The 2009 SongDoor International
Songwriting Competition
* * WINNERS * *
GRAND AWARD WINNER:
ROBERT GILLIES
Stirling, Scotland
SOFT ROCK CATEGORY
"SATURDAY IN JUNE”
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CATEGORY WINNERS
CHRISTIAN:
Nick Cardilino/David C. Smith
“Christ Reigns”
(Ohio/Indiana, USA)
COUNTRY:
Debra Gussin/Rik Howard
“Is That You”
(California, USA)
INSTRUMENTAL:
Tom Carleno
“Child's Play”
(Colorado, US)
POP:
Beth Walker/Richard Howland
“What A Kiss Means”
(New Jersey, USA)
ROCK/ALT:
Eleanor Kleiner/Elie Brangbour
“Go Call The Captain”
(New York, USA)
SOFT ROCK:
Robert Gillies
“Saturday in June”
(Stirling, Scotland)
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Robert Gillies is no stranger to SongDoor. He's garnered several Honorable Mentions in past years for great songs like The Proposal and Wage a Little Peace (November Highway remains a staff favorite, though he doesn't know that :-)).
Robert is not only a great songwriter, but as you can hear in the player above, he is a fine singer. He also plays piano, guitar and trumpet (and probably a few other things), and has traveled the world entertaining audiences with his soft, easy style and soothing themes of love, compassion and kindness. The world needs a whole lot more people like Mr. Gillies. You can learn more about him here.
This year's judging tasks were more difficult than usual; there was a span of only 5 points between first, second and third place (each song can earn up to 100 points ... times 7 judges ... you can do the math and realize how insanely close this year's judging was). We truly wish there was a way we could give Grand Awards to them all, as they would be well-deserved.
A few of the judges’ comments about the winning song, "Saturday in June":
“Very NOW, cool melody.”
“Great melody and lyric ... loved the sound of the song overall.”
“What exceptional sensibility this writer has. This is the kind of song that tugs at the romance in your soul.”
“Superb crafting and mood. Goes into delicious places, like Neil Finn at his best."
Congratulations to Robert, and to all of the great Category Winners ... see you in April for next year's SongDoor competition!
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