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GENERAL INFORMATION
Star Search Intl & Trowbridge Symposium, July '08
International talent competition
Location Opryland Hotel & Resort - Nashville - TN
It's For You
All styles and genres
Dancers & Performing Artists
Songwriters Singers
Talent Scouts
Record Labels
Agents - Promoters
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You'll See
Career experts
Executive judges
Artist and writer showcases
Industry leaders
Trophy and award show
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You'll Gain
Invaluable contact with Nashville industry figures
The opportunity to be heard
Powerful information, ideas, and skills to help you further your goals in your music career
Renewed energy and validation of your work
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Full day Thursday - 12 hours nonstop personal and private training from the industry's best in Vocal coaching; Stage performance coaching; Image
for your career in showbiz; Songwriting. Includes the executive panel "How To Succeed In This Business Of Music".
Full day Friday - nonstop showcases with stage, lights, sound, and video/TV filming throughout. Your showcase is video'd and sound recorded. You
may get a cut on the SSNI * '08 CD, released nationally! And, you could end up on inet, youtube, or TV. [No guarantees. Not everyone can be a winner.]
Saturday - Finalists playoff, followed by the Awards Banquet.
PRIZES- - Win a full day in Beauty Spa (Dancer of the Year trophy)
- Win a Music Video (value $10,000.00 - Best of Show trophy)
- Win a Publishing Contract (value $priceless - Best Song trophy)
- Trowbridge Youth Achievement Award wins CASH prize and
- All trophies win a recording session in Nashville's famed Music Row (studio only)
Other great prizes and awards coming!
At the beautiful OPRYLAND HOTEL & RESORT in Nashville TN July 31 - Aug 02
Your ticket to success!
NOW WITH EXPEDITED ONLINE REVIEWS! Simply apply and pay review fee and your Myspace or EPK materials are reviewed. Showcase approval decisions are expedited and you are notified by email and/or telephone. Only approved applicants may register.
Star Search Nashville & Trowbridge Symposium is the original artist and songwriter showcase and career workshop event hosted in Nashville annually. The location is TBA Nashville, Tennessee, in "the District" (Lower Broad) and close to Music Row. Visit General Jackson Showboat, BB King's, Tootsie's, The Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, The Hard Rock Cafe, Grand Ole Opry, and other Riverfront and Nashville attractions.
If you like, attend Nashville School of Music for a week of intensive practical study in image, stage performance; commercial voice; recording studio; vocal technique; piano/guitar; songwriting; and Music Business topics. NSM dates are in July, directly preceeding SSNI, and in Nashville.
Prizes include a cut on the SSNI * CD released nationally and to BestBuy and major inet outlets. Best of Show - WINS A MUSIC VIDEO AND TV PROMOTION/ROTATION, Dancer of the Year - wins a cash prize and trophy, Best Song - WINS A PUBLISHING CONTRACT, Best Emerging Writer - WINS A RECORDING SESSION and trophy, Trowbridge Youth Achievement Award - WIN A RECORDING SESSION and trophy and cash awards; and awards for every category (genre) in Dance, Artist, Writer, and Band. Prizes include trophies and awards, Nashville recording sessions, a publishing contract and music video, and career resources and goodies. Cash prizes and sponsor gifts are routinely included.*
Anyone may attend under General admission to workshops, showcases, and exhibits. ALL TICKET SALES ARE BY VISA/MC and CHECK/MONEY ORDER ONLY. Pre-order by mail, by phone, and online. AT THE EVENT, TICKET SALES ARE GENERAL ADMISSION ONLY, BY VISA/MC. (No cash or checks at event Registration.) Free refreshments are served throughout the event, with Symposium Banquet Thursday evening and Award Presentation & Banquet Saturday night. (Banquet meals are included in contenstant registration and are are extra for all others.) Take advantage of special rates for lodging in the event hotel and enjoy local dining and Symposium Banquet (Thursday) and Awards Presentation & Banquet (Saturday.)
General admission passes Thursday through Saturday are a very affordable $395 for the three days ($245/one day), with special youth prices just $245/3-day and $145/1-day. Children 10 and under are free. Everyone attends Saturday for just $5 per person.
Workshops include songwriting by Nashville hit writers, vocal coaching, and music career topics. Some workshops are Recording Topics; Press Kits; Vocal Coaching; Career Counseling, the "Nashville Number System" and more. Music business seminars and symposia include topics like "How To Succeed In This Business of Music", "Songwriting Ahead Of The Curve" with a hit songwriter, and more.
ALL SONG STYLES AND GENRES AND ALL AGES "7 - 77" ARE REPRESENTED. One of Nashville's best kept 'open secrets' is its long standing huge presence in rock/pop, blues, and gospel music. Enjoy personal "meet and greet" with inner loop figures. Executive judges vary from year to year and are promoters, publishers, record label executives, talent scouts, and talent developers. Hit writers Don King, Jerry Vandiver, Jason Blume, Jerry Cupit, and Terry Brown are among previous years' workshop leaders. Others, in talent coaching and voice, are Ron Browning, Stephen Nix, Melissa Ellen, and Steve Morris.
Be heard by record labels, publishers, agencies, and talent scouts. See feedback and press releases and news.
TALENT SHOWCASES DISPLAY DANCERS, ARTISTS, SINGERS, SONGWRITERS, BANDS, AND PERFORMANCE TALENT. Since 2004, the #1 Best of Show wins a BET/CMT-style music video and the #1 Best Song trophy wins a publishing contract. Although there are no guarantees, judges are searching talent and attendees are may be signed to contracts. See who was signed 2007 Winners and 2005 Winners after attending and showcasing at SSNI *.
Visit the General Jackson Showboat, BB King's, Legends Corner, Hard Rock Cafe, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and world-famous Nashville nightspots in field trips, and enjoy Nashville's hometown Southern flavor while you're here.
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* Cash awards are dependant on attendance. Prizes and awards subject to change. Changes announced on this website.
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