In-Person Entry at Southern Sky Music Cafe, Kerrville TX

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CLICK HERE TO PAY $15 IN-PERSON ENTRY. You may choose to participate in the live, in-person audition at Southern Sky Music Cafe,  101 Rowland Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028. If so, please complete the  in-person form instead. All in-person participants must appear at  Southern Sky Music Cafe on October 6, 2023 at 7 pm, for the first round and be available on October 7, 2023 at 7 pm,  if chosen for the second round. You’ll be required to bring 4 copies of  your lyrics showing the songwriting split, for example, John Lennon 50%  & Paul McCartney 50%.

A contestant may enter up  to two songs at $15 each. If you’re using your dad’s or your  girlfriend’s credit card, please designate the name as written on the  credit card below your name on the entry form. 

The entry deadline for the live, in-person contest at Southern Sky Music Cafe is noon on October 6, 2023. 

You may enter only  previously unreleased songs, i.e., songs not owned by a major record  label or third-party independent label. You must own the rights to the  entry. If the entry is co-written, you must have permission from your  co-writer to submit it. If you’ve previously released your songs to  Spotify or YouTube, for example, on your vanity label, that’s okay. 

If chosen as one of the four finalists, you must be able to perform the selected song in person on October 20, 2023, at Lakeside Pavilion, 305 Buena Vista Dr, Marble Falls, TX 78654. 

You  may accompany yourself or have one musician accompany you. You may have one musician accompany you at the  finals on October 20, 2023. 

The judges  for the finals, October 20, 2023, include Brandi Warden, owner of Moonkiss Music, a BMI award-winning publisher; Jenni Finlay of Jenni Finlay Promotions, leader in Texas and Americana radio promotion; and Bernie Nelson,  whose songs have sold over 25 million copies including multi-platinum  cuts on the works of Conway Twitty, Ricky Van Shelton, Kenny Chesney,  Wynonna, Colin Raye, Confederate Railroad, Chris Ledoux, Kris  Kristofferson, John Anderson and many more.

JUDGING CRITERIA

a. The quality of the lyrics

b. The uniqueness of the melody

c. The emotional impact of song

d. The overall quality of performance

CONTEST RULES & DETAILS:

Video submission deadline for Marble Falls entries is September 7, 2026. From the video submissions, seven songwriters will be selected to perform live at the Marble Falls Preliminary Contest on September 20 at Brass Hall. One winner will advance to represent Marble Falls in the FiestaJAM Finals on November 7 at Round Mountain Cider Mill.

Complete the online entry form with your contact info and  the YouTube video link of your song performed by you, the contestant.  Please include the lyrics showing the songwriting split, for example,  John Lennon 50% & Paul McCartney 50%. The participant must be at  least 50% creator of the song entry.

We’re searching for a  singer-songwriter who can not only sing a song but write one too. The person entering their "Song" must be writer or co-writer and perform their song themselves. We want a singer-songwriter as a complete package. Video quality will not be judged. This can be an iPhone or Android video.   A contestant may enter up to two songs at $15 each. All FiestaJAM Singer-Songwriter online entries must be received by midnight on September 7, 2026.

The online-only entry  must be submitted in YouTube video format. The URL link must be provided  with the submission. Video quality will not be judged. Create a  performance video of your song using your Android or iPhone, open the  YouTube app, click on the plus symbol, then choose the song video you  want to upload. After it’s uploaded, share the link in the FiestaJAM online entry form.  You may enter only previously unreleased songs, i.e., songs not owned by a major record label or third-party independent label. You must own the rights to the  entry. If the entry is co-written, you must have permission from your  co-writer to submit it. If you’ve previously released your songs to  Spotify or YouTube, for example, on your vanity label, that’s okay. 

Dr. Robert Linder, former Dean of Fine Arts at Houston Baptist University, will oversee the preliminary panel of judges for the YouTube submissions.   

JUDGING CRITERIA
a. Quality of the lyrics
b. Quality of the melody

c. Overall Emotional impact
d. Quality of the Overall Performance