ASA National Songwriting Contest 2015 TOP 30 RESULTS
The long-awaiting Top 30 Results of this year’s Song Contest are now out, and listed below. Please note, the Top 10 will be revealed at the National Songwriting Awards in Sydney on Fri 4 Dec (see home page for details on tickets). Top 10 will be posted here one week after the event!
- Please note that songs are listed in alphabetical order of Title, and some songs were moved to different Categories than what they were entered into, when judges recommended this. You may like to cross check all Category lists for your songs.
- Please also note that many of the Top 30 lists include a few more than 30 Finalists, due to some of the songs scoring the same ratings in the first rounds of judging, and rather than only accepting only 30 songs, we decided to list all songs that were within the Top 30 bracket.
- Please remember that the Top 10 will not be revealed until the National Songwriting Awards, on 4 December 2015, and information on how to attend that event is on the homepage. If you are not able to attend the event, you will be able to see the Top 10 on the website a few days after the show.
- Please also realise that getting into the Top 30 is an extremely difficult accomplishment, as the Contest attracts thousands of entrants and the quality is extremely high. If you have missed out this year, it by no means suggests that your entries may not have been very good.lots of great entries had to be bypassed in the excruciating culling process that our judges go through.
| AUSTRALIA CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||
| (It’s Time That You) Came Home | Mike | Cardy | ||||
| A little Bit Long Way | Stewart | Peters | ||||
| Another One Down | Clair | Hayes, | Peter | Knight | ||
| Aunty Tiny | Tony | English | ||||
| Back Creek Road | Kerrie | Garside | ||||
| Bouquets Of Love | Lola | Brinton | Shawn | Lidster | ||
| Bow Legs | Tony | Murphy, | Jennifer | Matthews, | Paul | Harris |
| Cabarita Morning | Steve | Montgomery | ||||
| City Sounds | Ben | Campain | ||||
| Clarence River Valley | Josy | Billing | ||||
| Come On People | Anica | Karu | ||||
| Country Footy | Stewart | Peters | ||||
| Fools and Angels | Peter | Bowen | ||||
| Fool’s Game | Keri | McInerney | ||||
| Great & Ancient Land | Lloyd | Clarke | ||||
| Gun Shearer | Kathy | Coleman | ||||
| Gypsy In My Heart | John | Williams | ||||
| Heart of the Valley | Michael | Waugh | ||||
| Hippy Cowgirl (Album Demo Version) | Wendy | Ford | ||||
| His Name Was Henry | Lola | Brinton | Brad | Cole | ||
| I Remember You | Kayelene | Carruthers | ||||
| I Wrote This One For You | Becci | Nethery | ||||
| Livin On Air | Lynn | Hazelton | ||||
| Made It To Tamworth | Kerrie | Garside | ||||
| Melbourne Kinda Night | Mitchell | Power | ||||
| Melita Station | Lynn | Hazelton, | Bill | Chambers | ||
| Murray River dreaming | Glen | Naylor, | Chris | Wilson | ||
| Poppies | Tylah Rose | Winyard, | Jennifer | Matthews, | Paul | Harris |
| Sydney Morning | Christopher | Orchard | ||||
| The Keepers of the Land | Graham | Howle | ||||
| Through The Eyes of a Boy | Wendy | Wood | ||||
| Today I Could Be Dead | Lola | Brinton | Sven | Tydeman | ||
| While Women Wait | John | Walsh | Imogen | Clark | ||
| Woman Waiting | Rob | Imeson | ||||
| BALLAD CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||
| A Hero in us All | Karen | Guymer | ||
| Big Love | Emma-Kate | Stampton | ||
| February Sky | Lloyd | Clarke | ||
| Fly | Katie | Hardyman | ||
| Fly Away | Lori | Greco | ||
| For You | Peter | Salata | ||
| He’s Being Your Mum | Deborah | Robertson | ||
| I Feel Sorry For The Stars Tonight | Susan | Muranty | ||
| I Lied | Danielle | Deckard | ||
| I’ll Stay Here | Anita | Paul | ||
| Im Not Finished Yet | Christopher | Orchard | ||
| I’m Sorry Is Just Not Enough | Steve | Montgomery | ||
| It Feels Right | Karen | Guymer | ||
| Just Wanna Say Hello | Katie | Hardyman | ||
| Little Piece of Love | Karen | Guymer, | Jacques | Gentil |
| Little tears | Kathy | Coleman | ||
| Love Dances in the Rain – Duet | Karen | Guymer | ||
| Luckiest Lovers | snez | dalceska | ||
| Made For Loving You | Donna | Dyson, | Damien | Leith |
| Nothing Short of a Miracle | Karen | Guymer, | Jacques | Gentil |
| On My Side | Elisa | Kate | ||
| One More Night | Alex | Tobin | ||
| Rolling Over | Anirban | Banerjee | ||
| Roses in Springtime | Marty | Carmichael | ||
| Ruby’s Song | Kelly | Cork | ||
| See You Later Ron | Robert | McIntosh | ||
| Shooting Star | Rick | Hart | ||
| Something I Know | Anirban | Banerjee | ||
| Something to Think About | George | Begbie | ||
