Aspiring songwriters in Leitrim are encouraged to enter the Night and Day Song Contest in association with Lensmen Photography and Video Production.
The pre-selected songs will be displayed on www.nightandday.ie the winning artists receiving a range of prizes from studio and video recording time to performance at the inaugural Night and Day festival.
The Zutons, Villagers, John Grant and Orla Gartland will headline the two-day camping festival taking place on the grounds of Clonalis House, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon on September 24-25.
The winner will have the choice of three studios to spend a day recording the winning song.
Lensmen Photography and Video Production will provide two days of shooting and two days of editing to produce a music video
The four finalists will have the opportunity to play a set at the festival during which the final decision on the winning song will be made.
Applications will be reviewed by a listening committee who will select twenty songs to send to the judges who will then select the four finalists.
The jury is made up of: Emma Langford (singer-composer-performer), Ed Smith (Today FM) and Brain Lally (RTE).
Production value will not be considered when selecting finalists.
Applications are open now and will remain open until 31 August 2022. Submissions can be made by email only to declan@nightandday.ie
The preferred format is: WAV (.wav), AIFF (.aiff) or FLAC (.flac) files. You can also send a link to your song on bandcamp/soundcloud etc. However, please make sure that the download option is enabled so that we can download the song. All entries will be posted on a bandcamp page integrated into the Night & Day website.
The winner will receive:
– Choice of three recording studios in which to record their winning song.
– Two days of shooting and two days of editing a music video by Lensmen Photography and Video Production.
– The opportunity to play a set at the festival in 2023 if it were to take place.
– Free entry to the “Night and Day Festival” 2022
Second place:
– Second choice of recording studio for a recording day.
– Free entry to the Night and Day Festival 2022
Third place:
– Third choice of recording studio for a recording day.
– Free entry to the Night and Day Festival 2022.
Fourth place:
– Free entry to the Night and Day Festival 2022.
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