1. Theo Eastwind - "Set-up"    

  2. Jaymay "Over My Head"  

  3. Ian Thomas - "Poor Children"

   4. Leah Siegel - "Pinned Down"  

   5. Jeff Jacobson - "Castles"      

   6. Derek James - "Smokey
           Lights"    

   7. Jake Phillips - "Something
           to Own"    

   8. Heath Brandon - "Written
           and Directed By"
              
   9. Emily Falco - "Cairo"  

  10. Matt Rumley - "Weight of
           All"    

  11. Wynn Walent - "The Well is
           Always Dry"    

  12. Rach Green - "Am Not"    

Jezebel Music's Second Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition 2005
Recorded at Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY

In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, during a cold February 2005, 100 contestants played the 2nd Annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition. This gritty and original competition hosted some of New York City's top emerging Indie songwriters.

Twelve contestants played two songs each during the finals. For this CD, we have picked one of two songs from each finalist. Contestants played solo: just their voices and guitars. We recorded the CD with two mics, one live and one through the board (forgetting to track the vocals and guitar separately!). So the blend sounds a bit raw, but adds to the authenticity of the songs and the setting in which they were performed that night.

The collection displays the wide range of genres that can be found within the Williamsburg scene. On Theo Eastwind's "Set-up" you have a pop-rock 3.5 minute catchy and, ironical track about the music industry. With Jaymay's "Over My Head" you'll find an alternative or "neo"-folk flavor, oozing sweet melodies with unpretentious poignant satire. With Ian Thomas' "Poor Children" you're magically transported south to an aggressive, edgy, country-blues feel.

For more information on the 2005 competition go to www.wlssc.com For the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition 2006 see www.wlsc2006.com.

Buying this CD you'll find new songs in which to fall in love, musicians soon to be playing in your city's biggest venues, and an appreciation for a music scene carved out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the year 2005.

Enjoy it!
Gabriel Levitt
President
Jezebel Music