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Songfest 2023 Is coming November 10th!

Take a look back at 2022 and look ahead to 2023.  Songwriters get your songs in and fans grab your tickets because Songfest 2023 is coming to Houston November 10th at McIntyre's Downtown!

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Songfest '23 Fall 2023!

Featuring top talent at the biggest Singer-songwriter event in texas!

Songfest '23 is our fourth year in the making and will feature professional Texas singer-songwriters and recording artists, new songs from the best in the business and up and coming songwriters featuring their best stuff in the Songfest '23 showcase and competition.  

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Songfest '23: a Texas original Singer-Songwriter Competition, Showcase and benefit concert.

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Enter now for our 4th Annual HoustonLive Songfest Texas Singer-Singwriter Competition, Showcase November 10th at McIntyre's Downtown.  Click to enter!


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Songfest '23: a Texas original Singer-Songwriter Competition, Showcase and benefit concert.

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We had a great time at the 3rd Annual HoustonLive Songfest Texas Singer-Singwriter Competition, Showcase and Benefit Concert May 21st at McIntyre's Downtown.  Click to learn about the winners.  First place Heather Rayleen, Second place Emily Cole, Third place Tyler Wayne Griffith and Honorable Mention to Ray Wyatt!


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Congratulations Heather Rayleen, Emily Cole, Tyler wayne griffith and honorable mention ray wyatt

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Songfest '23 Judges to be announced - 2022 judges below

Alex Navarro

Michael Mikulka

Tom Tranchilla

Alex Navarro is a Houston native. He currently serves as president of the American Federation of Musicians, Houston Musicians Union, Local 65-699, adjunct faculty at Los College of Music, pianist for the Houston Ballet Academy and remains highly in demand as a freelance musician.


Alex’s career began in Los Angeles where he was widely known

Alex Navarro is a Houston native. He currently serves as president of the American Federation of Musicians, Houston Musicians Union, Local 65-699, adjunct faculty at Los College of Music, pianist for the Houston Ballet Academy and remains highly in demand as a freelance musician.


Alex’s career began in Los Angeles where he was widely known as music director for Engelbert Humperdinck. Other notable recording and performance credits include artists Queen Latifah, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, Art Garfunkel, Natasha Bedingfield, Rita Wilson, Doc Powell, Taylor Dayne, the Prague Philharmonic, the BBC Radio Orchestra, the Newark Symphony and the Omaha Symphony. 

Tom Tranchilla

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Tom Tranchilla

Houston based singer/songwriter Tom Tranchilla performs a variety of Folk, Americana, Country, Ragtime and Blues, both covers and originals. Tom specializes in finger-style six and twelve string acoustic guitar and vocals.   Currently hosting Texas songwriters on KPFT's Songwriters Studio.


Tom's most recent CD (with musical partner Buddy A

Houston based singer/songwriter Tom Tranchilla performs a variety of Folk, Americana, Country, Ragtime and Blues, both covers and originals. Tom specializes in finger-style six and twelve string acoustic guitar and vocals.   Currently hosting Texas songwriters on KPFT's Songwriters Studio.


Tom's most recent CD (with musical partner Buddy Allen) "Acoustic Audio-Dacity is a mix of songs with some of the best pickin' you'll hear! His CD "Sketches of Life", contains two internet radio chart toppers:"Union Man" reached #4 on the Texas top 40 (texastop40.com) and has been featured on numerous labor talk shows across the country. Tom's arrangement and recording of Ball and Sultan's "The Perfect Woman" recently reached #2 on the Texas Top 40 charts. Sketches of Life, received great reviews from My Texas Music.com as well from as DJ's on Houston's KPFT 90.1.  Tom’s 2001 releas, "That Train" received high reviews from Music News: “That Train is a great listen. The songs will make you tap your toes and make a tear come to your eye”. Several of the tracks from That Train have been featured on Pacifica Radio and Rick Gardener's,Pickin' and Swingin' radio show.

Michael Mikulka

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Michael Mikulka

Michael has been an Engineer/Producer for 35 years and is a 30 year voting member for the GRAMMYs.  He is well known for recording all genres of music/musicians " live" in the studio and specializes in producing singer/songwriters.  Learn more at https://www.luckyrunstudio.com.

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