The Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 live showcase
A must see event to inspire musical & creative young people! The top finalists of The Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition and special VIP guests will perform their original songs at the iconic Tabernacle in Notting Hill, London. The winners will be announced on the night. Don’t miss out, book your tickets soon!
The inspirational Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 live showcase will be held on Saturday 21st September 7pm – 9:45pm at The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, Notting Hill, London W11 2AY. The Young Songwriter 2024 competition top finalists plus VIP guests will be performing their original songs live.
The showcase celebrates the inventiveness & creativity of young people and the power of songwriting to help young people find their voice and find their tribe. The future is bright and diverse!
We are delighted that the showcase will be compered by radio star Jodie Bryant and Song Academy team member, Lexi Du Buclet. Jodie is a leading figure in the UK’s music scene, known for her consistently sold-out events ‘Discover Live’ and her continuously expanding social media presence. She passionately champions the most promising emerging artists. Lexi is an R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Chicago. She has caught the attention of music industry leaders, landing her on stages and records and fostering her passion for writing music and singing from the heart. Lexi runs some of the Song Academy songwriting club, holiday workshops & songwriting workshops in schools.
The list of Young Songwriter 2024 young songwriters performing on the 21st September is shown below.
How to book your tickets
To book your seats at this unique event send an email to contact@songacademy.co.uk. Seats in the tiered seating cost £22.50 and for seats in the gallery are £17.50. All seats have an excellent view of the stage. There is limited availability so we suggest you book soon. E-tickets will be sent out the week before.
About The Young Songwriter 2024 competition
The Song Academy Young Songwriter competition is the leading international songwriting competition for young people aged 8-22. This year attracted over 1,000 high quality entries. Song Academy gives the unheard youth a voice and platform to express themselves and be heard. The standard of finalist songs entered this year was exceptionally high. To select the top songs we listened for inventiveness, creativity & bravery with lyrics & melodies illuminating our imaginations. Young people have a unique way of expressing themselves, they are a new generation experiencing life in the most vivid and visceral way.
SAYS24 Star Judges include Cathy Dennis, Lost Boy, MNEK, Eg White, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Emily Phillips, Plested, Jon Maguire, Nina Nesbitt, Connie Talbot, Kenny Barber and Dan Gillespie Sells.
Official sponsors of The Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition are Shure, PRS for Music, YouTube Music, Focusrite, Soundtrap and ICMP.
Official partners are Ditto Music, IK Multimedia, Amazing Radio,First News, MUSIC:ED, songhouse, and Music News.
The winners will receive trophies designed & created by Finnian Feez a designer, musician, songwriter and graduate of Central Saint Martins.
SAYS24 prizes include a Focusrite Scarlet studio bundle (all-in-one studio recording set-up with Scarlett Solo interface, microphone and headphones) and Novation keyboard, Shure legendary SM58 and new MVX2U interface, a recording studio session with the top producer Charlie Thomas, one year membership of the Song Academy mentoring programme and performing at The Young Songwriter 2024 showcase.
Naughty Boy (songwriter, producer, DJ and SAYS24 judge) says “Young songwriters are the future of music. A great song will always stand the test of time far beyond our years. I think this competition is important because every songwriter I’ve worked with was always waiting to be discovered.”
Tom Odell (singer songwriter and Young Songwriter judge) said “When I was 13 years old I started writing songs, and over the following years I became more and more obsessed with it. But the thing that always kept me awake at night was how to get them out there for people to hear them. This is why I think the Song Academy Young Songwriter competition is a great way to inspire and help through this process, and it’s something I wish had been around when I was starting out.”
Many of our past finalists are now making waves in the industry, including Gayle, Matilda Mann, Oscar Lang, Lexie Carroll, Wasia Project, Cassa Jackson, Oscar Welsh, Natalie Shay, Joshua Shea, Tom A. Smith, Andrea Turk, Cathy Jain, Sebastian Croft, Miriam Nyarko, Sophie Griffiths, Rosie Sullivan, Melanie Baker, Alien Blaze, Sweet Mylo, Hetta Falzon, Conor Marcus, Sophie DeMasi & Mullally.
Past Young Songwriter Live Showcase Performers
Young Songwriter 2024 Live Showcase Performers (not in running order)
FIRST KISS – BETHAN TUDOR
HEARTBREAK MELODIES – BEN M MANSELL
SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS – TESS GOODFELLOW
STARLIGHT OF MY LIFE – LEONORA SIMMONDS-HEINS
U AND I – REY
FELL FOR YOU – SAMUEL KHANNA
MAKE IT GO SLOW – LOIS BROOKS
PRINCESS – STORM HENSHAW
SHE KNOWS – THE MONUMENTALS
TEARING AT THE AIR – STRING ‘N’ BONE
WE NEVER SAW IT COMING – JOHNNY BEAU
A LETTER TO THE MOON – ISLA MAE
SCREEN SURRENDER – TAMSIN HENDIN
FRIO – CHUKSY AND DREAMM
GOD’S STARGIRL – SOPHIA SAUDI
HIT REWIND – SAFFRON
LITTLE MAJOR – MIA WHITE
SERIOUS – SOPHIE FERIANI
SUMMER FEELING – JUST THE BRAVE
ALBATROSS – FREDDY GILLMORE
BO PEEP – JEM WAX
BREAKFAST ON THE ROOF – ELLIE EVANS
GIRL ON A WALK – HAMISH OGILVY
RIGHT HANDS – BORRELLE
SECONDS – JAS RATCHFORD
To book your seats at this unique event send an email to contact@songacademy.co.uk.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
SONG ACADEMY – The Sound Of Youth Empowement
Founded 15 years ago, Song Academy is the leading songwriting platform for young people aged 8-22. Our vision is for every young person, across all backgrounds to have faith in themselves. Song Academy uses the power of songwriting and community to empower young people to express themselves, finding their voice and their tribe.
Song Academy programmes include weekly songwriting clubs, holiday workshops, summer camps, song feedback reports, school songwriting workshops, mentoring programme and The Young Songwriter competition.
We nurture the next generation of creative leaders (young songwriters, artists, musicians, producers & creative thinkers) who will be shaping the future. We believe that Song Academy makes a significant addition to the pipeline of new talented songwriters/artists/producers – creating a diverse and equal music industry where mental health is a priority.
The Young Songwriter 2025 competition is open for entries from the 1st February until the 31st March 2025. Get your songs ready!
