SongWritersNotes 32 Years Supporting San Diego Volume XXVIII • November 3, 2014

The San Diego Songwriters Guild SDSG’s 23rd Annual

SDSongwriters.org [email protected] Song Contest

3952 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, D413 San Diego, CA 92117 Thank you for entering the San Diego Songwriters Guild’s 23rd Annual Song Contest. The evening will be filled with great music, and we encourage you 2014 SDSG Board of Directors to listen respectfully to each entry. We hope that you will have the chance to President Diane Waters Vice President Mike Wojniak meet and speak with more than a few like-minded individuals tonight, but ask Treasurer John Pape that you please conduct conversations outside of the listening room. Secretary Stacy Kim Johnston This is the third year we have offered online MP3 submissions, and many Director of Technology John Pape songwriters took advantage of this method of entering. We hope you found the online submission process straightforward and simple. Special thanks Advisors Tim Mudd goes to SDSG Director of Technology John Pape for his tireless efforts in devel- Bridget Brigitte Sandi Shaner oping and implementing the online entry process and maintaining the SDSG Mark Charles Hattersley website.

Photographer Steve Covault Tonight, judging will start shortly after 7:00. During the course of the eve- ning, the judges will listen to and score each entry. When the judges finish listening, their scores will be tabulated and the winners announced. Please re- In this edition... member, entrants (or a representative) must be present at the awards presen- tation to win. Entrants who are not present or personally represented at the awards presentation will be disqualified from consideration for prizes and SDSG 2014 Song Contest awards. So it is important that you or a representative is in attendance when Page One the judging wraps up this evening and that you initial the registration sheet that will be available at that time. 2015 SDSG Board Nominees SDSG welcomes volunteers... this organization is run entirely by unpaid Page Two staff, and your help in making us stronger and better would be greatly ap- preciated. Please feel free to approach a Board Member tonight, or contact us 2014 Contest Rules via our website, sdsongwriters.org, if you would like to become more deeply Page Two involved in the Guild. We also encourage visitors to join SDSG. Membership dues allow the Guild to conduct our member meetings, so please join. 2014 Contest Judges Page Three We will be conducting a drawing to give away a few prizes before we an- nounce the Contest winners. Make sure you get your ticket, one free to each attendee, so you have a chance to win a prize. SDSG Sponsors Page Four We appreciate your support and that of SDSG Members, the Board, and our Sponsors, and hope you find the Contest enjoyable. SDSG Board of Directors 2015 Nominees

Mike Wojniak Diane Waters President Vice President

John Pape Stacy Kim Johnston Treasurer Secretary

SAN DIEGO SONGWRITERS GUILD 2014 SONG CONTEST RULES

• Song entries will be judged by a committee consisting of in- written permission from his or her parent or legal guardian to dustry professionals and songwriters. Judges will score entries participate in the contest. on five criteria: lyrics, melody, form, originality and presen- • Entrants (or a representative) must be present at the awards tation. All styles of music are eligible, but instrumentals will presentation on November 3, 2014 to win. Entrants who receive no lyric score. are not present or personally represented at the awards • Each entry must be the contestant’s original work. presentation will be disqualified from consideration for • Contestants and their collaborators retain all rights to works prizes and awards. submitted, but entries will not be returned by SDSG. • Prize winning songs from prior SDSG Song Contests may not • Contest is open to amateur songwriters, meaning one who has be entered. This does not include songs from SDSG Perform- not been employed as a staff writer for a publishing company, ing Songwriters contests. who is not being paid for such services, and/or who has not • Winners are responsible for division of prizes and taxes. received more than $2,500 in song royalty income within the • No more than 70 entries will be accepted. past year. No song previously recorded and released through • A maximum of two of entries will be accepted per writer. Co- major national distribution in any country is eligible. writes count proportionately toward this total. (For example: • Past Grand Prize (Platinum) winners of the San Diego Song- an entry with two writers counts as 1/2 of one entry for each writer’s Guild Song Contest are not eligible to enter the con- writer.) SDSG reserves the right to limit entries further. test. All other previous entrants are eligible. • Entries that violate these rules may be disqualified, and submit- • The contest is open to songwriters who are 18 years of age or ted fees will not be returned. All judges’ decisions are final. older on the date of entry submission. Any entrant who is a • SDSG is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, minor in his or her jurisdiction of legal residence must submit postage due, stolen, or misappropriated entries. 2014 SDSG Song Contest Judges

