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He describes himself as shy, and he inguponl'eh it. - , figures the (irad House competition will [here is a notebook filled With lyrics and a break down some of the shell he‘s built pen handy for wheneyer the inspiration . around him and foster a passion he's newly strikes Shirwan Sumaroo, In fact he‘s jotting t diseoyered. down the lyrics for a song he‘ll play at his “W "l'iri yery new to it." he admitted “l start i friend‘s upcoming wedding when he's joined a ed writing because I was tired of doing Loy- l by another songwriter, Allister Bradley, who ers, and tliougbt it was time for me to go for i Will also take pan in the upcoming competi ther. and I started writing my own music." tron. ‘ So is he ready for the told crucible oi a il\'l’ Leaning against the table is Sumaroo‘s a audience“ guitar inst ready to be plucked when the next - ' "Winning this is not eyen iii my mind." sting comestiitiiblitigout iifiisowner's head said \umaroo "Io me its more about the Bradley. a veteran of these competitions experience " apologizes for not bringing his instrument oi He rei’eiy es sortie eticourageiiient iroiii thoit‘e ,, liis piano. “I figured it would be too Bradley, who knows just what it's like to get big to carry." he said with a laugh immediate _ started and to put yourself out there ly lightening the mood and suggesting that ‘ ”It's not antagonistit he said, "When l there might more to these string of songwritr made it to the finals ltt (ambridge l told my trig competitions put on by R] Entertainment drummer that 1 could happily lose to anyone that have sprouted up in (.uelph, Cambridge, _ because oftiie quality ofthe songwriting. kitt'henerand now finally iii‘vy‘aterloo. ‘7 " ‘ “It comes down to the iiidging and their 'lhose suspictons are confirmed when the f: ‘ opinion of good musit. and there was rioth two songwriters started talking about the -‘ , 5 " mg in there that grabbed me as competitive songwriting process. and the collaboration _ . "it was a lot of people at the end of the that goes into ll. suggesting that this (.rzid Ii? 1‘ 3 .. iiight wanting to hear good music, and all in House Songwriting tom petition Will be no ‘4' “v : i all it was a real community " life and death struggle It's more about being ‘ a .3 _ f, 2”" \ . Robbie Hancock of B] l ntertainment, the a sounding board. and haying an audience t ,' .35.?) . . driying tort e behind the local songwriter for your ideas set to musit' X " -:$"»‘..c' o . competitions. is a singertsongwriter himself At least it is for Bradley, a veteran of these ““f u 3’ xy- . . “ He sard he wanted to see onginal riiusit per competitions who won the (ambridge song r" '7 ‘. ‘ formed and this was one of the ways to make writing competition last year [he llW grad it happen started out in iomputer software but redis “ ' "It gets songwriters out oi the basements tow-red his life long line affair With musit 1 , , an on to the stage where they normally about five years ago. and is now working on ." l a wouldnt have a chance" he said liisthird album g It also introduces them to the loud tinisit He started playing the piano at fiy‘e and g community. and talent scouts. and a lot of continued his ilassii til training until he was _ ( them get hooked to perform at local venues about I4 ' ' ' after the experience. “I played until l was iii (trade ‘4 and more Shirwan Somaroo and Allister Bradley are two of the songwriters who will perform at the lite first annual (trad House ('tii‘iitx'tition and less abandoned it," said Bradley, who first annual Grad House Songwrittng competition at the University of Waterloo Feb. 23 starts ieb 2.; with a slate of up to eight per went on to get a math degree at IJW “But I‘ve “"“W M formers and goes weekly after that until the been writing songs sinr i- high st liool Just by workshops and reading bookson the siibiett apart." said Bradley "It‘s a very painful yet finals May 18 iiistiiitt and did a burn it oi writing and But the musii bug really hit him again when t'otistnictiy'e process." It‘s open to anyone and eat li performer ri-i ording at home years and years after that he started to perform and took what be t rear That's why these types of songwriting Will have a (bani e to play up to a three song “ I hat‘s when I really (it'( ided to push ed In the privatyofliis liaseriient or bedroom tompetitioris are so lnlpflrii’HlL said Bradley set myself " and laid it bare to the world It gets songvn'iters otit irito a setting of their lor more iriforriiatiori on the toriipetitioii He got iiiyolyed \Alih the songwriter s "it started when I at lually put my songs musical peers, and audiences With no loyal visit www r|entertatiiiiient car or ( all fill) axon “.th in limmm. and starting taking out there and having people tear llieiii [test so they get the kind of honest and 3H 31;: ‘ tax, ‘ i ’ l ‘ . ‘ir ‘ t t . . - ~‘v M35 h ' .éy‘fa ‘ .r h ‘ - .. $1 da‘iifl(f‘é§'t l ‘ » t I a r - A"; “ it ‘1‘ l‘ l‘ tyili‘, 77% {\t i' ‘ Fanny ' ’ M . ~ ‘i‘ v “5:255:35? . {x ' i 2010 ‘ » -i S i ’ t’ i) E .. 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