Queen Esther is a finalist in the 2015 NewSong Music Contest! Queen Esther is one of ten finalists in the 2015 NewSong Music Contest. Each artist or group will perform at Lincoln Center on January 7th, 2016 for a chance to win the #NSM Grand Prize. This year’s grand prize winner – selected from among ten finalists who will perform in a live performance showcase and competition at The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Thursday, January 7 – will receive: An EP Recorded and Mixed at Asheville, NC’s Echo Mountain Recording Studios and released on the NewSong Recordings label A showcase performance at the prestigious ASCAP Music Café at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival A future performance of their own at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City THE 2015 FINALISTS: Scott Mulvahill Nashville, TN Kaz Fujimoto Brooklyn, NY Ken Yates Toronto, ON The Shades Chicago, IL Queen Esther New York, NY Sarah Morris Shoreview, MN Sarah Kervin Brooklyn, NY Megan Wilde Seattle, WA (Early Bird Finalist) Blair Bodine New York, NY (Early Bird Finalist) Rachael Kilgour Duluth, MN (NewSong/LEAF Festival Competition Winner) See more at: https://www.newsong-music.com
The Mountain Stage/NewSong Contest deadline is November 27th! Now in its 14th year, it’s one of North America’s premier showcases of emerging performing songwriters across an array of genres. NewSong is an independent music organization with the following two-fold mission: To build a supportive community of performers and songwriters across all genres of music and levels of skill. To identify the truly exceptional artists within this community and to work closely with them to develop their careers and introduce their music to a broader, international audience. Over the past ten years, NewSong has achieved its mission by producing this contest. For more information, go here — http://bit.ly/newsong-contest
Queen Esther Wins 2014 ‘Early Bird’ Contest Finalist Spot Congratulations to Queen Esther of New York, New York and Dennis Ellsworth of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the first two finalists chosen in this year’s 13th annual NewSong Contest, presented by Red Jacket. They’ll be joining ten other yet-to-be-determined finalists to showcase and compete at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, November 15. Now in its 13th year, the NewSong Contest is one of the premier showcases of emerging performers and songwriters in North America. For more than 30 years, Mountain Stage has been giving radio audiences the best seat in the house for some of the world’s most renowned performers. – See more at: http://www.newsong-music.com/2014/07/new-yorks-queen-esther-canadas-dennis-ellsworth-win-2014-early-bird-contest-finalist-spots/#sthash.8qx3btYU.dpuf