Music and Song, Lyric, and Songwriting Competitions, Sponsored By Goodnight Kiss Music, Ongoing Song Contests for Songwriters and All Creative Persons

ABOUT Goodnight Kiss Music
Goodnight Kiss Music opened in 1985. Although we are an independent company, you can be sure the musicians and artists we work with are talented pros. If you are a winner, or even honorable mention, in any of our contests, you have risen above and beyond the average, and you should be very proud of your accompliments. Congrats to all this year's winners.

Janet Fisher

Quote from Cathy:

"I'm looking for great, memorable crossover-country songs with interesting melodies, and surprises. Mid to uptempo is favored for this project, but I also love great meaningful ballads. I also enjoy big powerful choruses with vocal range.

As an artist I will be singing many of these songs for years to come, so songs of substance that have timeless sincere messages are what I really seek.

Fun or serious. A great song is a great song!"

About our contests

We often find our artists and songs for our label, publishing catalog, and other special projects from contest entries and from subscribers to our
music newsletter.

Hear 2007 winners:

ALTARnative Music: Songs of Christian Faith
will be available on July 1 for physical orders, and late summer for I-Tunes.
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Goodnight Kiss Records recording artist Katie Dee, singing former Goodnight Kiss
Contest winner JOHN PALERMO'S
"A Little Bit Softer."

You can hear a sample of Katie's work on i-Tunes.

Other winners have won a spot on at TV commercial, artist cuts, and record releases. Our contests always have a cut involved!

We PAY standard mechanical royalties for all our record releases. We pay you, you do not pay us to be on our fine label.

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Our Record Production Links

Jack Segal: When Sunny Gets Blue, Scarlet Ribbons, And Other Songs I Wrote

Janet Fisher: Heartshaped Heartache

Janet Fisher: I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus

Christmas: And To All A Goodnight: And To All A Goodnight

Addiction: Addiction: Highs & Lows

Troop Support: Rhythm Of Honor

Osama: Tall Tales of Osama

DON'T HAVE YOUR MUSIC ONLINE YET?
Don't worry! Broadjam let's you MAIL it to them, they will set it up on your own site (included) that let's you enter their pitches and their contests easily!

Just call BROADJAM at:
(608)-271-3633
(M-F, 11:00AM - 3:00PM CST)

BROADJAM is our online sponsor for this event.

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We do NOT sell, share, give, trade, et.al, your information to or with anyone -- well, unless a legal authority would ask for it -- but that's it!

Please treat our email with the same respect. Thanks.

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DJ equipment

i-Pod Nano!

i-Pod Shuffle!

i-Tunes Gift Cards!

Earbud style headphones from
www.freeearbuds.com

USB key drives

CD players

Music Horror Stories Books
from Goodnight Kiss

and more!

PLUS:
FREE BROADJAM MUSIC SITE!
For any entrant, not already a member, Broadjam is giving you a 6-month MOB membership, including your own music webpage, and use of their online services. Upload your own songs to sell or share!

You need an online presence as an artist. Broadjam.com is reputable, reliable, and helpful!

* Entering this contest does not obligate your song to Goodnight Kiss Music, or obligate Goodnight Kiss Music to you. 1st Place Winner will be offered an industry standard publishing contract, which they may accept or decline. Other entrants or winners may also be publishing contracts, but in no way is any party obligated to sign.

2008 Winners

TOP TEN SONGS

1. Hang On To Your Halo (Bob McCormick)
2. You Hold My Hand (Denise Rosier)
3. Heaven's Just A Little Place (Harrison Wong)
4. Faint Of Heart (Donna Aylor)
5. Less Is More (Jack Franklin Wise)
6. Everybody Breathe (Celina Gray)
7. Better When I'm Loved (DC Sills)
8. One (Sherri Gough)
9. My Best Misbehavior (Chris Crockett)
10. I Miss You Everyday (Paul Trautwein)

