Budiey
Tahniah buat penyanyi bersuara lantang, Dina Nadzir yang telah berjaya memenangi “Honorable Mention” melalui lagunya berjudul Boy Get Out dalam kategori R&B / Hip Hop dalam pertandingan Unsigned Only Music 2013. Lagu Dina Wanita Besi juga telah dinominasikan dan berjaya mendapat tempat di semi finals dalam kategori Pop/Top 40 di anugerah yang sama. Dengan kejayaan ini membuktikan Dina Nadzir diiktiraf oleh orang luar dan pastinya suara Dina juga setaraf dengan lagu-lagu hebat yang dicipta di luar negara. Tahniah sekali lagi Budiey ucapkan kepada Dina. Semoga kejayaan ini mencipta sukses di masa depan.
It is our honor and pleasure to inform you that Dina Nadzir, has won “Honorable Mention” with the song “Boy Get Out” in the “R&B/Hip-Hop” category in the 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition. With over 9000 entries from over 100 countries, this not only a remarkable achievement for Dina Nadzir but also for Malaysia.
Unsigned Only and its judges who include: Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders); Cyndi Lauper; Iggy Pop; Carly Simon; John Oates (Hall & Oates); Eve; 3 Doors Down; Neon Trees; Brandi Carlile; Black Francis (The Pixies); Ryan Bingham; David Crowder; Craig Morgan; Robert Smith (The Cure); Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Of Monsters and Men; Faith Evans; Aaron Shust; Hunter Hayes; G. Love; Jason Gray; Dustin Lynch; The Mountain Goats; Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone); Josh Jackson (Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Paste Magazine); Vanessa Satten (Editor-In-Chief, XXL Magazine); Christopher Weingarten (Senior Editor, Spin); and Chris Richards (Pop Music Critic, The Washington Post) sincerely congratulates Dina for her outstanding achievement.
Dina Nadzir was also listed in the semi-finals for the song “Wanita Besi” in the “Pop/Top 40” category.
UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION ANNOUNCES 2013 WINNERS
Grand Prize Is Awarded To Canadian Country Artist Wes Mack
The winners of the 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition were announced today, representing ten genres of contemporary music. With 22 winners and 100 Honorable Mentions, the US-based competition awards over $50,000 in cash and prizes, including a $10,000 cash prize to the overall Grand Prize winner.
The overall Grand Prize winner is awarded to rising Canadian country artist Wes Mack. His song “Duet” was the overwhelming favorite with the judges who predict a great future for this young and promising unsigned artist. From the silver screen as a film and television star to sold-out performances with Florida Georgia Line, Wes Mack is quickly taking the world of country music by storm. Influenced by artists as diverse as Hank Williams and The Beatles, Mack says, “I would always listen to those tapes with my parents on long road trips through the mountains. That’s where I learned the melodies and storytelling which influences me today.” As an actor, Mack has built up an impressive resume, including his recurring role in the CBC Western drama, Heartland, playing an up-and-coming country musician.
In the past year, Mack has been writing and recording his music in Vancouver and Nashville, and his first single “Duet,”featuring Carly McKillip of One More Girl, is currently charting on Canadian country radio. The judging panel consists of iconic recording artists Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders); Iggy Pop; Hunter Hayes; Neon Trees; Cyndi Lauper; Dustin Lynch; Carly Simon; Brandi Carlile; John Oates (Hall & Oates); 3 Doors Down; Of Monsters And Men; David Crowder; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); G. Love; Craig Morgan; Jason Gray; Ryan Bingham; Aaron Shust; and The Mountain Goats. Judges also include a group of influential music journalists and editors from Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, The Washington Post, and Spin.
Unsigned Only honors artists who are unsigned to a major record label and acts as a benchmark for excellence in this arena of contemporary music. Unsigned Only is a fresh and novel approach to other music competitions. In addition to offering prizes, recognition, exposure, and the chance to be heard by a prestigious judging panel, Unsigned Only takes it a step further and offers the Grand Prize winner the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be mentored by and directly network with the top echelon of record company professionals. Mentors include presidents and top-level executives from Universal Republic, Capitol, Vagrant, RCA, Bad Boy Entertainment, Disney Music Group, Atlantic, Sony, Big Machine, Word, and G-
Unit.
Founders Candace Avery and Jim Morgan said, “With more than 9,000 entries from all over the world, the competition was so competitive, and the finalists impressed the judges with the immense talent displayed. We owe a great thank-you to our dedicated judges who demonstrated their critical knowledge of music in selecting this year’s winners, and we are proud to recognize these winners. We are excited to now present our Grand Prize winner to our group of mentors, and we anticipate the experience to be beneficial.”
