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The panel of curators made up primarily of legendary producers and songwriters have been working with Salute Music Makers to define a creative vision that will allow all entrants to be judged on a uniform criteria irrespective of their music genre hence breaking free of existing music talent searches that have merely become TV formats rather than an expression of what real musicians across the UK are truly creating.<\/p>\n
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The panel of curators are as follows:<\/p>\n
With the likes of Kwame Kwaten, Ras Kwame and Chris Tofu the panel have members that straddle both broadcast and production, understanding how music is created and then how music is fully appreciated by the general public. Add to these, luminaries such as Fiona Bevan, Dee Adam and Jonathan Quarmby, who combine elements of the aforementioned experiences as well as a history of song-writing credits and it is clear that the talent pool will be judged in a truly independent manner and with all aspects of their song creation taken into account.<\/p>\n
This carefully selected team will be judging Salute Music Makers\u2019 applicants based on three areas: Lyrics (45%), melody (45% – 90% if instrumental) and creativity (10% – production, mastering and composition).<\/p>\n
Kwame Kwaten said:<\/p>\n
\n\u2018It\u2019s great to be able to give new artists a chance to showcase their writing talent \u2013 I\u00a0 \u00a0have always championed the business side or behind the scenes end of the music industry whether it\u2019s teaching at the annual\u00a0Ultimate Seminar or innovative platforms like this. It\u2019s great to challenge the industry\u2019s current search platforms with a new way of finding talent.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Feargal Sharkey added:<\/p>\n
\n\u2018Salute are delighted to have such a diverse and respected team at the helm of the competition when it comes to judging and evaluating our aspiring music makers. From their experience in the industry, these guys know exactly what it takes to become a successful musician and what makes a great song \u2013 they\u2019ll be keeping an eagle-eyed lookout for that little glimmer in our songwriters that proves they have the potential to go all the way and with our support, we\u2019ll make sure that they do.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Feargal Sharkey is also available for interviews on the topic of Salute Music Makers.<\/p>\n
Since launching in April 2017, to a frenzy of media interest, Salute Music Makers has been at the forefront of discovering new talent and building strong relationships with notable music related platforms, such as\u00a0GRM Daily<\/strong>,\u00a0UNILAD<\/strong>,\u00a0The Unsigned Music Awards<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ReverbNation<\/strong>\u00a0to help build new opportunities for grassroots UK talent, and the announcement of the curation panel brings the culmination of a winner one step closer.<\/p>\n
Entrants to the Salute Music Makers competition stand the chance of winning \u00a350,000 in cash, while the other five shortlisted finalists will each receive a \u00a310,000 cash prize, no strings attached.The Salute competition reflects the dramatic changes in the way new music is written, recorded and shared. Recent advancements in music technology enable music makers to create music almost anytime, anywhere and the quality of organic, original music emerging from home studios has never been higher and is constantly evolving. Now is the perfect time to provide a platform for this talent by launching a competition that salutes the DIY generation of music makers.<\/p>\n
Find out more on Salute on their official website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Salute Music Makers, the innovative new music talent platform aiming to empower UK grassroots songwriters, has now finalised its expert panel of curators. <\/p>\n