Rolf und Monika Schnyder

Biography

Lennon Awards news:

Geschafft!

Mit unserem Song 'Beyond Words' gewannen wir den 'Lennon Award' in der Kategorie Country!

http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006b/lennon_awards.php

Der John Lennon Songwriting Contest ist einer der grössten Songwriting-Wettbewerbe.
‚Beyond Words’ entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem USA-Texter Michael ‚Max’ McGee.

Hot news:

Grand Prize Winner! (in the category country)

Our song 'Beyond Words' has made it as

Grand Prize Winner in the John Lennon Song Contest

http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006b/winners.php

I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee

Biography:
In 2002, Rolf made the decision to become a serious songwriter together with his wife, Monika, who is a lyricist. He studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Zürich from 1993 to 1998.
Rolf plays in several bands and he is co-owner of SomMusic (School of Modern Music), a music school in Leuk, where he also teaches guitar. (http://www.sommusic.ch)
Although Rolf writes mostly Country/Pop he is open to all music styles, and his catalogue of work also includes Jazz, Rock, Pop and Irish songs. He has several songs under contract with a Nashville publisher and various Songpluggers.

Success:

Contracts:
Songs: Kiss My Doublewide, Me George Strait and this long country road
are under contract with: Charlie Craig (Nashville songwriter and publisher)
I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee

Song: Country Country"
is under contract with: Darlene Austin (Many More Music, Vinecreek Music)
I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee

Song: Crying Hard To Get Over You
is under contract with: Jim Foster from Cosmic Mule Music, Nashville
I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee

Songs: It's Just Summertime, Change The Rhythm, Pam, I have never seen the rainbow,

Time will not wait a day, Without you, My heart is crying out for you

Highway to heaven (lyricist: Michael 'Max' McGee)

are under contract with Errol Peters from Pegasus Music, New Zealand

We had songs under contract with: Nashville Songpluggers Jo Crowe, Eric Wilkey, Chris Keaton.
Nashville Publisher: Ed Russell (Tower Music Group)

Contest:
Kiss My Doublewide has made it as finalist in the U.S.A Songwriting Competition
http://www.songwriting.net/winners.html
I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee
Kiss My Doublewide has made it as finalist (=top 4) in the John Lennon Song Contest.
http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006a/finalists.php
I wrote this song together with Michael 'Max' McGee
Kiss My Doublewide has made it as one of the top 5 in the Song Of Ohe Year Contest in June 06.
http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/2006/062006.htm
I Want To Own The Restaurant was a Country top 20 Finalists in the Unisong Song Contest 2005
http://www.unisong.com/Winners.aspx

And we received a Honorable Mentions for Lovebank
http://www.unisong.com/2005HonorableMentions.aspx#country

Daddy's Girl has made it as one of the Top 5 in the Song of the Year Contest in august 05.

For all time was in the runner-up category in the Song of the Year Contest in july 05.

I wrote these songs together with Michael 'Max' McGee

2005 International Songwriting Competition:
the songs....
..."For All The Times", "Good To The Last Teardrop", "Country Country", "Crying Hard To Get Over You" and "Daddy's Girl"
....have advanced onto the second round of judging for the 2005 International Songwriting Competition.
As mentioned in our previous email to you last week, the song "Crying Hard To Get Over You", entered into the Country category, had advanced onto the second round of judging for the 2005 International Songwriting Competition.

We are pleased to let you know that the above-mentioned song has now advanced onto the third round of judging. Congratulations on this achievement. With nearly 15,000 songs entered into ISC 2005, making it this far along in the competition is a great accomplishment and a testament to your songwriting talent.

This is the last round of judging before the semi-finals.