Other winners include:
Adult Album Alternative (AAA)
First Place: Streets of Laredo (Auckland, New Zealand) – “Girlfriend”
Second Place: Skipping Girl Vinegar (Melbourne, Vic, Australia) – “Chase The Sun”
Adult Contemporary (AC)
First Place: Jerzy Jung (Haddon Township, NJ) – “I Hope”
Second Place: Mikey Wax (Syosset, NY, USA) – “Counting On You”
Christian
First Place: Paul Stephens (Los Angeles, CA, USA) – “Wonder
Second Place: Skyhawk Drive (Greencastle, PA, USA) – “Whisper”
Country
First Place: Fairchild Brothers (Toronto, ON, Canada) – “I Have Your Touch”
Second Place: Rachel Honza (Nederland, TX, USA) – “Anonymous”
Folk/Singer-Songwriter
First Place: Heymun (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – “By Sea”
Second Place: Ben Glover (Glenarn, Northern Ireland) – “Melodies of Midnight”
Pop/Top 40
First Place: Ginger And The Ghost (Sydney, NSW, Australia) – “Where Wolf”
Second Place: Miracle Bell (Dublin, Ireland) – Love Sounds
R&B/Hip-Hop
First Place: Teri ‘Lyric’ Green (Crown Point, IN, USA) – Death Of A Poet
Second Place: Tia P. (Inglewood, CA, USA) – I’m Already Tomorrow”
Rock
First Place: The Deans (Galway, Ireland) – “Lonely Like Me”
Second Place: Stefan Weiner (Northampton, MA, USA) – “Say I’m Strong”
Teen
First Place: Darla Beaux (Las Vegas, NV, USA) – “Rebel Soul”
Second Place: Lena Fayre (Los Angeles, CA, USA) – “Silver”
Vocal Performance
First Place: Nehemie (Miami, FL, USA) – “Tainted Love”
Second Place: Nikisha Reyes (London, England) – “So Cold”
Fandemonium Winner
Dope Crisis (Philadelphia, PA, USA) – “Good Man”
HONORABLE MENTIONS
AAA
Brothers Rasputin (London, England) Do It
Cyanna (Athens, Greece) I Am Cannibal
Dan Kaplan (Boston, MA, USA) Sink Or Swim
Flashbulb Fires (Denver, CO, USA) Dark Ghost (I’ve Got Arms)
Lee’Mon (Albury, NSW, Australia) Albury
Leslie Lowe (San Clemente, CA, USA) Prison Walls
Miner (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Hey Love
Miracle Bell (Dublin, Ireland) Love Sounds
The Likes Of Us (North Hollywood, CA, USA) Smooth Movin’
The Montgomerys (Scituate, MA, USA) All Zen Buddhisty
Wyndsor (Mount Vernon, OH, USA) Prince Of Vanity
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Bonaventure (Nashville, TN, USA) Just Another Night
Con Van Scher (Windhoek, Namibia) Downstream
Danielle Blakey (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Fearless
Jordan Corey (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) Tonight
Josh Orange (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Into The Light
Kate Vigo (Thornbury, VIC, Australia) What You Waiting For
Rose Ranger (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Beautifully Broken
Tess Henley (Kent, WA, USA) Daydreaming
Wolves As Friends (Lima, Peru) Slip Away
CHRISTIAN
Bec Laughton (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) Holy Love 2
Camille Newman (Brooklyn, NY, USA) A Place Called Heaven
Chuck Gibson Band (Lancaster, PA, USA) Faithful
Deanna Geier (Los Angeles, CA, USA) I Believe
Mat & Nicole Crisp (Ottawa, ON, Canada) You Hear Us
Metric Halo (New York, NY, USA) Mercy Come
Restine Jackson (Waldorf, MD, USA) I’m Free
Ryan Bell (Houston, TX, USA) Chasing Daylight
Shuree (Chicago, IL, USA) Broken Is Beautiful
COUNTRY
Breaking Southwest (McKinney, TX, USA) Southwestern Girl
Jetty Road (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) I’m A Dreamer
Kane Harrison (Wodonga, VIC, Australia) Fall
Laughlin (Lawrenceville, GA, USA) Outta Here
Luke Betchner (Frisco, TX, USA) Sunday Drive
Paul Cowderoy (Brisbane, QLD, Australia) Coming Home