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TOP TWENTY SONGS

11. The Rest Is Chemistry (Donna Aylor)
12. We Couldn't Have Been Any Closer (Chris Crockett) 13. What Did Daddy Say (Paul Trautwein)
14. I Was Wrong (Cairo Fred)
15. Just Around The Corner (Jealous Bone)
16. We The People (H. Mack and The Philadelphia _________Sound Machine)
17. Give Me Something To Love Again (Donna Aylor)
18. Me Time (Sherri Gough)
19. Do You Feel It In Your Heart (George Sladek)
20. When I Saw You For The First Time (John Moran)

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EXCEPTIONAL SONG MERIT MENTION
(in random order)

Here I Go (Celina Gray)
Let Me Dream (Sherri Gough)
My Biggest Claim To Fame (Karen Benedetto)
Vespers (Z. Mulls)
Woman Gettin' Gone (Still Married)
That's It, That's Me (Milinda Allen)
So Far (Joe Wrabek)
Two Lovers Dream (Marcelino Crespo)
Anyhow (Stephanie Kasper)
Well, I'm Telling You Now (John Wayre)
I Want That Night Back (Donna Aylor)
Beyond The Sky (Rodrigo C. Goldschmidt)
Don't Touch My Beer (Chris Purcell)
In Her Dollhouse (Joe Curtis)
Last Time (Jealous Bone)
I Don't Want To Be The One (Kermit Heimann)
Let Me Dream (Sherri Gough)
I Can't Make Believe I Love You (L. Roly Jobin)
Walk In My Shoes (Christina Meyer)
Smoke and Ashes (Denise Rosier)
Wesley's Song (Bernie Phillips)
Groove (Sherry Lavelle)
Counting Days (Music Lab Productions)
Left Out Of Your Love (Mikael Erola)
Are You Just Another Goodbye (Beth Delavigne)

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LYRIC WINNER

I Just Thought You Might Like To Know
(R.B. Lancaster)

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EXCEPTIONAL LYRIC MENTION

The First Day and Four Widows
(Z. Mulls)

I'm The Avenging Angel
Linda L. Lobb

Let Sleeping Men Lie
Akin Akintola

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GREAT SONGS FOR
CATHY KENT

Hear Cathy's single "Ka-Ching!"
at iTunes now!

In 2008, we were looking for great crossover country songs for our label artist, Cathy Kent, as well as new songs for our publishing catalog.

We wanted something like the beautiful ballad vocals on "Love Lets You Know," the 'B' side of her rockin' single, "Ka-Ching!" or an uptempo with some killer lyrics to tackle.

CATHY KENT has a rich vocal style that's distinctive and unforgettable. Smooth, but inherently exciting tones and a style uniquely her own, she sings each word of a lyric with meaning and passion. Whether it's uptempo fire ("Ka-Ching!") or a beautiful, meaninful ballad ("Love Lets You Know,") Cathy convinces us that each word is truth, each feeling honest to the bone.

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Goodnight Kiss Music is known for our publishing catalog which has served the film and television community for two decades. You can check some of our past credits here.

Thank you ALL for your fine talent.

LYRIC PRIZE:
1st Prize:

$100 publishing advance and the opportunity to write a song with Cathy Kent
USB key drive
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style Headphones

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Win an incredible music
promotional package from
Music Dish, mi2n!
Mi2N, a leader in music news, provides press release marketing for independent labels and artists through its PR Gold service. With distribution through a network of over 25 music sites and social networking sites as well as street teaming of PR to over 70 online communities, boards, groups & forums, PR Gold places your press release in front of your potential fans and industry professionals.

Prizes will be delivered over the next few weeks, as sponsors and winners are coordinated.
Congrats to all!

SPONSORS

SONG ENTRY PRIZES INCLUDE:

1st Prize:
I-Pod Nano (or) $250 publishing advance and song cut with Cathy Kent
Primo Mob Membership
Music Dish PR Gold Package
1 Year Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style headphones
Music Guide

2nd Prize:
Pro Mob Membership
I-Pod Shuffle (or) $100 publishing advance and a song cut with
Cathy Kent
1 Year Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style headphones
Celebrity Black Book

3rd Prize:
I-Pod Shuffle (or) $50
Pro Mob Membership
1 Year Sub. Music Connection
USB Key Drive
Earbud style headphones

4th Prize:
CD Player
USB Key Drive
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style headphones
Celebrity Black Book

5th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
USB Key Drive
Earbud style Headphones
Music Guide

6th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Music Horror Stories book
Earbud style Headphones
Celebrity Black Book

7th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Music Horror Stories book
Earbud style Headphones

8th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style Headphones

9th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style Headphones

10th Prize:
3 Mo. Sub. Music Connection
Earbud style Headphones

(More prizes to be added.)

