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Taylor-Made at Uptown! The Winner Announced

congratulations to Taylor ash!

Thank you!

To Taylor’s Music Store and Studio
All of the contestants
Our audience
Uptown volunteers, techs & staff

The Finale Judges
Chris Cotter – Award-winning Producer and Founder of TribeSound Productions
Chris Hanning – Dean, Wells School of Music, West Chester University
Joanna Mangiovillano – Musical Artist, Educator, Coatesville Area School District

JULY 5th

Taylor Ash

Jac Conner

Stephen Lyons

JULY 12th

Melissa Brun

Tracy Colletto

Tommy Froelich

JULY 19th

Nile Gay

Mariano Mallia

Dylan Zangwill

A partnership between Taylor’s Music Store and Studio and Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, Taylor-Made at Uptown! is a Singer-Songwriter Contest celebrating the unique talent of solo musical artists in and around West Chester. 

a very big thank you to our first round judges!! 

  • Cara Corridoni – Editor-in-Chief, Hello, West Chester
  • Chris Cotter – Award-winning Producer and Founder of TribeSound Productions
  • Terry Klinefelter – Classical and Jazz artist, composer, arranger, and pianist
  • Joanna Mangiovillano – Musical Artist, Educator, Coatesville Area School District 
  • Christine Razzano – Account Executive, Beasley Media Group    

CONTEST PRIZES

Nine semi-finalists will be invited to perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center’s Univest Cabaret in front of a live audience, seating capacity of 80. After the audience vote, Six finalists will be invited to perform on the Mainstage at Uptown on August 9, 2023. Univest tickets to the performances will be sold by Uptown for $13, first come-first seated, and tickets will go on sale onJune 26th. Tickets to the final Mainstage performance will be $25, on-sale now. 

The Grand Prize winner will receive:

  • $1000 Gift Certificate to Taylor’s Music Store and Studio
  • $250 credit toward a recording studio session at TribeSound Productions
  • An opportunity to open for an Uptown artist this year
  • Four complimentary tickets to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
  • Gift Bag 

Eight semi-finalists will each receive:

  • $50 Gift Certificate to Taylor’s Music Store and Studio
  • Two complimentary tickets to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center 

No transfer or substitution of prizes will be accepted, except as necessary due to availability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. If it is necessary to substitute a prize, UKPAC and Taylor’s Music Store and Studio reserve the right to give the winner an award of equal value. All winners agree to release UKPAC, Taylor’s Music Store and Studio and sponsors including: TribeSound Productions, LLC, from all liability regarding prizes won. All federal, state, and local taxes, and customs fees, when applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winner. UKPAC and Taylor’s Music Store and Studio will not pay taxes on behalf of the winner.