SUCCESS FOR SASK CHILDREN’S MUSIC SONGWRITING TEAM
The Saskatchewan children’s music songwriting team of Paul Runalls and Chris Atkinson have won prizes valued at over $1500 in the prestigious 2022 John Lennon Songwriting Competition for their children’s song “Dinos of the World”. The team composed the song for the animation YouTube educational cartoon series called, “BOOM BUDDIES” by USP Studios.
Also, their song “Dinos of the World” has just been named as a finalist in 2022 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) and winners will be selected in May. Some of the judges for ISC 2022 include Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits and Rosanne Cash.
Dinos of the World is sung by Emma Wood and Cam Zoller of Saskatoon and the song was recorded and produced at Audio Art Recording with the support of musician Sheldon Corbett and sound engineer/musician Glenn Ens. You can vote for these Saskatchewan songwriters in the ISC’s People’s Voice Awards, a separate competition, at the following website: https://songwritingcompetition.com/peoplesvoice~category-5
About Paul Runalls
Paul Runalls has over 40 years of musical and educational experience and is currently composing and producing the music for a Saskatchewan children’s music songwriting team, as well as supporting individual student reading growth within the Saskatoon Public School Division. Previously, Paul was a vice principal and grade two teacher within Saskatchewan. In addition, he currently hosts a community radio show in Saskatoon, as well as performing with two Saskatchewan bands called The Residuals and Back of the Bus.
About Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson has over 35 years of educational experience and is currently writing lyrics for the songwriting team, as well as lecturing and supporting pre-service teachers at the University of Regina. Previously he taught high school in Saskatchewan and New Zealand for about 15 years and worked as an Assessment Consultant at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. A senior mathematics and computer science teacher, Chris has a passion for numbers, as well as performing musical activity shows for young children as BOWTIE Guy.
Contact information:
Chris Atkinson - email: chris.atkinson@sasktel.net
Paul Runalls - email: runners2@sasktel.net
Attachment and Links:
• 2022 International Songwriting Competition Finalist List
• Voting for the People’s Voice Awards for 2022 (ISC)
