Songwriting contest sponsored by Guitar Center, Music Aficionado and Studio Automatic.

A songwriting contest sponsored by Guitar Center, Music Aficionado and Studio Automatic.

Judge me, please...

I jumped at the chance when the fine folks at Guitar Center, out at the L.A. headquarters, hit me up to join forces with the very cool new site, musicaficionado.com, to be part of a songwriter contest. This contest is gonna feature a grand prize of a fully formed, produced, and professional recorded version of your song with studioautomatic.com (our "Producer" package). Along with the recording package, you will also get several mentoring sessions from me via phone and skype. I'll give you my 2 cents as a longtime producer and songwriter in Nashville and I'm so excited to work with some undiscovered talent out there.

Not only am I involved with the grand prize, I'm also a judge. My fellow judges Whitney Daane and Steven Battey are good friends and amazing talents here in music city. Whitney started and ran Kobalt Music for the last several years, building it into the premier admin company in the business. She worked closely with massively important artists like Lady Antebellum among others. Steven Battey is part of the writing and production team Jackie Boyz. They've written and produced with everyone from FloRida to Justin Bieber.

This contest is an amazing opportunity for songwriters out there who might not have any other way to get their song heard.

When I work with young artists, that's the first question I hear, “how do I get my music heard?” Well here ya go.

At least three folks in the music biz will hear your song as a part of this contest. I can only imagine the teenage me, writing my first song then being able to upload it to get the chance for real music pros hear my song. Of course the teenage me would've stopped and asked what the hell is “upload”?

Okay, writers of the world! Write! Then, let me judge you!!


SIGN UP FOR THE CONTEST HERE! (and to check out Music Aficionado!)
 www.guitarcenter.com/pages/studio-automatic-contest 

Zac playing the Bluebird June 15

IN THE ROUND WITH EMERSON HART, DAVID HODGES, NATALIE HEMBY AND ZAC MALOY, $20 – A BENEFIT FOR MUSICIAN’S CORNER

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:00 PM

  • $20 cover charge at door
  • $7 food/drink minimum per person

Admission TypePriceQuantity

SOLD OUT! There will be a few church pew seats (ALL-AGES) that are first come, first served when doors open. There’s always a possibility of more seats becoming available at the door due to no shows or last-minute cancellations.

  • Door Time: 8:30 PM
  • Show Type: Singer / Songwriter

There are 20 tables, 10 bar seats and 8 pew seats available for reservation. The remaining pew seats for this show are not reserved in advance. These seats are available on a first come/first served basis when doors open.
 

    Zac's podcast with OKC the KATT

    PodKatt Episode 2: Stories of Katt Past – Zac Maloy of the Nixons

    Listen to the full podcast here.

    Posted on April 13, 2016

       ON APRIL 12TH, 2016, THE KATT’S JAKE DANIELS SAT DOWN WITH ZAC MALOY, WHO RETURNED TO THE KATT, AFTER SEVERAL DECADES TO DISCUSS HOW HIS MUSIC HAS BEEN FINDING IT’S WAY INTO THE HEART OF MILLIONS OF MUSIC FANS WHO DON’T EVEN KNOW IT. IN LARGE PART, THANKS TO SOME HELP FROM THE KATT DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER IN THE NIXONS AND HOW THE LITTLE BAND FROM OKLAHOMA INFLUENCED SOME OF TODAY’S POPULAR RECORDING ARTISTS LIKE CARRIE UNDERWOOD, DAUGHTRY, DAVID COOK, SKILLET AND OTHERS. ZAC ALSO TOOK THE TIME SHARE ABOUT THE INAUGURAL OKLAHOMA SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL AT THE END OF APRIL. CHECKWWW.OKLAHOMASONGWRITERSFESTIVAL.COM TO LEARN MORE. #ACM@UCO #OKLAHOMASONGWRITERSFESTIVAL #KATT40