The Indie International Songwriting Contest is an annual song competition to give appreciation to some of the best emerging songwriters in the world, help grow their talent, and provide useful tools for promoting the success of the artist. Over $54,000 in useful prizes awarded! They are the first contest of its kind to be conducted completely online.
Unlike other song competitions, all entries remain absolutely anonymous to their judges. Production value is not taken into consideration. Songs are judged based on originality, melody, composition, lyrics and phrasing. Choose between a Basic Entry (numerical score) or a Written Critique (judge gives feedback on melody, composition, phrasing, etc.) All first and second place winners will also be featured on the front page of the Indie International website for the duration of the next contest, as well as the winner’s page with the rest of their awarded songwriters.
Indie International Songwriting Contest has a wide-pool of some of the best experienced judges out there. Alex Forbes is included in this pool of judges. She has numerous Billboard-charting singles, over 95 releases, and millions of album sales under her belt. Another judge straight from Nashville, TN is Alissa Moreno. She has had songs in numerous films and tv shows including How I Met Your Mother , Will and Grace , Greek , Laguna Beach , The Hills , The City , Newport Harbor , and many more. She also wrote the Grammy nominated hit song “Every Day” for Rascal Flatts. Another judge from Indie International Songwriting Contest is Karl Louis. He is a former A&R person for Limp Bizkit at Flip Records, Manager at Warren Entner Management (Deftones, Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine), Writer/Marketing for leading trade publication HITS magazine (HITSdailydouble.com), and Creator/Writer of the A&R column for industry trade magazine The Album Network (bought by Clear Channel).
Indie International is the greenest song competition on the planet! No CDs, no bubble mailers, no judge forms! Indie International will be making a charitable donation to the Nature Conservatory by planting 10 trees in each of the names of our first place winners.
So, Why A Membership?
Let’s face it — trying to create professional mixes without the correct knowledge, tools, services, community, and network is like playing a concert with a broken instrument to an audience of no one.
That’s where the Sage Audio membership comes in — the membership gives you everything you need to create professional mixes consistently.
The membership is the secret to your success — it’s the difference between the 1,929,999,999 of poor-sounding mixes and the .00000002% of mixes that make people say 'WOW!"
There are 4 unique value-points and 5 additional bonuses included with your Sage Audio membership.
Let’s go over each one so you can decide if the membership is right for you.
1. Sage Audio University
$8,900 | Member Price = FREE
- SAU Flagship Mixing Course: 23-video in-depth mixing course that reveals the little-known secrets that match the needs of the new music industry.
- SAU Flagship Mastering Course: 19-video modern in-depth mastering course that dives into every secret nuance of making chart-topping masters.
- SAU Pre-Mastering Course: Concise pre-mastering course that details the latest industry standards for preparing your mixes for modern mastering.
- SAU is designed for every experience level, ranging from first-time mixing engineers to advanced engineers. The techniques and concepts taught can be applied to any DAW to create industry-leading mixes without expensive software or plugins - and free plugin alternatives are suggested throughout every course.
- SAU courses include Start-to-Finish session walkthrough lessons for multiple genres so you can follow along with your preferred genre.
- SAU Weekly Quizzes to continually test your knowledge and grow your audio engineering skills.
- SAU Certification Document, which can be downloaded and showcased on your website, and social channels.
- New course lessons are added every week with the latest knowledge and techniques so you can continually build and refine your skills as the industry evolves.
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2. Private 1-on-1 Mentorship
$6,500 | Member Price = FREE
- The Sage Audio private 1-on-1 Mentorship gives you direct access to us for advanced mixing feedback, in-depth discussions, and customized guidance that's tailored to your specific needs.
- Unlimited private access to us for advanced mixing feedback, where we provide detailed suggestions for improvement.
- Unlimited private access to us for in-depth discussions to help you improve every aspect of your mixes and masters.
- Customized guidance that’s tailored specifically to your needs.
- Fast communication so you can improve your skills quickly.
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3. Unlimited Mixing Feedback
$5,800 | Member Price = FREE
- Unlimited professional mixing feedback directly from us so you can consistently improve and produce professional mixes.
- Mixing feedback is highly valuable - giving you continual direct access to us for real-world suggestions so you can improve every aspect of each of your mixes while you're in the process of mixing.
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4. 50 Free Mastered Songs Per Year
$4,700 | Member Price = FREE
- 50 free mastered songs per year with your own dedicated professional mastering engineer so you can get all your mixes sounding like professional songs.
- You get your own dedicated Sage Audio mastering engineer to create custom masters that are specific to you and sound exactly how you want.
- Unlimited revisions with your dedicated Sage Audio mastering engineer. As a standard of our service, we are not happy until you are happy with the sound of your masters.
- All masters are delivered as commercial, industry-standard high-resolution 24-bit HD WAV masters so they will sound clean and clear on every platform.
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Bonus #1: Weekly Live Chats
Member Price = FREE
- Live chats are held every Thursday.
- Join us for fun group chats about mixing, mastering, and more!
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Bonus #2: Community
Member Price = FREE
- The Sage Audio community is a tight-knit community of passionate audio engineers who can provide you with additional real-world mixing feedback, meaningful discussions, networking, collaborations, and more.
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Bonus #3: Mixing and Mastering Competitions
Member Price = FREE
- Compete in Weekly Mixing and Mastering Competitions to win prizes, connect with friends, and have fun!
- Competitions are a great collaborative way to improve your skills alongside other producers and engineers in a professional environment.
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Bonus #4: 70+ GB of Curated Sage Audio Downloadable Content
Member Price = FREE
- 36 multitrack sessions spanning multiple genres for mixing practice.
- 57 un-mastered mixes spanning multiple genres for mastering practice.
- 62 Recommended Free Plugins List (vetted, tested, and approved, so you don’t have to).
- 39 Recommended Paid Plugins List (vetted, tested, and approved, so you don’t have to).
- 71 Sage Audio custom plugin presets to improve your mixes and masters.
- Sage Audio Membership Badge to showcase on your website, social channels, and portfolio.
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Bonus #5: 700+ Video Catalog
Member Price = FREE
- Access 700+ in-depth Sage Audio mixing and mastering videos - curated and organized into categories so you can easily take a deep dive into all aspects of audio engineering with thousands of hours of concise, expertly crafted Sage Audio videos to continually improve your skills at your own pace.
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