"I am extremely honoured that the Nordoff Robbins songwriting prize is to be named after George Young and myself. Anything we can do to encourage good songwriting, and support such a worthwhile cause is a positive thing.

"Writing a song can be a tough business, and while true it can take no more than five minutes, a songwriter can often work on a song for weeks, months or even years before they consider the song finished. This competition and the prizes on offer provide an opportunity to make it all worthwhile."

George Young

Prizes

The winner of the 2009 Vanda & Young Song Competition will take home:

Return business class airfare to US and UK + 5 days accommodation in both countries courtesy of Showtravel (valued at AUD $10,000 incl. GST)
$20,000 cash courtesy of Albert Music
Songwriter Mentorship with iconic US songwriter, Paul Williams
Producer mentorship at Kensaltown Studios London; either with Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, James Morrison, Yusuf Islam) or Sacha Skarbeck (James Blunt, Jason Mraz)
Production crew for video, including director of photography, cameraman, soundman courtesy of XYZ Networks
Les Paul Gibson Guitar courtesy of Gibson Guitars
Studio time and engineering at Studios 301 in either Sydney, Byron Bay, Stockholm or Cologne
Live gig to perform the winning song at Song Summit 2010, Darling Harbour, 19-21 June, 2010 - www.songsummit.com.au
3 day FREE pass to attend Song Summit 2010
2 tickets to attend 2010 APRA Music Awards, Monday 21 June 2010 (following Song Summit)
$1500 cash for travel expenses courtesy of PPCA (Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Ltd)

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