ASPIRING CANADIAN WRITERS CONTESTS

2014 SINGER-SONGWRITER MENTOR EXPERIENCE

The 2014 Singer-Songwriter Mentor Experience is pleased to announce its

3 Grand Prize Winners & 25 Finalists!

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS (The TOP 3):  FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS

Our Grand Prize Winners uploaded their contest video entries to their YouTube channels to ensure ownership and copyright protection and to showcase their other original work.

First Place Prize: AMIR BRANDON for his song, Millions

View Amir's contest entry at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgz8sM683oY

www.amirbrandon.com

"Amir's song 'Millions' grabbed me from the first listen. It's a song that hooks you right away, but instead of tiring of it, you find yourself liking it even more after many listens. It's the kind of song you turn up and sing along to (loudly) in the car. The sentiment of the song is simple and timeless, but his lyrical choices are unique and feel quite authentic. His confident performance with the ukelele was especially endearing.

Great job!" - Finalists Judge, Lesley Pike

Our interview with Amir:  http://www.allysonlatta.ca/2015/03/10/writing-from-the-heart-interview-with-prize-winning-singer-songwriter-amir-brandon/

Performance prize - Amir opened for contest judge Melanie Durrant at The Paintbox Bistro on April 11, 2015:  http://www.screenwritermentorexperience.org/#!dinner-and-music-at-tsc/c1q1c

Second Place Prize: ELIAS EDLUND for his song, My Biggest Mistake

View Elias' contest entry at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azDlw3nkrA

www.eliforshort.com

Third Place Prize: REBEKAH STEVENS for her song, All In Good Time                                           View Rebekah's contest entry at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-2p4KB5xw&feature=youtu.be

www.rebekahstevensmusic.com

FINALISTS (THE TOP 25)

• Noah Aiken-Klar
  

• Bev Allen
  

• Scott Anthony Andrews
  

• Carolyn Anele
  

• Stephanie Benbow
  

• Eric Berg
  

• James Blanchard
  

• Amir Brandon
  

• Matthew Dean
  

• Margaret De Bellis
  

• Jodi Doidge
  

• Elias Edlund
  

• Karen Fowlie
  

• James Gates
  

• Micheal Lander
  

• Scott MacKay
  

• Craig McIvor
  

• Eli Maiuri
  

• Heather Meori
  

• Scott Perrie
  

• Curtis Platt
  

• Timothy Prueter
  

• Angela Saini
  

• Wesley Scott
  

• Rebekah Stevens