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Sounds of Summer is back with another great line-up of performances and talented musicians!On August 19th see performers play for a chance to win prizes and a spot at the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest! Join us for the final performance of the Sounds of Summer series, and support local, original music!
The competition focuses on original musicians in the singer-songwriter genre. This yearly event invites performers in the genre to enter for a chance to win great prizes.
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center offers singer-songwriters the opportunity to perform an original song live, and win great prizes! Competitors submit a video of themselves performing an original song. Then, selected artists are invited to perform live at SBDAC on Friday, August 19th in front of a judge’s panel and a live audience. Judges will determine the Grand Prize Winner, and the audience has a chance to vote for the People’s Choice Winner. The deadline for entry is August 11th.
Out of state submissions are encouraged, but the competition does not provide airfare or travel accommodations. Each performer will have the chance to play one original song for the audience and judges. Judges will also give feedback on each performance.
Prizes:
Grand Prize Winner
-Performance spot at the Island Hopper Songwriter Festival
-Trophy and bragging rights
-3 hours of recording studio time at Six Fingers studio
-GC’s from Kearns Group Restaurant
-SBDAC & Island Hopper Swag
-4 Concert tickets to any SBDAC Event 2022-2023 Season
People’s Choice Winner
-Trophy
-A gift card from two Kearns downtown restaurants
-4 Concert tickets to any SBDAC Event 2022-2023 Season
SBDAC & Island Hopper Swag
The rockstar judge lineup for this competition will include Grammy nominated music producer from New Orleans, Dave Fortman who's productions have sold over 27 million records worldwide. Artists that he has worked with include Evanescence, Slipknot, Godsmack, Mudvayne and Simple Plan. He is also the guitarist for the rock band Ugly Kid Joe who saw multi platinum success in the early 1990’s.
Also judging the competition is Darrell Nutt who has been a session drummer, producer and mix engineer for over 25 years. He has provided high quality Drum Tracks, Loops and Samples for clients around the world from his studio in Southwest Florida. Darrell has recorded or performed with members of Steely Dan, AC/DC, Goo Goo Dolls, YES, The Moody Blues, Bad Company and Parliament Funkadelic. In the 1990s, Darrell toured Internationally with country music artists and appeared on National TV shows. Today, Darrell balances his time directing music videos, producing music for singer songwriters and creating drum related products.
Also included in the lineup of judges helping select the Grand prize winner is Louis Kaplan, the Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia of Southwest Florida since 2006 and oversees 9 radio stations in Ft Myers and Punta Gorda including 105.5 The Beat, Cat Country 107.1, 95.3 The Beach, and Y100.1. He has 41 years of broadcast experience in several markets including San Francisco, Nashville, and Atlanta. Louis has also been producing the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest since it’s inception in 2014 and is a musician as his side hustle.
Sidney's Rooftop will also be open from 6pm-12am with DJ Selecta AJ spinning some cool beats!
Sounds of Summer concerts will take place on the 1st Floor. Doors will open at 6:30pm with performances at 7:30 pm. Ticket price is $10. Tickets are limited!
Thank you to our sponsors: Island Hopper Festival, Suncoast Beverage, Iheart, The Irving Luxury Living Downtown, Blu Sushi, Victory Layne Chevrole
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center (SBDAC) is located at 2301 First St. in the historic downtown Fort Myers River District.
Submit at:
https://www.sbdac.com/singer-songwriter-competition/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, 2301 1st St,Fort Myers,FL,United States
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