Marc “Mookie” Kaczor is the voice of indie artists in Southern California. He is a warm and entertaining on-air personality who has hosted a plethora of new music shows in his years of on-air experience. Among his ongoing gigs, Mookie is the host of The Homegrown Hour on 102.1 KPRi. Join Mookie every Sunday at 9 PM when you will hear local music from San Diego’s amazing music scene.... maybe one of your own songs!

A native of England, Peter Dyson came to San Diego from Austin, Tex- as in 2004. The third owner in Studio West’s forty year history, Peter spear- headed the studio expansion and remodeling project in 2005, determined to bring to fruition his vision of a world-class, fully integrated San Diego-based recording studio, comparable to the top facilities in Los Angeles. His thir- teen years of professional expertise in strategic business planning, leader- ship training and human resources for Motorola’s Semiconductor Group in Austin and his passion for music have uniquely equipped Peter to assemble a top notch team of engineers and producers at Studio West, and to identify and develop services to better meet the needs of clients. As a drummer, Pe- ter has played and recorded with bands in both England and Austin, and has a musical taste that is as diverse as the artists who have recorded at Studio West.

Mark Spiro is an iconic American . He is an established, award winning producer, recording artist, and accomplished musician, with a career that spans over two decades. Among his many accomplishments are 45 gold and platinum records, and eight solo albums. An Encinitas resi- dent, Mark’s songs and productions are represented on records that have sold over 100 million copies world-wide. Mark’s songs have been cut by artists such as Selena, John Waite, REO Speedwagon, , Julian Lennon, & Heart. His TV and fi lm credits include “”, “One Tree Hill” and “Fame”. Mark’s daughters Ruby and Summer are signed to Seany Re- cords and active in the national songwriting scene as well as in live theater.

San Diego resident and Patrick Henry High School alum Craig Goldy is best known for serving as DIO’s guitarist for several diff erent stints from 1986 through 2010, appear- ing on several records and touring the world. Before DIO, he played in the bands Vengeance, Rough Cutt, and Giuf- fria. His writing credits include contributions to the cata- logues of all of these bands and David Lee Roth, as well as his own solo material. In addition to continuing to record and perform with diff erent bands and projects, Craig is ac- tive with Destiny Bridge, a program which enables unsigned StudioWest Recording in San Diego since 1971 858 592 9497 or [email protected]

La Jolla Brewing Company LaJollaBeer.com 7536 Fay Ave, La Jolla 92037 858 246 6759 Rarefi ed Recording rarefi edrecording.com 619-997-5934 info@rarefi edrecording.com

nsors Diane Waters [email protected] Voice and Songwriting Coach rarefi edrecording.com Bandzoogle bandzoogle.com THE all-in-one website platform for musicians Studio West studiowest.com Rancho Bohemia [email protected] 858 592 9497 studios Signature Sound Studios signaturesound.com [email protected] 858 268 0134

SDSG Spo Mark Charles Hattersley Rancho Bohemia Studios [email protected] 619 823 3917 Songtown songtown.com Worldwide Songwriting Community MasterWriter www.masterwriter.com Capture inspiration wherever you are. Rock Canyon Vineyards rockcanyonvineyards.com Producer-Keyboardist-Engineer Tim Peterson 619 445 4763 Mark Charles Hattersley James Hood Guitar jameshoodguitar.com [email protected] 4901 El Camino Real, Carlsbad 92008 760 729 8100 619 823 3917