| Stronger Than Her Fate | Magdalena | Macdonald | ||
| The Chance Again | Lori | Greco | ||
| The Last Candle | Andrea | Clut | ||
| The Little Things (Chloe’s Song) | Hannah May | Bartle | ||
| The Wonder Of You | Terry | Plowman | ||
| Time For Change | Dave | Power | ||
| Undecided | Anirban | Banerjee | ||
| Walls | Julia | Michaels | ||
| Weighing On My Mind | Rick | Hart | ||
| What Have I Gotta Do | Danny | Hooper | ||
| What It’s All About | Jacques | Gentil | ||
| Where the Willows weep | Glen | Naylor, | Chris | Wilson |
| While Women Wait | John | Walsh | Imogen | Clark |
| CONTEMPORARY POP DANCE CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||||||
| A Moment to See | Karen | Guymer | ||||||||
| All That Glitters | Jackie | Ward | ||||||||
| Beez In Space | Matthew | Sertori | ||||||||
| Building Bridges | Karen | Guymer | ||||||||
| Burn | James | Hampton, | Pat | Pattison | ||||||
| Butterflies | Andre | Leong | ||||||||
| End Of The World | Danielle | Deckard | ||||||||
| Give it Up | David | King, | Anna | Chaplin, | Time | Dutton, | Blessie | Pica | ||
| Hello World | Frank | Dixon | ||||||||
| I See You Everywhere | Michelle | Hullett | ||||||||
| I Want To Be Out There | Geoff | Jones | ||||||||
| Is This Real | Kaitlyn | Thomas | ||||||||
| It’s Better If We Don’t | Demi | Louise | ||||||||
| It’s My Time | Jacqui | Morrison, | Annemieke | Morrison | ||||||
| Just Wanna Say Hello | Katie | Hardyman | ||||||||
| Made For Loving You | Donna | Dyson, | Damien | Leith | ||||||
| Make Me Happy | Emma-Kate | Stampton, | Kate | Heart | ||||||
| My Stupidity | Lola | Brinton | Kerrie | Garside | ||||||
| Own Self | Francesca | de Valence | ||||||||
| Rear View Mirror | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||||||
| Rolling Over | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||||||
| Second Chance | Skii | Harvey | ||||||||
| Smiling Through Your Sunscreen | Brad | Petryczkowycz | ||||||||
| Something I Know | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||||||
| Take The Time | David | Hinds, | Lyn | Hinds | ||||||
| Taxi Driver | Demi | Louise | ||||||||
| Tell Me I’m Wrong | Amy | Sugars | ||||||||
| The New Bohemians | Amanda | Easton | ||||||||
| Twenty | Hannah May | Bartle | ||||||||
| Undecided | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||||||
| Unsung Hero | Aislinn | Sharp | ||||||||
| Weapon Words | George | Begbie | ||||||||
| Wild Adventure | Alex | Tobin | ||||||||
| Zensday | Chris | Fisher | ||||||||
| COUNTRY CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||
| 1963 | Alan | Buchan | ||||
| Beautiful | Michael John | Horneman, | Cielle Monique | Kinross | ||
| City Boys and Cowgirls | Carmelo | Cacciola, | Jim | Harding | ||
| City Lights | Rick | Hart | ||||
| Cold As Dry Ice | Lawrence | Neilsen, | Wal | Neilsen | ||
| Cold Comfort | Kelly | Cork | ||||
| Coming for you | Catherine | Dobson | ||||
| Country Girls Don’t Frock Up | Vanessa | Lea, | Roger | Faynes, | David | Rogerson |
| Everybody (Piece of Gold) | Alison | Jeeves | ||||
| Foolishly | Glen | Naylor, | Chris | Wilson | ||
| Good Things | Geoff | Yelaska | ||||
| He Went to Check the Water | Graham | Howle | ||||
| Home Sweet Home | Renee | Jonas | ||||
| I Need You To Hold Me | Kathy | Coleman | ||||
| I’d Like To Say | Greg | Williams | ||||
| It’s a Shame | Kathy | Coleman | ||||
| Lately | Marty | Carmichael | ||||
| Levon Helm | Rick | Hart | ||||
| Livin on Air | Lynn | Hazelton | ||||
| Lonely Town | Karen | Craigie | ||||
| Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child | Heath | Watts | ||||
| Made It To Tamworth | Kerrie | Garside | ||||
| Many Things | Chris | Fisher | ||||
| My Heart’s On Fire | Melissa | Robertson | ||||
| Our First House | Kathy | Coleman | ||||
| Silver and Gold | Loren | Steenkamp | ||||
| Springtime In My Heart | Jan | Windolf | ||||
| String Pie | Simon | Kinny-Lewis | ||||
| The Cowboy On His Horse | Terry | Plowman | ||||
| The Devil’s Garden | Lola | Brinton, | Jasper | Shelton | Hollis | |
| The Dobro Song | Geoffrey | Williams | ||||
| The Midnight Train | John | Greenwood | ||||
| Watching The World Fade Away | Doug | Hendry | ||||
| Wishing | Keri | McInerney | ||||
| You Aint Worth The Rain | Natalie | Howard, | Matt | Scullion | ||
| FOLK ACOUSTIC CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||
| 24 Hours | George | Begbie | ||||
| A Hero in us All | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| A Song For The Lonely | Katrina | Burgoyne | ||||
| A Thousand Times | Danielle | Deckard, | Paul Dougherty | |||
| All Of That And More | Kerrie | Garside | ||||
