Photo: Previous winner Laurie Dameron | Don’t forget: Our newest board member, Larry Thompson, is taking over COMBO’s 2025 Songwriting Contest which will start February 1st and will end May 31st, 2025, so get your songs ready now. Larry has been a songwriter for over 45 years and owns Brotherhood of the Hook Publishing Company. Larry has come up with a way to set up a web program so that COMBO will be able to electronically make the top 20 commercially viable songs available to major record companies, publishing companies, music supervisors, producers, A&R personnel, film and tv sync licensing companies, and to streaming services.
Songs entered into the contest will also be considered by Brotherhood of the Hook Publishing Company per agreement of the songwriter(s) and BHPC.
Please note that we are looking for additional judges. If you would like to be a judge and think you are qualified to do so, please send a note to Barb Dye, president@coloradomusic.org stating why you are qualified, how long you have been in the “business” of music, and contact information. Thank you!
What: COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest
When: Starts February 1st 2025 and ends May 31st, 2025.
Cost: $10 entry fee with each song submitted to COMBO. Dues-paying COMBO members can enter one song at no charge. Dues-paying memberbands may submit TWO songs at no charge.
COMBO Song Evaluation / Judging criteria:
Lyric uniqueness, Melody, clarity, coherence, creativity, originality and emotional impact,
1. Instrumentals accepted with Writer(s) information
2. COMBO will electronically make the Top 20 commercially viable songs available to: Major record companies, Publishing companies, Music supervisors, Producers and A & R personnel, Film and TV sync licensing companies, and published to currently available streaming services, under music company standards.
More details to come including how to send your songs and lyric sheet(s)! Stay tuned!
Photo: Laurie Dameron (previous winner)