News
Shure Creative Award Winner
1 November 2008
We announced back in the summer that best selling artist KT Tunstall was judging the final of an innovative new award for aspiring singer/songwriters - the Shure Creative Award, which is jointly sponsored by Shure, the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and Play Music Pickup magazine.
Applicants were asked to upload a video of themselves performing an original song to www.shurecreativeaward.com which, following a round of public voting and judging by a panel of experts, resulted in the final ten being passed on to KT, who chose the overall winner.
We are delighted to announce details of the winner, Kimya Razavi, a singer/songwriter from Birmingham. Kimya's original and inventive song, 'Stupid Cupid', can be viewed at www.shurecreativeaward.com/kimya-razavi KT commented:
"It was really a difficult task choosing a winner from such a diverse range of talented entrants to this competition. However, I was really taken by the different stylistic influences that Kimya is exploring, and most of all I was struck by her lyrics. She's obviously not following the crowd in either area. Hopefully she'll now have the chance to grow a little forest of unique, original material."
Kimya now has the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to professionally develop her talent and skills with a free place on the Institute's fantastic one-year Higher Diploma course. As well as enjoying this great opportunity to learn, she'll also benefit from the many opportunities at the Institute to write, collaborate and perform in live London showcase events in front of key industry people. Kimya is of course delighted, and said:
"I'm extremely grateful to the competition organisers for giving me the fantastic opportunity to develop my skills in singing and song writing at the ICMP. This is a once in a life time opportunity that I cherish and value enormously!"
Congratulations also to runners-up Daisy Borthwick and Amy Leeder, who won equipment plus the opportunity to study at the Institute at a reduced rate.
The Shure Creative Award will now run as an annual competition, so watch the website www.shurecreativeaward.com for details of the 2009 competition - your chance to win a course of study and develop your network in London at one of the world’s leading schools of contemporary music!
Further information:
020 7328 0222
info@icmp.uk.com
