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Grand Prize Winner

Sony PSP
ACID Pro software
5 Standard Loop Libraries
Merchandise from Shannon Hurley




If anyone defines the Small World principle, it’s Shannon Hurley. It seems there isn’t an artist or producer in the biz that doesn’t know her or hasn’t worked with her. They all agree that she’s incredible.

Extend your six degrees by remixing Shannon’s “Sunrise.”

Important Alert!

Shannon has decided to release all remixes for this contest under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial License, details here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

I want the artists to know they are free to post their work anywhere they please, as long as they don't make money from it. Of course, if anyone wants to approach me about licensing a commercial recording, I am open to sharing to crediting all who are involved so that we can share the proceeds of the song.-Shannon

About the Artist

Recently named one of Rolling Stone’s top 25 artists on MySpace, singer-songwriter Shannon Hurley is making good on their word.

Shannon’s full length debut, “Ready to Wake Up”, is receiving airplay on Indie 103.1FM and XM Radio. The album features some heavyweights in the music scene, including Carmen Rizzo, whose programming on the stunning song "Sunrise" makes it a standout track.

"The reason it took so long to release a full length, quite honestly, is because I wanted to wait until I had a good enough collection of songs to make it worth the listener’s while." she says. Her alternative pop style has often been compared to Aimee Mann and Sarah McLachlan, but her songwriting and singing have lifted her to a place that is completely her own.

This Indiana-born musician has been playing music all her life, being brought up in a family of singers. Picking up piano at age 8, she then moved on to trombone. She graduated with a music degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, where she became the stage manager for Fox Theatre, where she met Julian Lennon, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Rufus Wainright, and consequently she became enamored with songwriting. She studied with Patrick Leonard (hit songwriter for Madonna) and moved to Los Angeles is 2001. Shannon is a sought-after session musician and spent 2005 touring with Universal Motown artist Brie Larson. This has given her the opportunity to open for Jesse McCartney, Gwen Stefani, The Black-Eyed Peas, and Gavin DeGraw.

Shannon is currently touring behind her new album. She also plays keyboards for international artist Marina V. In addition to these accomplishments, she is also co-founder for "Don't Call Us Tori!", a showcase for quality women singer-songwriters. These shows are held in L.A. venues such as the Hotel Cafe, the Derby, and Tangier.

Shannon was recently commissioned to write a song for the Getty Center exhibit, the Zuccaro Drawings, in which Frederico Zuccaro depicts the struggle of his artist brother Taddeo. Shannon performed at the Getty alongside Tom Freund, Jim Bianco, Beth Thornley, Priscilla Ahn, and Libbie Schrader.

Shannon's new album is available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/shannonhurley3

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/shannonhurley
Webpage: http://www.shannonhurley.com/

Tips

At 12:00 a.m. midnight PST on Saturday, December 30, 1899, the contest will be closed and no further uploads will be accepted. If you are new to ACIDplanet, you should create an account and upload a song as soon as possible so that you can work out any problems with uploading that you may encounter. Also, uploading a song can take a considerable amount of time. It's better not to wait until the last few hours of the contest to start uploading your entry.

Entrants must upload a Windows Media format or Real Media format version of their entry first. You will not be able to upload any additional formats after the contest closes, so if also you want to upload an mp3 version, please allow enough time to upload them both before the contest closing time.

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Contest Content Help

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What is the .acd file in the sample remix? The .acd file is an ACID project file that contains a sample remix made from eight to ten of the contest loops. It can help you learn how to use ACID, or give you ideas about remixing the track. You don't need to use it, but you'll at least want to download the sample remix so that you get the loops.

Can't open the ACID project file? The ACID project file (.acd file) is in ACID 5.0 format. It can be opened in ACID 5.0, but not in previous versions of ACID. If you using a previous version of ACID and you wish to view this file, you can either upgrade or download the current version ACID XPress in the Tools area of this page. However, you do not need to view the .acd file to enter the contest. You can simply use the loops in any version of ACID or in any other software.