Taylor-Made at Uptown! Singer Songwriter Contest

A partnership between Taylor’s Music Store and Studio and Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, Taylor-Made at Uptown! is a Singer-Songwriter Contest celebrating the unique talent of solo musical artists in and around West Chester.

Voting will be conducted by a panel of judges from the music industry including artists, educators, producers and media executives – plus a “People’s Choice” judge. Audience members will vote during the final two rounds. Nine semi-finalists will be invited to perform over three evenings at Uptown’s Univest Cabaret, with six finalists making it to a performance on the Mainstage at Uptown. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $1000 Gift Certificate to Taylor’s Music Store and Studio, a $250 credit toward a recording studio session at TribeSound Productions, an opportunity to open for a show at Uptown this year, complimentary tickets to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, and a Gift Bag! The eight semi-finalists will receive a $50 Gift Certificate to Taylor’s Music Store and Studio and two complimentary tickets to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center.

Nine semi-finalists will be invited to perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center’s Univest Cabaret in front of a live audience, seating capacity of 80. Six finalists will perform on the Mainstage at Uptown in front of a live audience, seating capacity of 327!

Click here to learn more! Applications are due by June 16th, 2023.