| Blondie | Chris | Fisher | ||||
| Break Free | Jodie | Boni | ||||
| Broken Bird | Rick | Hart | ||||
| Carnivore | Sharlene | Rainford | ||||
| Come for the Berries (if not quite for me) | Clare | Younis | ||||
| Dear Susan | JJ | Maclean | ||||
| Doing Time | Peter | Bowen | ||||
| Don’t Blow Up the World Until I’ve Shown You Paris | Tony | King | ||||
| Enough | Cam | Nacson | ||||
| Fly Too High | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| Get That Woman | Bronwyn | Eather | ||||
| Gone | David | Hyams | ||||
| Gotta be sure /Always In My Heart | Frankie | Walsh | ||||
| Head Towards Wonderful | Snez | Dalceska, | Stewart Peters | |||
| House on Four Wheels | Snez | Dalceska, | Stewart Peters | |||
| I Found You | Nick | Charles | ||||
| I Wrote This One For You | Becci | Nethery | ||||
| I’m Sorry Is Just Not Enough | Steve | Montgomery | ||||
| Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child | Heath | Watts | ||||
| Lost Control | Alex | Crook | ||||
| Love My Ghost | Julia | Michaels | Sven Tydeman | |||
| Mafeking Hill | Michael | Waugh | ||||
| Marmalade Jane | Graham | Howle | ||||
| Maybe | Hugh William | Davies | Sven Tydeman | |||
| Mr Mouse and Me | Snez | Dalceska, | Stewart Peters | |||
| Mumma’s Little Girl | Keri | McInerney | ||||
| One More Song | Stewart | Peters | ||||
| Poppies | Tylah Rose | Winyard, | Jennifer | Matthews, | Paul | Harris |
| Santa I Can Explain! | Steve | Montgomery | ||||
| Searching | Donna | Dyson, | Damien | Leith | ||
| The Boss is in Tonight | Lynn | Hazelton | ||||
| Tomorrow In Australia | Andy | Kidd | ||||
| Years of Experience | Wendy | Ford | ||||
| You Saved Me | Ana | Bogdanovic | ||||
| You’re Here I’m Now | Amy | Vee | ||||
| You’ve got Something | Peny | Bohan | ||||
| INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | |||
| Song Title | Writer/s | ||
| Bilbo Baggins Bravada | Joel | Baligod | |
| Chill Me Now | Galliano | Sommavilla | |
| Dance Macabre | Andy | Mac | |
| Fly | Katie | Hardyman | |
| Foreboding | John | Delaney | |
| I have the Power | Philip | Feinstein | |
| In Harmony | Jesse | Marantz | |
| In the rough | Toni | Pollard | |
| Love Fruits on Life Tree (Violin) | Manjia | Luo | |
| Mei Mana | Michael | Angliss | |
| My Child’s Child | RL | Clark | |
| Out of the Darkness (Instrumental) | Jim | Ottaway | |
| Pride of the Anzacs March | Marion | McNamara | |
| Riders Of The Kimberley | Terry | Bennetts | |
| Rocker’s Rave | Joel | Baligod | |
| SIMplicity | Jim | Ottaway | |
| Song For Sami | Rebecca | Achkar | |
| Spirit | Jan | Windolf | |
| Survive The Night | Neville | Kaye | |
| THE BRIDGE | Nick | Charles | |
| The Jig Is Up | Brian | Ralston | |
| The Long Haul | Jim | Ottaway | |
| The Trust Of Iron, The Truth Of Steel | Pete | Hawkes | |
| Touch Wood | Jemma | Donovan | |
| Under Fire (Instrumental) | Ramos | Jakob, | Jhay C |
| Violet | Cynthia | Martin, | Clem |
| Watching Billy Play | Nick | Charles | |
| Whales In Space | Colin | Billing | |
| Wherever There’s Love | Rebecca | Achkar | |
| Young Australian Soldier | Marion | McNamara | |
| INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | |||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | ||||
| A Hero In Us All | Karen | Guymer | |||
| About the Flight | Donna | Dyson, | Damien | Leith | |
| Black Dress | Nic | Nassuet | |||
| Brothers | Nick | Urb | |||
| C’est Toi et Moi | Natalie | Jean, | Guy R. | Jean | |
| Crazy Angels | Michael | McGee | |||
| Don’t React | Debra | Gussin | |||
| Door | Okiya | Ohkoshi | |||
| Down The River | Lola | Brinton, | Jasper | Shelton | Hollis |
| End Of Time | Keri | McInerney | |||
| Enough | Cam | Nacson | |||
| Guitar Players Get the Girls | Debra | Gussin | |||
| I Still Love You In Pieces | Michael | McGee, | Luke | Maness | |
| I’d Like To Say | Greg | Williams | |||
| It’s Christmas Tonight | Michelle | Hullett | |||
| Kaikoura | Helen | McCreary | |||
| Let’s Sail Away | Robert | McIntosh | |||
| Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child | Heath | Watts | |||
| Love Dances in the Rain – Duet | Karen | Guymer | |||
| Ole! | Lou | DeAdder | |||
| One More Night | Alex | Tobin | |||
| Overcome | Steve | Krause | |||
| Pills | Cecilia | Gault | |||
| Playing Possum | Michael | McGee | |||
| Satellites | Rebekah | Davis | |||
| Fadi Awad feat. Karina Morin – Searching | Fadi | Awad | |||
| Spring | Lacey | Younger | |||
| Steps on Water | Lilit | Bleyan | |||
| Summer’s Gone | J. Lucas | Aravena | |||
| Superman | Alex | Tobin | |||
| Tell Me | Coa | Lopez | |||
| Waiting Out The Wanting | Nitanee Paris | Lawson, | Jean-Pierre | Williams | |
