Announcing the NewSong Presents: LEAF Contest Finalists!

Congratulations to the following artists, who will perform and compete in the live showcase finals at the upcoming LEAF Festival (May 8-11).

Tokyo Rosenthal Chapel Hill, NC	Mother Explosives Asheville, NC Brown Bag Songwriting Competition Winner	Spencer Scholes Durham, NC
Timothy Scott Williams Charlotte, NC		Mariana Bell Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Clanton Schaffer Greenville, SC	Wyatt Espalin Hiawassee, GA	Indigo De Souza Asheville, NC
Oh, Cassius* Stamford, CT	Alexa Woodward* Greenville, SC
* Unable to perform in the finals.

And a BIG Thank You to everyone who submitted.
Your participation helps support LEAF’s Schools and Streets program.

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About LEAF

LEAF Community Arts is a non-profit organization in which all donations and festival profit goes towards music and arts education programming locally and globally.  Since 2004 it has served over 41,000 youth with programs in over 15 community locations and in 10 countries worldwide. Attendance at LEAF Festival not only provides an amazing weekend experience for your friends and family, and supports those without opportunity to live their dreams through music and arts.
www.theleaf.org

About NewSong Music
NewSong is an independent music and artist development organization founded in 2001 and based in Asheville, NC. NewSong’s mission is to build and support a community of performers & songwriters across all genres and skill levels, introducing their music to a broader international audience. Its programs include a record label (NewSong Recordings), management services, concert curation and promotion, and the annual NewSong Contest, its international performance and songwriting competition and showcase now in its thirteenth year. NewSong’s partners include New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NPR’s Mountain Stage, Moog Music, the ASCAP Music Café at Sundance, and LEAF.
www.newsong-music.com