Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Contest. VOTE!

[garretrevels]

Hey sign up & vote for my bands submission for CBC's Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Contest :)

http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/247592


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[zontar]

I'm trying to come up with my own entry! (Nothing yet)
That prize would pay off a lot of bills & buy some nice gear. And then there's the royalties afterwards as well--not sure how much that would bring the winner-I guess that depends how creative the CBC gets...:smile:

Of course, in my mind I'm going to compare any of the entries, and my own ideas, to the most recent theme. In keeping with that, if I do submit an entry--it would be an instrumental.

[Apostrophe (')]

Heh, the highest rated song so far is a whopping 3/5.

If they want a brass laden vintage-era hockey song, they should try to get the rights to Brass Bonanza:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bwZbWZhAaM

[Paul]

I'm trying to come up with my own entry! (Nothing yet)
That prize would pay off a lot of bills & buy some nice gear. And then there's the royalties afterwards as well--not sure how much that would bring the winner-I guess that depends how creative the CBC gets...:smile:

Of course, in my mind I'm going to compare any of the entries, and my own ideas, to the most recent theme. In keeping with that, if I do submit an entry--it would be an instrumental.

I haven't even looked at the website, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that the simple act of submitting a song assigns all rights in perpetuity to the CBC. This all happened because they were not interested in paying ongoing fees, remember?

[zontar]

I haven't even looked at the website, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that the simple act of submitting a song assigns all rights in perpetuity to the CBC. This all happened because they were not interested in paying ongoing fees, remember?

In their FAQ there's mention of a 3 year period for not just the winner, but the finalists, where they can't release their own version of the song. I didn't ceck all the conditions--but that's in there. I don't know what it said about mere submissions. They also mention they would register the song with SOCAN, and the royalties would be split 50/50 between the writer(s) and charity.



So there are restrictions.
And that does bother me, but on the other hand I am not a professional musician or songwriter, so if I submit a song & it's chosen--it may not bother me too much.

[darreneedens]

voting hasnt even started yet...

[garretrevels]

well I suppose I meant rate it

[Paul]

In their FAQ there's mention of a 3 year period for not just the winner, but the finalists, where they can't release their own version of the song. I didn't ceck all the conditions--but that's in there. I don't know what it said about mere submissions. They also mention they would register the song with SOCAN, and the royalties would be split 50/50 between the writer(s) and charity.



So there are restrictions.
And that does bother me, but on the other hand I am not a professional musician or songwriter, so if I submit a song & it's chosen--it may not bother me too much.


There are 3 revenue streams available for a song like this. There is the publishing money, the songwriting money and the performance money. There's not too great a chance that an unknown winner will get to record his/her own version of the winning song. The publishing will be owned by CBC, and you have to give up 50% of the songwriting to minor hockey.

How much did CTV pay for the original theme???? Methinks CBC is being less than generous with this contest.

[zontar]

Methinks CBC is being less than generous with this contest.

I agree.
But if I were to enter it, it would most likely be a one-off, and the prize and 50% royalty would most likely be more than what I'd make off all other songs I've ever written or will write in my lifetime. On that basis it's not a big deal for me, but I certainly understand where it would and SHOULD be a bigger deal for others.

I do think some entrants are probably unaware of this, and may come to regret entering.

But for me, the bigger kick would be knowing a chunk of Canada is listening to my song.

The downside is that they would likely be comparing it to the previous one, and quite possibly hating it.

Whichever song wins--it will get a tough ride, at least at first.

[noobcake]

hahahaha great vocals kjdr

[Vincent]

Anyone know how long it takes to get your anthem upload approved or does it go live automatically...I submitted an anthem today however its not showing up yet.

I will post my anthem when and if its approved later on.

[iaresee]

It only took a few minutes to get mine approved.

You can vote for my entry here:

http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/260764

[Vincent]

Mine is still not showing up...I uploaded sucessfully however I dont think i picked a genre when doing so...I had to make a few changes on my anthem anyway so i uploaded it again (revised version) and picked a genre this time...Hopefully that will do the trick.

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[GuitarsCanada]

There are like a hundred pages of songs on that site. I must say also that 3/4 of it is pure trash. It's going to take months to go through that stuff and find 10 or so contenders. There are people banging out tunes on $54.00 keyboards and putting it up there.

[Vincent]

I finally have my first submission up and running...Still a work in progress though.

Its not up to professional standards or anthing however CBC will be re recording the winning song with real musicians anyway so I guess they are just looking for a hook of some kind.


http://www.guitarscanada.com/Board/showthread.php?t=15122