August
30, 2016, Nashville, TN. -The International Songwriting Competition
(ISC), the world’s most prestigious music competition, is pleased to
announce the addition of Dark Horse Institute as a sponsor. Their
participation is extremely exciting for ISC, as they will provide
valuable prizes to ISC winners to help further their music careers. Dark
Horse Institute offers the chance to win studio time (the total package
is valued at over $36,000) at one of the most celebrated recording
studios, Dark Horse Recording, based in the Nashville area.
Swift, Hunter Hayes, OneRepublic, Keith Urban, Matchbox 20, Tim McGraw,
The Fray, Relient K, and countless others who have recorded their
albums here.
Dark Horse Institute will be awarding the following at Dark Horse Recording studios:
· Nine days of recording time to the overall Grand Prize winner
· Two days of recording time for four First Place winners in the Christian, Country, Folk/Singer-Songwriter and Teen categories
· Two days of recording time for one People’s Voice winner
·
Twodays of recording time to one ISC entrant who submits a song between
now and September 7, 2016. Winner will be selected by ISC
Dark
Horse Institute is committed to providing an unparalleled student
experience. Their faculty members are veterans in the music industry and
have worked in the entertainment business extensively as professional
engineers or music executives. Each have won Grammys or collaborated on
Platinum, Gold, and Grammy-winning albums.
Their 17-week Audio Engineering
program is built on a real-world, hands-on, full immersion approach to
learning. On the first day of class, students begin working in Dark
Horse Institute’s world-class recording studios.
Their 12-week Music Business
program prepare students for how to thrive in today’s competitive
entertainment industry. They learn about artist management, booking,
touring, artist and repertoire, record company operations, music
publishing, entertainment law, and the latest trends in digital
marketing and distribution.
Students have the amazing opportunity
to record with artists, work at music events, connect with industry
elites, and receive career development to find a real job after
graduation.
Graduates also have the unique option to record, with
free access, up to six months after graduation at Dark Horse
Recording–the same real working studio where celebrities have made many
Gold and Platinum albums.
More information about Dark Horse Institute’s programs can be found at
http://www.darkhorseinstitute.com/programs