered for John Lennon Songwriting Contest Session I.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#AA0000"&gt;Entry fee is $30 USD per entry.&lt;/font&gt; All genres accepted. Songs may not exceed five minutes in length. Open to amateur and professional songwriters. Rules and Regulations of the JLSC apply&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="newicon" id="niinfo"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Music Contest Info:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit your Love Song into the John Lennon Songwriting Contest before 10th and you'll also be eligible for this special Valentine's Day prize. Send your entry in with the normal $30 entry fee, lyric sheet, application form and of course your track as a MP3, CD or cassette.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.musiccomps.net/eligibility/location/international"&gt;International&lt;/a&gt;
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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