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Surf Coast Song Contest 2023
October 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$30The annual Surf Coast Song Contest is back! Enter now for your chance to win cash, prizes and exposure!
Designed to engage and inspire through creativity and self-expression, this year’s Surf Coast Song Contest is once again on the lookout for songs that reflect hope and wellbeing.
2023 Theme
The outdoors can act as a balm for our busy brains and bring joy and solace to our lives. Whether you prefer to disconnect in the surf or prefer a wander on the beach, spending time in nature can improve your mental health. Share your connection with nature at this year’s Surf Coast Song Contest and inspire others to connect with nature in new ways.
Win cash, prizes and exposure!
The winning song and artist will be featured in the 2024 Art of the Minds Festival to help create awareness of mental health and wellbeing. The winning artist will also feature at the 2024 Festival Launch and Song Contest.
Hosted by the Surf Coast’s very own Lukey Luke, multiple prizes are on offer, including a recording of the winning song at the Professional Medici Studio, 8 hours of studio time at Oxygen College’s ‘Don’t Poke The Bear’ and great gifts from Music Workshop.
This year’s prize pool has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Lions Club in Torquay.
1st Prize
– $1000 cash
– Full day in the Professional Medici Studio with Producer Michael Stangel to record the winning song (valued at $1000)
– 8 hours studio time including sound engineer Don’t Poke the Bear (valued at $660) provided by Oxygen Music
– $150 voucher at Music Workshop
2nd Prize
– $500 cash
– $100 Music Workshop voucher
3rd Prize
– $250 cash
– $50 Music Workshop voucher
Encouragement award: $100 cash
Conditions of entry:
Submit a $30 entry fee per song via www.artoftheminds.org.au
Send the following files to songcontest@outlook.com
· Your song, representing ‘Hope and Wellbeing’ with lyrics or inspiration drawn from nature, in MP3 format, max 5 min in duration
· One Word document with a short artist bio, lyrics and up to 25-word song description
· Headshot as a jpg file
Please make sure to include your full name in your files, e.g. FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME_SONGTITLE
Entries close 10 September 2023
What happens on the night?
All performances will be acoustic only.
The top 10 songs will be shortlisted to perform in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.
Three will be shortlisted on the night to perform again to select the winning artist.
Healthy Minds Geelong's vision is to create a positive culture of mental health across the Geelong region.
The HMG concept was born to fill the gap in local mental health support services and in particular the need for a dedicated local information hub to help connect the community to local services, navigate the mental health care system and ultimately empower people to look after their mental health.