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I received this email from Aaron Hurst, after he collected on his Lyric Writing Awards prize which consisted of a co-writing and recording session with Pete and Pat Luboff:

Lior,

Thank you very much!  And I also want to thank you and We Are Listening for giving me such a great and beneficial opportunity.  I learned so much from Pat and Pete.  Not only did they help me expand on my songwriting abilities, but also helped me understand the whole songwriting collaboration process even better.  I never thought in a million years that I’d be given a chance such as this!  The demo sounds amazing and they’re pitching it to the upcoming TV show called The Voice.  That’s just beyond me!  This is definitely a dream come true.

In a world full of song sharks and companies that aren’t so honest, it’s so nice to see a group like We Are Listening that still cares about the art of making songs and about helping people like me live their dreams.  Your songwriter contests are the best around and as long as I’m eligible, you’ll be seeing me back in the lyric writer awards every round!

Thank you again, a million times over!

-Aaron-

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It often escapes me why I got into this business.

But from time to time, I am reminded of the thrill of an idea coming to life in words and music.

While I no longer write and record myself, I enjoy just as much, if not more, the experience of watching other musicians realize their musical ideas.

Aaron Hurst, Winner of Round 3 of the Lyric Writer Awards, provided me with just this thrill.  But he didn’t do it alone.

With the aid of We Are Listening’s master writers, Pete & Pat Luboff, the trio set the words to his winning lyric, “Worst of You”, to music to create what I consider to be an awesome collaborative effort.

Congratulations to the three of you for creating a moving piece of music, from idea to tangible finality.

For his prize, Vincent Robert Trocchia, winner of Round 3 of The 2009 Lyric Writer Awards, joined forces with We Are Listening’s songwriting duo, Pat and Pete Luboff to polish his lyric, set it to music, and produce an outstanding demo.

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