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Undiscovered Christian musicians, songwriters and
performers who enter the Cross Canada Talent Search have the chance to win
prizes that could jump-start their career.
The competition was held last year for the first time,
with dozens of artists from across the country converging on Calgary to
compete in the songwriting and performance categories.
Sponsored by Shine 88.9 FM, the 2008 talent show is
held in conjunction with GMA Canada Week in Calgary from October 21 –
24.
Winners of the adjudicated competition receive a demo
recording package, radio airplay, music gear and a trip to the prestigious
Estes Park competition in Colorado the following August.
Leroy Harder, producer and organizer of the talent
search, explained that all the major agents and labels from the United
States head out to Estes Park “scouting for the next artist they want
to get behind.”
Kitchener, Ontario’s Adam Padfield, the winner of last
year's songwriting competition, said, “I had no idea how big of a
deal it was going to be until I got there.”
He entered three of his songs in the songwriting
category, which boasted over 250 entries. When all three made it into the
top 30, Padfield, who had gone with no expectations, said, “It was
crazy.” Undiscovered Christian musicians, songwriters and performers
who enter the Cross Canada Talent Search have the chance to win prizes that
could jump-start their career.
The competition was held last year for the first time,
with dozens of artists from across the country converging on Calgary to
compete in the songwriting and performance categories.
Sponsored by Shine 88.9 FM, the 2008 talent show is
held in conjunction with GMA Canada Week in Calgary from October 21 –
24.
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Winners of the adjudicated competition receive a demo
recording package, radio airplay, music gear and a trip to the prestigious
Estes Park competition in Colorado the following August.
Leroy Harder, producer and organizer of the talent
search, explained that all the major agents and labels from the United
States head out to Estes Park “scouting for the next artist they want
to get behind.”
Kitchener, Ontario’s Adam Padfield, the winner of last
year's songwriting competition, said, “I had no idea how big of a
deal it was going to be until I got there.”
He entered three of his songs in the songwriting
category, which boasted over 250 entries. When all three made it into the
top 30, Padfield, who had gone with no expectations, said, “It was
crazy.”
Padfield went on to win Jazz/ Blues Album of the
Year at the next evening’s Covenant Awards.
The Cross Canada Talent Search has been
Harder’s brainchild to shine a light on these amazing musicians.
As Padfield prepares for the competition in
Colorado he encouraged upcoming artists to take the risk and enter the
talent competition.
“Don’t limit God,” he said.
“I had no clue I was going to win.
You just never know what might happen.”
The deadline for submissions is October
10.
Contact: www.ccmconference.com.
– Doris Fleck
Options Fall 2008
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