| What Am I Supposed To Do? | Debra | Gussin | |||
| Wild Adventure | Alex | Tobin | |||
| Your Fire | Grant | Maloy Smith | |||
| Your Smile | Roy | Williams, | Karen | Gregory | |
| LYRICS CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |
| American Badass | Simon | Berger |
| Bleeding Heart | Mandi | Gaston |
| Cabarita Morning | Steve | Montgomery |
| Could I Be You? | Dean | Ramsay |
| Down in the Boneyard | Catherine | Dobson |
| Dressing Gown Street | Cill | Van Der Velden |
| Further Down the Road | Richard | Midgley |
| Gas Lighting | Karen | Guymer |
| Heart stops | simon | grose |
| High Country Hideaway | Lloyd | Clarke |
| I am here to stay | Denise | Silk |
| I Blame The Weather | Robert | McIntosh |
| I Feel Sorry For The Stars Tonight | Susan | Muranty |
| In the Arms of Home | Sherilyn | Page |
| In Too Deep | Gaynor Ann | Moran |
| It Feels Right | Karen | Guymer |
| Let Me Be Lazy | Niels | Becker |
| Levon Helm | Rick | Hart |
| Lost and Found | George | Begbie |
| Memoirs of Vietnam | Carmelo | Cacciola |
| Mud Over Blood | Lloyd | Clarke |
| Murray River Dreaming | Glen | Naylor |
| Our Hearts Dance | Paul | Dillon |
| Over There And Back (Billy’s War) | Steve | Montgomery |
| Sand | George | Begbie |
| She Was Born With A Broken Heart | Susan | Muranty |
| Stop The Merry-Go-Round | Helen | Mursell |
| Stop Time With A Kiss (Let Me Love You) | Susan | Muranty |
| The Boogey Man | Magdalena | Macdonald |
| The Music of Summer | Sherilyn | Page |
| The Other Man | Simon | Berger |
| Things I’ve Learned | John | Walsh |
| This Is Where I Leave You | Wendy | Wood |
| When You Lose Someone You Love | Steve | Montgomery |
| While Women Wait | John | Walsh |
| OPEN CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||
| A Hero in us All | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| All In Love And War | Jonothan | Roland | ||||
| Broken Bird | Rick | Hart | ||||
| Building Bridges | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| Cold Comfort | Kelly | Cork | ||||
| Don’t Blow Up the World Until I’ve Shown You Paris | Tony | King | ||||
| Don’t Bother Me | Skii | Harvey | ||||
| Don’t Walk Away | Christopher | Orchard | ||||
| Empire | Frank | Dixon | ||||
| Fallen | Jacques | Gentil | ||||
| Heat | Quentin | Clark | ||||
| Hot Air Balloon | Snez | Dalceska | Stewart | Peters | ||
| House on Four Wheels | Snez | Dalceska | Stewart | Peters | ||
| I Am Blessed (Song for Fathers) | Andre | Leong | ||||
| Is Anybody Home? | Wendy | Ford | ||||
| It Feels Right | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| I’ve Been Waitin’ | Celeste Kate | Polson | ||||
| Journey Of Ours | Dave | Power | ||||
| Just Wanna Say Hello | Katie | Hardyman | ||||
| Let It Ride | Chris | Fisher | ||||
| Let’s Sail Away | Robert | McIntosh | ||||
| Love Dances in the Rain – Duet | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| Lucky Red Coat | Snez | Dalceska | Stewart | Peters | ||
| Made For Loving You | Donna | Dyson, | Damien | Leith | ||
| My Man in Red | Renee | Jonas | Elizabeth | Usher | ||
| Never Gonna | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||
| One More Night | Alex | Tobin | ||||
| One More Song | Stewart | Peters | ||||
| One Woman Army | Mark | Crocker, | Celeste | Newman | ||
| Our Little Secret | Andrew | Bertoia | ||||
| Rolling Over | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||
| Santa I Can Explain! | Steve | Montgomery | ||||
| Snowflake | Katie | Hardyman | ||||
| Something I Know | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||
| Stop Time With A Kiss (Let Me Love You) | Susan | Muranty, | Sven | Tydeman | ||
| The Night Train | Michael | Cafe | ||||
| This Girl | John | Greenwood, | Jason | Greenwood | ||
| Til Night Meets The Sun | Loren | Steenkamp | ||||
| Turn | David | King, | Julia | Michaels | ||
| Undecided | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||
| What’s the Price of Love | Jacques | Gentil | ||||
| Why Would You | Sadie | Jones | ||||
| You Saved Me | Ana | Bogdanovic | ||||
| You, Me & Depravity | George | Begbie |
| ROCK INDIE CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||||||||
| A Kick In The Guts | Brian | Ralston, | Gary | Carciello, | ||||||||
| Aftershock | Abbey | Slattery | ||||||||||
| American Guns | Tony | Murphy, | Jennifer | Matthews, | ||||||||
| Be Someone | Karen | Lindsay, | Greg | Byrne, | Kevin | Fouche, | Mark | Fouche, | Alex | Qasabian, | Billy | Handley |
| Blood Moon | Stephen | Kermode, | Chris | Rowell | ||||||||
| Building Bridges | Karen | Guymer | ||||||||||
| Colour Blind | Beck | Fielding | ||||||||||
