The Festival Of Original Music Song Competition (FOOM) encourages the writing of new material showcased live and through online releases.

How To Enter FOOM

1. Write Your Songs

FOOM celebrates new, original music that is unreleased. Attend our workshops for inspiration

2. Record Your Songs

If entering recorded or instrumental categories, you’ll need to upload a recording of your song.

3. Choose Your Category

Enter different songs in all categories if you are keen. The more, the merrier.

4. Submit Your Song

Click here to enter your songs through SongCentral
Click here to download the FOOM rules

The FOOM Categories… Explained

Live

Entrants will perform their songs in front of a live audience at The Wheatsheaf Hotel at a live heat held during August and September of 2023. Judges will provide feedback and will choose the winners who will advance to the GRAND FINAL on October 7th, 2023.

Winners of the Live Section will each receive:

  • $500.00 cash
  • Recording and mastering of your winning song
  • SCALA download release

Demo/Unreleased

Entrants can enter their home recordings or professional studio recorded songs. These recordings will be radio airplay quality, unsigned and unreleased. This category is prejudged and winners will be announced at the LIVE CATEGORY GRAND FINAL event.

Winners of the Recorded Category will receive:

  • $300.00 cash
  • Mastering (if not already mastered)
  • SCALA download release

Instrumental

Instrumental entries can be ‘studio’ or ‘demo’ quality. Entries into this category will not have lyrics. This section will be prejudged and winners will be announced at the Festival Of Original Music (FOOM) GRAND FINAL held at The Wheatsheaf Hotel.

Winner of the Instrumental Category will receive:

  • $300.00 cash
  • Mastering (if not already mastered)
  • SCALA download release

Lyrics

Entrants can enter their original lyrics, no music required. This category is prejudged and winners will be announced at the LIVE CATEGORY GRAND FINAL event.

Winners of the Lyrics Section will each receive:

  • $100.00 cash
  • Lyrics printed in SCALA Newsletter