Waterman who recently signed a publishing deal with First Company Publishing entered the finalist list with her song “Love On My Skin”, the opening track of her 2005 album “No Ordinary Life”. Competing with her is the Perth based Andy James Court, with his song “Supernatural”. Court was the winner of the 2004 UK Gospel song of the year, and have written, recorded and produced all three of his albums, “Only You”, “Twos Company”, and “Remember”. Cairns Blues artist Andy “Sugarcane” Collins entered the list with his song “Shine The Light”.
The ISC, is an annual songwriting contest, aimed to expose aspiring and established artists to the professional industry. The contest has been described by the New York Times as “The Contest to take note of…” The ISC received almost 15,000 entries for 2005; the finalists represent 1.4% of the total number of entries. The winners will be announced next month, and will share over $150,000 in cash and prizes.
The winners of the contest will be announced in March, 2006. For more information, please go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com.