Wes Mack (Calgary, AB, Canada) Heart Back Home
FOLK / SINGER-SONGWRITER
An Atlas To Follow (Knoxville, TN, USA) Be Kind To Boston
Andy Brown (Fredericton, NB, Canada) Tinman
Bears And Dolls (Perth, WA, Australia) Mr Wolf
Black Handed Kites (Cape Town, South Africa) Golden Hearts
Dylan Champion (Silverlake, CA, USA) The Rebellion
Geron Hoy (Philadelphia, PA, USA) Lunatic
James Teague (Perth, WA, Australia) Strange Birds
John Sung (Manila, Philippines) Mr. No Regrets
Quiet Hollers (Prospect, KY, USA) Road Song
Stevie Agnew (Perth, Scotland) Pretend You Love Me Tonight
Wesley Jensen & The Banquet (Redding, CA, USA) Building Houses
POP / TOP 40
Alexandra Jae (Doncaster East, VIC, Australia) Real Love
Allyson Ezell (Paris, France) Pick It Up
And Then There’s Jo (Wrexham, Wales ) Bad Girls
Joe Given (Surrey, BC, Canada) Terrifying Love
Keiyana Osmond (Logan, UT, USA) Dancin’ On A Wire
MoRo (London, England) Lay Down Your Ghosts
Nola Wren (New York, NY, USA) Full Of Love
Sanya G (Kranj, Slovenia) Magic
Stephanie K (Detroit, MI, USA) Breaking Up
XY Unlimited (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Put Your Hands Up
R&B / HIP-HOP
Baby Jay (Houston, TX, USA) Crazy Ft. Paula DeAnda
Christine Ben-Ameh (Lagos, Nigeria) Deep
D.R.C. (Andrews Air Force Base, MD, USA) Beautiful Nightmares
Dina Nadzir (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) Boy Get Out
Dope Crisis (Philadelphia, PA, USA) Good Man
Marcus Scott (Produced by JDAV) (Memphis, TN, USA) Jay-Z Stole My Girl
Mikal The Rebel (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Bardo
Tha Jist (Boston, MA, USA) Huh 2.0
The Foodchain (Englewood, CO, USA) Basically
Tony Jacobs Ft. Jaye (St Petersburg, Russia) Someone Better
ROCK
Bears And Motorcycles (Huntington, NY, USA) When It Comes To Getting Down
Death By Toaster (Reykjavik, Iceland) One Is Two
Hello Caller (Austin, TX, USA) We Caught Fire
Jesse Clegg (Johannesburg, South Africa) Heartbreak Street
Nicky Barot (Los Alamitos, CA, USA) Me
Scott Mulvahill (Nashville, TN, USA) Alone Tonight
Simplifires (Mexico City, Mexico) Wrong
Swim. (Philadelphia, PA, USA) The Perfect Fight
The Clox (Brooklyn, NY, USA) Jules Verne
The Palace Ballroom (San Diego, CA, USA) Liars Summer
Without a Face (Houston, TX, USA) Like A President
TEEN
Aanysa (Los Angeles, CA, USA) I Stay Turn’t Up
Adam Davis (Brighton, England) The Magician
Alexa Marie (East Islip, NY, USA) Dont Hold Your Breath
Emilie (Kvinesdal, Norway) At Last
Fintan O’Brien (Saanich East, BC, Canada) Afraid Of Love
Kaity Dunstan (Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia) Shoot The Man
Kayla Alexis (Buffalo Grove, IL, USA) You Know I’m No Good
Lovey James (Hillsboro, OR, USA) Don’t Be Such A Chick
Matt Jaffe & The Distractions (Mill Valley, CA, USA) I Wanna Be Cruel
Megan D (Edinburgh, Scotland) Crazy Perfect
Natasha Duarte (Glenmore Park, NSW, Australia) Punch Me In The Heart
Sheviola (Lagos, Nigeria) Hands Up
Victoria Celestine (San Antonio, TX, USA) La Vie En Rose
VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Ashley Young (Richmond, CA, USA) Higher
John Sung (Manila, Philippines) Lost (Young)
Kaity Dunstan (Upper Beaconsfield, VIC, Australia) Shoot The Man
Liam Burrows (Sydney, NSW, Australia) You Shook Me
Macy Kate (St. Petersburg, FL, USA) Pink Medley
Nate Tao (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Calling Me Home
The Likes Of Us (North Hollywood, CA, USA) Lovesick
Tiffany Desrosiers (Langley, BC, Canada) Fearless
Victoria Celestine (San Antonio, TX, USA) Love Me Tender
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