| Cyclone Nancy | Rick | Hart | ||||||||||
| Deadly Storm | Kaitlyn | Thomas | ||||||||||
| Fallen | Jacques | Gentil | ||||||||||
| Golden Road | Justine | Camilleri, | Chris | Gale | ||||||||
| Heat | Quentin | Clark | ||||||||||
| Hell Bent On Finding Heaven | Kel | Abbott, | Anirban | Jee | ||||||||
| In Numbulwar Now | Stewart | Peters | ||||||||||
| In the Afterglow | George | Begbie | ||||||||||
| Just Like I Want You To | Michelle | Hullett | ||||||||||
| Like This Time With Me | Belinda | Parsons | ||||||||||
| Little Heartbreaker | Karen | Craigie | ||||||||||
| Lock The Gate | Stewart | Peters, | Hugh | O’Brien | ||||||||
| No Compromise | John | Kairn | ||||||||||
| One More Night | Alex | Tobin | ||||||||||
| One Woman Army | Mark | Crocker, | Celeste | Newman | ||||||||
| Only Love Can Hurt This Much | Sam | Vartuli | ||||||||||
| Only Waiting | Lynette | Smith | ||||||||||
| Raise It Up | Emma-Kate | Stampton, | Kate | Heart | ||||||||
| Santa I Can Explain! | Steve | Montgomery | ||||||||||
| See The Signs | Chris | Fisher | ||||||||||
| Simple Lines | Ray | Alferink | ||||||||||
| So Confused | Karen | Guymer | ||||||||||
| Stand And Fight | James | Morrison | ||||||||||
| Summer Moon | Susan | Muranty, | Sven | Tydeman, | ||||||||
| Take The Time | David | Hinds, | Lyn | Hinds | ||||||||
| The Night Train | Michael | Cafe | ||||||||||
| Turn | David | King, | Julia | Michaels, | ||||||||
| Undecided | Anirban | Banerjee | ||||||||||
| West London Boy in the Emerald Town | Tim | Jones | ||||||||||
| Wild Adventure | Alex | Tobin | ||||||||||
| Your Silence | Ben | Hobbs, | Clint | Johannes | ||||||||
| SONGS FOR CHILDREN CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||||||
| A little Bit Long Way | Stewart | Peters, | Snez | Dalceska, | Numbulwar School | |||||
| Amazing in Numbulwar | Stewart | Peters, | Snez | Dalceska, | Numbulwar School | |||||
| Beautiful and True | Donna | Dyson | ||||||||
| Believe in Yourself | Kayelene | Carruthers | ||||||||
| Better Get Some Sleep | Kayelene | Carruthers | ||||||||
| Clarence the Cockatoo | Carolyn | Simpson | ||||||||
| Daisy Chains | Lloyd | Clarke | ||||||||
| Drifting | Kayelene | Carruthers | ||||||||
| Duggie Dingo | Carolyn | Simpson | New | |||||||
| Flip | Glen | Naylor, | Chris | Wilson | ||||||
| Fruit Salad | Jennifer | Smith | ||||||||
| Hand Jive | Sharon | Miller, | Eddy | Saul, | Michelle | New | ||||
| Hope the Elephant | Joel | McInnes, | Alan | McInnes, | Brian | McInnes, | Dean | McInnes, | Adam | Giles |
| Hungry Crocodile Chomp | Carolyn | Simpson | ||||||||
| I Love Reading | Dez | Staunton, | Vanessa | Staunton | ||||||
| I See You there | Sharon | Miller, | Eddy | Saul, | Michelle | New | ||||
| It’s Enough To Make A Kookaburra Cry | Clair | Hayes | ||||||||
| Jollyme the Kangaroo | Adrian | Penny | ||||||||
| Late For School Blues | Kayelene | Carruthers | ||||||||
| Life On The Farm | Sharon | Miller, | Eddy | Saul, | Michelle | New | ||||
| Livin on Air | Lynn | Hazelton | ||||||||
| Looking Through The Eyes Of A Child | Heath | Watts | ||||||||
| Mighty Girl | Clare | Younis | ||||||||
| Monkey Fun | Jason | Greenwood, | John | Greenwood | ||||||
| Oh, The Places You’ll Go | Rob | Imeson | ||||||||
| Pick It Up | Sharon | Miller | Eddy | Saul, | Michelle | New | ||||
| Santa’s Dream Flight | Glen | Naylor, | Chris | Wilson | ||||||
| Step Outside | Karanina | Ray | ||||||||
| The Wombat Wobble | Stan | Lenz | ||||||||
| Under the Bed | Olivia | Corish, | Andrea | Corish | ||||||
| Who I Am | Willow | Ryan-Fuller | ||||||||
| SPIRITUAL CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||||
| A Hero in us All | Karen | Guymer | ||||
| A Million And One Ways To Die | Jacques | Gentil | ||||
| All Rise | Chris | James, | Jenny | James | ||
| Believe Again | Donna | Dyson | Damien | Leith | ||
| Cast Your Nets | John | Littrich | Neil | McCann, | Paul | McGee |
| Don’t Blow Up the World Until I’ve Shown You Paris | Tony | King | ||||
| Don’t Stop Believing In Me | Jonothan | Roland | ||||
| Everything Is Alright | Lori | Greco | ||||
| Faith in Me | John | Walsh, | Mike | Carr | ||
| Fallen (Rev 14:8) | Jacques | Gentil | ||||
| Fly Away | Lori | Greco | ||||
| Follow Me | DOMINIC | CREA | ||||
| Gave It All Away | Andre | Leong | ||||
| He Will Hear | Lola | Brinton, | Shane | Edwards, | Sven | Tydeman |
| He’s Being Your Mum | Deborah | Robertson | ||||
| Horizon | Jason | Greenwood | ||||
| I Am Blessed (Song for Fathers) | Andre | Leong | ||||
| I Need you to Hold Me | Kathy | Coleman | ||||
| It’s His Blood (featuring Maybelle Galuvao) | Alex | Varlow | ||||
| Lessons of Life | Leah | Briggs | ||||
