Vote for the 2012 SOCAN Echo Songwriting Prize
From the press release:
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) today announced the five finalists for the seventh annual English SOCAN ECHO Songwriting Prize, and the nominees once again reflect the breadth and depth of Canada’s rich songwriting talent.
The annual songwriting competition honours the most creative and artistic songs – English and French – released by Canadian independent artists over the past year. The winning song, as voted by the public between September 10 and October 10, wins the $5,000 grand prize, and one lucky voter will win a new Apple iPad.
The 2012 English SOCAN ECHO Songwriting Prize nominees:
- “House that Heaven Built” – written by Brian King and David Prowse; performed by Japandroids.
- “Post-war Blues” – written by Gordon Grdina, Kenton Loewen, Dan Mangan and John Walsh; performed by Dan Mangan.
- “Soft Place to Land” – written by Kathleen Edwards and John Roderick; published by Beats Working Mus/Kobalt Mus Pubg Ltd Canada II and Potty Mouth Production / Peer International Ltd (Canada); performed by Kathleen Edwards.
- “Unkind” – written by Jay Ferguson, Christopher Murphy, John Pentland and Andrew Scott; published by Two Minutes For Mus Pubg Ltd; performed by Sloan.
- “When I Write My Master’s Thesis” – written and performed by John K. Samson.
The winning song is determined by public online voting at www.prixecho.ca from September 10 to October 10. Fans can vote once a day. The winner will be announced by October 19.
Previously announced nominees for the 2012 French SOCAN ECHO Songwriting Prize:
- “Dans la prairie” written by, Philippe Bergeron, Salomé Leclerc; performed by Salomé Leclerc.
- “Intuition #1” written by, Mathieu Charbonneau, Stéphane Lafleur, Nicolas Moussette and Joel Vaudreuil; performed by Avec pas d’casque.
- “Lignes d’Hydro” written and performed by Lisa LeBlanc.
- “Si tu savais” written by Marie-Pierre Fournier, François Lafontaine and Gaele Tavernier; performed by Marie-Pierre Arthur.
- “St-Eustache” written by Emmanuel Dubois; performed by Koriass
