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SONGWRITING CONTEST

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Climate Week is Oct 1-8!

 Submit your original song to be featured at San Diego events supporting Climate Week's theme of UNITY. 

RECORDING PRIZE

Oceanside Music Studios is pleased to award the contest winner with a free studio recording of their original song (valued at $850-1500.) 

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PROMOTION

 The winning song will be featured (with credit) in Climate Week promotion across San Diego. 

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AWARDS

  • Rising Voices (best youth submission) 
  • Comic Relief (best humorous submission) 
  • Climate Week Banger (best dance song)

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RULES

  1. Lyrics must be written by you without AI. Winners will be selected based on the power of the lyrics' message.
  2. Accompanying music also needs to be composed by you. 
  3. Each group or individual can submit 1 song. If desired, the studio can provide instrumentalists or vocals for the recording.
  4. The submission form will ask you to send us a link to an audio or video recording of your song (such as Google Drive, Youtube, or Soundcloud). We cannot accept files.
  5. Have fun and don’t worry about sounding perfect.  


SONGWRITING CONTEST

Black and white photo of a female singer passionately performing into a microphone.

Climate Week is Oct 1-8!

 Submit your original song to be featured at San Diego events supporting Climate Week's theme of UNITY. 

RECORDING PRIZE

Oceanside Music Studios is pleased to award the contest winner with a free studio recording of their original song (valued at $850-1500.) 

A large crowd viewed from behind in black and white.

PROMOTION

 The winning song will be featured (with credit) in Climate Week promotion across San Diego. 

Three shiny silver trophies of varying sizes on a reflective surface.

AWARDS

  • Rising Voices (best youth submission) 
  • Comic Relief (best humorous submission) 
  • Climate Week Banger (best dance song)

Black and white photo of a pencil resting in the crease of an open notebook.

RULES

  1. Lyrics must be written by you without AI. Winners will be selected based on the power of the lyrics' message.
  2. Accompanying music also needs to be composed by you. 
  3. Each group or individual can submit 1 song. If desired, the studio can provide instrumentalists or vocals for the recording.
  4. The submission form will ask you to send us a link to an audio or video recording of your song (such as Google Drive, Youtube, or Soundcloud). We cannot accept files.
  5. Have fun and don’t worry about sounding perfect.  


Submit your original song by August 15

Create a phone recording.

Simple is fine.

Submit song link here.

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Get inspired

These activist songwriters touched hearts and opened minds:
Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow TaxiMarvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me Poppy's Time Is UpBeach Boys Don't Go Near the Water

TIPS

Songwriting starts with an emotion. The best songs convey a story or message. A hook doesn't hurt! Oceanside Music Studios will be hosting several free songwriting workshops leading up to the Aug 15 deadline. Dates and locations to be announced soon.

What is San Diego Climate Week?

A bold, community-powered movement

  • Designed to inspire collaboration, build climate resilience, shape policy, and connect people across the region
  • Engaged 5000+ people in its first year (2025) 
  • Music, art, education, dialogue, community, and activation will converge at the five summits focused on Air, Land, Water, Fire, and People,  and 120+ other community-led events.

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