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FOURTH ANNUAL ECHO SONGWRITING PRIZE, PRESENTED BY SOCAN, LAUNCHES SEPTEMBER 1
SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is proud to announce the fourth annual ECHO Songwriting Prize, which highlights and celebrates the songwriting talents of some of the best independent and up-and-coming songwriters in Canada.
How it works: An independent panel made up of 10 of the nation’s top music community tastemakers, representing various regions of the country and a diverse collection of musical genres, nominates a total of 30 songs. Once the nomination process is complete, the panelists review each of the nominated songs and, using a point-value system, determine the five songs that will be voted on by the public. The public is then able to listen to the songs and vote for their favourite at www.echoprize.ca. The writer(s) of the winning song will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
Past winners: The 2008 winners, for “Night Windows,” were Stephen Carroll, John Samson, Greg Smith and Jason Tait of the Weakerthans. Toronto rapper Abdominal won the 2007 prize for “Pedal Pusher,” and Winnipeg punk group Propagandhi won in 2006 for “A Speculative Fiction.”