| My Faith in You | Olivia | Corish, | Andrea | Corish | ||
| My Father’s House | Peter | Christie | ||||
| My Shepherd’s Call | carmelo | cacciola | ||||
| Nothing Short of a Miracle | Karen | Guymer, | Jacques | Gentil | ||
| People Need To Know | Jacques | Gentil | ||||
| Simply | Paul | Somerville | ||||
| Sophia | Anna | Honeychurch | ||||
| Spirit World | Chris | Fisher | ||||
| Stars | Bel | Thomson, | Cody | Norris | ||
| That’s How Heaven Works | Jacques | Gentil, | Lloyd | Clarke | ||
| The Eternal in the Everyday | Bel | Thomson, | Cody | Norris | ||
| The Light Changes | John | Kairn | ||||
| Trying To Pray | Lola | Brinton, | Jasper Shelton | Hollis | ||
| We All Love You | Lee | Bullock | ||||
| You Are My Home | Lynn | Hazelton | ||||
| You were there | Doug | Hendry | ||||
| YOUTH CATEGORY TOP 30 2015 | ||||
| Song Title | Writer/s | |||
| Aftershock | Abbey | Slattery | ||
| Back to the Stars | Frank | Dixon | ||
| Best of The Best | Sarah Grace | Buckley, | Molly | Buckley |
| Bleeding Lines | Caitlin | Gardner | ||
| Bones Of Steel | Hannah | Parrington | ||
| Deadly Storm | Kaitlyn | Thomas | ||
| Empire | Frank | Dixon | ||
| Erick | Mikhayla | Trope | ||
| FG Chic | Jared | Gibson | ||
| Flames | Kayla | Borg | ||
| Get you to stay | Willow | Ryan-Fuller | ||
| He Doesn’t Know | Bridget | O’Shannessy | ||
| Hello World | Frank | Dixon | ||
| Home | Tamsin | Cantwell | ||
| If Love Was a Given | Ciara | Muscat | ||
| Is This Real | Kaitlyn | Thomas | ||
| Just Wait and See | Leea | Nanos, | Frank | Dixon |
| Narcissist | Eleanor | Gardner | ||
| New Summer | Karanina | Ray | ||
| Not Today | Zoe | Boot | ||
| Now I Know | Georgia | Knight, | Ben | Wilcox |
| Safe Ground | Caitlin | Gardner | ||
| Solid Ground | Anna | Leathem | ||
| Superhero | Kayla | Borg | ||
| Take Her | Taylor | Pfeiffer | ||
| There For Me | Sophia | Chesworth | ||
| This Is Our Time | Kayla | Borg | ||
| Tide | Anna | Leathem | ||
| Till The End | Kayla | Borg | ||
| USA | Chelsea | Berman | ||
| Walk Through The Fire | Kayla | Borg | ||
| Why | Kayla | Borg | ||
| Wonderland | Abbey | Slattery | ||
Sponsors of prizes and supporters of the contest include APRA/AMCOS, PPCA, Hal Leonard, Maton Guitars, Edensound, Syntec International, Grover Allman, Ausmidi, Fast Track Talent Showcases, Magesongs School of Songwriting, Q Music, SongCentral, Australian Institute of Music (AIM), Black Pearl Studios, iDOCoach, Katie Hardyman Music, University of Griffith, MMS Retail, Hot Country Radio Network, KIX Country Radio Network, Vienna People Studios, , Wests Tigers Rugby League Ltd, Wests Ashfield Leagues Club, TrakVan, MusicNSW, Mackin Websites, Video Recordings Australia, Project TV and BDO.
As well as the Prize Sponsors listed above, the ASA gratefully acknowledges Radio Station 4BC and sister stations for ongoing support.
The ASA uses up to 60 well-qualified people from the music industry in a unique multi-tiered judging system in which each entrant’s identity is hidden. This precludes any tendency for the judges’ decisions to be influenced by any factors outside of the song itself.
Following the judging process, 1st place-getters are invited to perform at the ASA’s gala National Songwriting Awards, which is an important fixture on the Music Industry Calendar. The Lyrics Category winner is the only exception to this, but they will have their composition displayed in written form on the night.
All 1st place winners receive two quality music books from Hal Leonard: Harmony & Theory – Part 1: Diatonic & Harmony & Theory – Part 2: Chromatic
All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place-getters will receive other prizes as detailed below, and all Top 10 finalists are recognised on stage at the Awards, as well as receiving a Certificate of Placing.
The National Songwriting Awards have been dubbed ‘the Easys’, after the original inductees into the ASA’s Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Easybeats. This year’s Awards Night will feature a very special performance by another elite Australian songwriter, who will be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Other presentations made on the night are the Songwriter of the Year, the Rudy Brandsma Award and the PPCA Live Performance Award. Details of these 3 special awards are:
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Judged from the 1st place getters of each category. Separate entry is not required.
Sponsored by APRA/AMCOS
Winner receives: $3,000 cash for APRA and an Easys Trophy.
RUDY BRANDSMA AWARD
All entrants who are ASA members qualify for nomination to receive this great honour.
