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Monday, September 06, 2010

LABOR DAY WEEKEND NASHVILLE!

It was awesome! I am truly blessed! The week-end was wonderful. The weather was wonderful! I had decided at the last minute to enter a singing competition on Saturday morning before going to the Music City USA Labor Day Weekend Showcase.

The competition, sponsored by Susan Gabrielle, was at John A's Restaurant. Susan was amazing as she registered new arrivals, gave critiques and juggled the schedule to get people in and out in time for their Nashville Spotlight performances all during the day.

This is a video of my competition. "All I See" is one of my newer songs.




Since songwriting is "my thing" I haven't had a lot of time to learn "covers" and usually just sing my songs or those written by my songwriting friends. In this competition it was singing only. Original songs were permitted but didn't get you any extra points. I liked the way the judges gave you a mini critique right on the spot. That was different. I finished and hurried on to the Palace to listen to friends before my set started. The day whizzed by and I didn't give the competition much thought. Susan had said she would call cell phones if you won. We didn't get a call and thought, "Oh well, it was good experience!" We had given her three cell phone numbers! We got back to the hotel and Grandmother booted up the laptop and went to Susan's website.

I won 2nd place!!!!! I was in the shower and my friend, Candace, came "bustin'" through the door screaming "you won 2nd place, you won 2nd place!" I thought I was hearing things!

Second place is okay with me! Five hours of recording studio time with Jonell Polansky at DaCapo Music! Awesome! Valuable! WOW! Also, a promotional package from Capacity Productions Myspace division. Another awesome, valuable prize!

My God is an Awesome God!

More about the week-end later...

MaryJustice