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PRIMO MOB, PRO MOB, MOB memberships and musician's website from Broadjam.com,
our official online sponsor.

The all-new Celebrity Black Book 2008 contains over 55,000 accurate celebrity addresses of movie, television, music and sports stars, as well as politicians, authors, models, directors, producers, world leaders, religious figures and more... even reality TV stars!
From: www.ContactAnyCelebrity.com
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Music Guides from MusicRegistry.com
Contact the real movers and shakers
in the music industry!
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To see and hear other songs in which we've invested, check our
PRODUCTS page, look for
GOODNIGHT KISS at CDBaby.com,
or check our I-Tunes links below.

Other cool songwriting links:

See rules below or at BROADJAM.COM.

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Contest Rules
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Please do not send anything commited to any other company or entity.
All songs must be under 5 minutes in length (artist would prefer songs around 3 minutes long).
You may send as many entries as you wish.
$25 entry fee for each song submitted, prefer CD format.
Entry form must accompany each entry.
Be objective in what you send. Really listen, and if there is anything you know you should fix, in the way of lyric or melody, you will have a better chance of having your material being contracted if you perform your corrections before you enter your song.
Use audio CDs for mailed entries; any entry that will not play due to poor quality data CDs or improper formatting will be disqualified.
Contest begins May 1, 2008. All entries must be received no later than midnight, July 31, 2008. Winners announced September 1, 2008.

HINTS: Here are some hints to help you succeed in this songwriting competition: Send "G" rated songs, appropriate for any radio play. Be sure you have posted or included a lyric sheet. Go to I-Tunes and download Cathy's single, "Ka-Ching!" (uptempo) or "Love Let's You Know" (ballad), to see what her vocals and song preference styles are like. She's very lyric and melody conscious, so send your best work. Good luck!

MORE ABOUT OUR FINE SPONSORS:

Broadjam.com - Free music website for 6 months for any entry in the contest not already a member of Broadjam.

To become a sponsor

WHAT MAKES OUR CONTESTS
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ONLINE CONTESTS?

We have extensive real world industry credits in the film and broadcast industries for
our catalog songs.

Our contest entries are often where we find the songs and artists we sign to create
many of our products. We then pitch those products to the film, TV and ad industries.

You can hear works we have created that earn sales royalties for our participants.

To see some of our artist and publishing credits earning broadcast royalties, see our
company information page.

Entries judged on APPROPRIATE SUBJECT AND FEELING, QUALITY OF SONGWRITING, and CREATIVITY.

Actually, the best prize is always getting PAID for a song or performance used on a record or in a project -- that's the goal for the material we sign from our contests or
anywhere else.

If you've actually read everything above, and still have a question, EMAIL us.

Record Label Links
Want to hear what our label invests in? Here are our links at I-Tunes. Many of the songs came from contests just like this one. Thanks for supporting independent art!

Katie Dee: A Little Bit Softer

Jack Segal: When Sunny Gets Blue, Scarlet Ribbons, And Other Songs I Wrote

Janet Fisher - Heartshaped Heartache

Janet Fisher: I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus

Christmas - And To All A Goodnight: And To All A Goodnight

Addiction: Addiction: Highs & Lows

Osama: Tall Tales of Osama

Rhythm Of Honor: Rhythm Of Honor

Label: Goodnight Kiss

Please note: By entering this contest, you willingly agree to hold Goodnight Kiss, any participating film or production company and all its agents, employees, owners, pets, and relatives, harmless from any sort of claim, liability or responsibility, litigation, arbitration, legal action, or argument in any way, now and forever, for anything directly, or even remotely, related to this contest. On the other hand, we'll do our best to serve you well, as always. Disqualifications from breaking rules forfiet entry fees. Good luck to all.

These rules may be ammended or changed at any time, although it usually for things like spelling errors. The point is, check back from time to time. Updates will be posted here.