Sponsored by Maton Guitars
Winner receives: Maton SRS60 worth $1799.00 and an Easys Trophy
PPCA LIVE PERFORMANCE AWARD
Judged and sponsored by PPCA, for the best live performance at the National Songwriting Awards
Winner receives: $500 cash
Each of the other 13 Categories have prizes issued for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, and they vary as detailed below. All dollar amounts refer to Australian dollars. Here is the prize summary:
AUSTRALIA
Songs with an Australian theme or subject
Sponsored by Edensound and Song Central
1st Prize: Mixing and Mastering of one song package, valued at $715 2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
BALLAD
Sponsored by Vienna People Studios and Australian Institute of Music (AIM)
1st Prize: 1 day recording valued at $800
2nd Prize: A 2hr one-on-one session with an AIM Professional Songwriting Teacher
3rd Prize: $100 cash
CONTEMPORARY / POP / DANCE
Up-tempo modern songs
Sponsored by Black Pearl Studios, Fast Track Talent Showcases and Grover Allman
1st Prize: 1 day recording valued at $1,000
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: 250 pack of full colour customized guitar picks, plus a Grover Allman Guitar Keyring of your choice, and a Grover Allman Necklace of your choice
COUNTRY
Sponsored by Hot Country Radio Network, KIX Country Radio Network, Song Central and ASA
1st Prize: 2 weeks high rotation and guaranteed exposure on air through both Hot Country and KIX Country Radio Networks across Australia, plus promotion and recognition on both network’s web pages as their Country Songwriter of the Year in association with the ASA. Valued in excess of $5,000. (reaching potentially 4 million+ in 60+ radio markets)
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
FOLK / ACOUSTIC
Including ‘unplugged’ compositions
Sponsored by Syntec International, Ausmidi and ASA
1st Prize: Evolution D1 835S handheld digital wireless system valued at $799
2nd Prize: Mixcraft Pro Studio 7 valued at $200
3rd Prize: $100 cash
INSTRUMENTAL
Any genre or style, including traditional, classical, contemporary, film/TV tracks & electronica
Sponsored by Australian Institute of Music (AIM), and Magesongs School of Songwriting
1st Prize: 4 hrs free time in a Production Suite at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM)
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
INTERNATIONAL
A special category open to songwriters from any country in the world, including Australia!
All genres can be entered.
Sponsored by TrakVan and ASA
1st Prize: AUD $1,000, courtesy of TrakVan – the new way for indie artists to play and sell their music direct from their websites.
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
LYRICS
Words of a song or poem/words suitable to be set to music Sponsored by Grover Allman and Q Music
1st Prize: $100 cash plus 500 pack of full colour customized guitar picks, plus a Grover Allman Guitar Keyring of your choice, and a Grover Allman Necklace of your choice
2nd Prize: Delegate Registration for the BIGSOUND Conference valued at $650.
3rd Prize: $100 cash
OPEN
For that song that may not fit other categories
Sponsored by Edensound and Fast Track Talent Showcases
1st Prize: Mixing and Mastering of one song package, valued at $715
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
ROCK / INDIE
Contemporary songs and heavier arrangements
Sponsored by Black Pearl Studios and Magesongs School of Songwriting
1st Prize: 1 day recording valued at $1,000
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
SONGS FOR CHILDREN Sponsored by Wests Ashfield Leagues Club and ASA
1st Prize: $300 cash
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
SPIRITUAL Songs of faith or inspiration
Sponsored by University of Griffith and MMS Retail
1st Prize: $200 and Free Enrolment in the Songwriting or Music Technology courses on offer at the Gold Coast Campus of Queensland Conservatorium, valued at approx $500 www.griffith.edu.au/music/popular-music
2nd Prize: $200 cash
3rd Prize: $100 cash
YOUTH
Any genre or style – songs by entrants 17 years of age and under as at 1st June this year
Sponsored by Katie Hardyman Music and iDOCoach
1st Prize: 3 x 1hr Songwriting Mentoring Sessions with Mark Cawley , acclaimed international Songwriter from US
2nd Prize: 1hr Songwriting Mentoring Session with Mark Cawley, acclaimed international Songwriter from US
3rd Prize: $100
Professional song feedback can also be ordered by entrants. See Feedback Service under Members tab for more details.
Contact:
ASA National Office
Locked Bag 18 / 178
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia
Ph / Fax: 02 9516 4960
Email: asanationaloffice@asai.org.au
Results Archive:
Categories
There are 13 Categories in the Australian National Songwriting Contest, including an open-genre International Category which citizens from any country of the World can enter (including Australians). Most of the other Categories are genre specific, and are for Australian songwriters only. It is up to you as the entrant what category you enter your song in, although if the judges feel that a song has been mis-categorised by the entrant, they will re-enter it in a more appropriate category to give it a better chance.
Entries Are Anonymous
We ask manual entrants not to put identifying information on their entries, but if they do, their entry will be rendered anonymous before judging takes place. Online entries are also rendered anomymous before being judged. All songs are labels with idenifying numbers and song names only.
Three-tiered Judging
There are three levels of judging.
Preliminary Round – All songs are heard by a team of at least 3 music industry judges. Every songwriter who makes the Top 30 list of any of the judges, is short-listed in the preliminary round of the judging process and notified accordingly. Depending on how many of the judges pick the same songs, the size of the short list will vary.
The judges assess songs using the ASA criteria, to arrive at a total mark for each song from each individual judge. An equalising process is then used to rank the songs by giving 30 pts to the most favoured, and 29 the next and so on. These rankings are then added together to give a final mark for that entry. So, for example, if a song scored 90 points as a final mark after using the ranking system, that would mean it was the top choice of three judges. If it scored 30 points, that would mean that only one judge absolutely loved it! Usually scores are much more varied than this. The ranking system ensures fairness to all entrants, by taking in to account that some judges may be low scorers or high scorers across the board.
