Colbie Caillat & Don Was To Mentor Guitar Center's Singer-Songwriter Comepetition Winner
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Guitar Center's Singer-Songwriter launches its fourth installment today, offering aspiring singer-songwriters across the country the chance to take their careers to the next level.
Having received over 12,000 entries last year, Guitar Center's Singer-Songwriter again opens for submissions starting Monday, Sept. 1st.
The winner of Guitar Center's Singer-Songwriter 4 will have the opportunity to record a 4-song E.P with Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Elton John, John Mayer), perform to a national television audience on Jimmy Kimmel Live! which airs weeknights at 11:35|10:35c on ABC, take home new gear, $25,000 cash and much more.
Joining the fold of advisers this year is Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat who, having sold over six million albums and ten million singles worldwide, will lend her talents as a mentor to the winner, guiding them through the writing and recording process.
"Taking a song and bringing it to life in a professional recording studio can be an intimidating process at first; I know it certainly was for me.
So to be able to offer support and guidance to an emerging singer-songwriter is a huge honor. I look forward to playing a role in such an exciting time of someone's songwriting career," said Caillat.
"My experience working on Guitar Center's Singer-Songwriter last year was a hugely positive one.
The amount of uniquely talented musicians that were unearthed in the submissions was just so impressive, I can't wait to discover more this time around.
And that's why programs like this are so important for the future of music; they give burgeoning talent a chance to shine," said Was.
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