On Monday nights in September and October, songwriters from all over will bring their best original songs to the stage at The Hot Spot for the Gulf Coast Songwriter Shootout.

Sandy Roots Music Productions will be producing the second annual Gulf Coast Songwriter Shootout. Nick Biebricher, owner of Sandy Roots, stated that he is very excited about the events newfound partnership with Bobby Graves, owner of the Hot Spot Music & Grub.

“Bobby is a great guy and he has been generous enough to put up the entire cash prize package to this year’s winners and we are blessed to be able to use his venue for our event,” Biebricher said. The Shootout is slated to start on Sept. 14 and will continue every Monday night for six weeks until the finale on Oct. 26. Local musician Destiny Brown has been selected to host the 2015 Songwriter Shootout.

Ten songwriting contestants will take the stage at The Hot Spot each Monday night. A winner will be chosen each night after all of the contestants have performed. There are three ways to advance to the finals in this year’s competition: crowd vote, artist vote and the mystery judges’ vote.

Hit Songwriters Brett Jones, Travis Meadows and Lynn Langham will judge the 2015 Gulf Coast Songwriter Shootout finale. The Gulf Coast Songwriter Shootout will host a special “Celebrity Songwriter Round” with these hit writers’ on Oct. 25 at the Hot Spot Music & Grub. Tickets are on sale now for this show and admission price will be $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

EVENT PREVIEW

What: Second annual Gulf Coast Songwriter Shootout

When: Monday nights at 8 p.m. (pre-show begins at 6:30 p.m.); September 14 – October 26 (Sept. 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 26)

Where: The Hot Spot at The Wharf, Orange Beach