Finalist Round – The Top 30 songs are then chosen from the shortllisted group, by a fresh panel of judges. These results are then put up on the website (usually 4-5 weeks before the National Awards Night).
The Top 10 placegetters are decided by a third group of judges (minimum of 3 respected music industry professionals per Category), who vote individually without consultation with each other. Their results are combined and equalised to give eventual Top 10, which are announced live to the audience at the ASA National Songwriting Awards.
Results
Once the top ten placings are decided, the first place winners of the Major Open Categories and Youth Category will receive a phonecall and/or be notified in writing. This is so that they can be invited to perform at the Awards.
The remaining Top 30 Finalists for each Category are encouraged to attend the National Awards Night, where they can find out in person if they made it to the Top 10! Even those who don’t get into the Top 10 have a great time at this event, as they are able to hear the winning songs played live on the night, and network with other successful songwriters and industry people as part of the fraternity. As a major industry event, the ASA National Awards Night is important for serious songwriters. Subsequently (usually within 72 hrs after the National Awards Night) the final Top 10 results will be posted on this site.
Those who recieve nominations for the Songwriter of the Year and the Rudy Brandsma Award will be notified prior to the Awards Night.
In the event of a tied mark, entries are awarded equal placings and any prizes will be split between the entrants.
Judging Criteria
Songs are judged on aspects of the songwriting craft:
- Lyrics
- Melody
- Structure
- Arrangement
- Originality
Because the major concern of the Association is songwriting, the songs are not judged on the performance or the quality of the recording.
The ASA chooses the judges but is not responsible for their decisions. The ASA selects the winner of the Songwriter of the Year from among the Category Winners, and the Rudy Brandsma encouragement award from among member songwriters who have done well in the competition, or who display some outstanding element that cannot be overlooked.
Below are the Australian Songwriting Contest RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1. CLOSING DATE – As per online deadlines, usually not later than Fri 31 May, but the ASA reserves the right to be flexible with this date as may be deemed desirable.
2. ENTRANTS – Entry is open to all amateur and professional songwriters who are Australian Citizens or hold permanent Australian residency, though Foreign Citizens can enter the International Category. Entry must be in the name of an individual. The entrant must be the writer or a co-writer of each song entered. Entrants may join the ASA at the time of entry by submitting payment of membership fee with completed entry form. Contest entry is not
open to ASA Board Members, or persons involved in the administration and processing of entries.
3. COMPOSITIONS – Material must be original and unpublished (songs must not be signed to a publishing company) at the time of entry and be submitted in accordance with the entry material requirements described on this entry form.
4. ACCURACY – Accuracy of entry information is entirely the responsibility of the entrant. The ASA cannot be held responsible for omissions or mistakes, and entrant miscalculations in payments will not be refunded.
5. COPYRIGHT – Only material in which the entrant currently has full copyright may be entered in this Contest. The entrant implies that they have full copyright by the act of entering the Contest. Entrants guarantee to indemnify the Contest organisers against any claim or loss resulting from noncompliance with copyright laws. Entrants’ copyright in entry materials is not affected by entering the Contest.
6. CO-WRITERS – The names of all contributing writers must be included in the entry form. It is the responsibility of the entrant to divide any prizes with co-writers as appropriate.
7. PROMOTIONAL USE – By entering, the entrant agrees that entry materials may be used by the Australian Songwriters Association for promotional purposes. This includes such things as placing the Top 10 songs on the ASA website, production of compilation CDs and DVDs, reproduction of Top 10 lyrics in the ASA magazine and possible radio, television and website broadcast.
8. JUDGING – All entries are rendered anonymous and numbered prior to judging. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. The ASA Board will have final discretion in all matters. All entries are judged in the preliminary rounds by at least 3 judges, prior to their selection as Finalists in each category. Category Finalists are judged by a fresh set of music industry professionals to determine the Top 10 in each category. The official placings are announced at the National Songwriting Awards later in the year. Watch the homepage of www.asai.org.au for announcement of the exact date.
9. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS – Those who are shortlisted will receive an email notifying them of this achievement. Those who proceed to the Top 30 will not be emailed but are required to go to the website to view the Top 30 lists approximately 2 weeks after the shortlist email. The Top 10 finalists will be announce at the National Songwriting Awards, where they will be honoured on stage.
10. FEEDBACK SERVICE – For a fee, this service is offered to entrants who would like to have written feedback on their song(s) from a professional evaluator. The evaluations are separate to the judging process. Feedback critiques will not be commenced until after the final results are announced. This rule is in place in order to ensure that no judges, who may be used for the Contest as well as for Feedback evaluations, become unfairly familiar with the works prior to the Contest results being decided.
11. NUMBER OF ENTRIES – There is no limit to the number of entries that may be submitted.
12. ENTRIES IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY – A single song can be entered into multiple categories. As there are different judges for each category, this means that a song may get through in one category if not another.
13. YOUTH CATEGORY – Songs by entrants and all co-writers must be under the age of eighteen (18) as at 30 May this year.
14. PRIZES – Prizes may be varied without compensation at the discretion of the Sponsor. Any physical prizes not collected by winner or their representative at the National Songwriting Awards, will be shipped at their expense. In the event of a tied result, prizes are also split as fairly as possible, with the ASA Board having final discretion.
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