Cogswell Polytechnical College Student Recognized in International Competition

Digital Audio Technology Student Finalist in John Lennon
Songwriting Contest
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Out of thousands of entries, Digital Audio Technology senior at
Cogswell College (http://www.cogswell.edu/home.html), Daniel Codella,
was selected as one of three finalists in the Electronic category in
Session 1 of the 2008 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

His entry, Something to Exist For - a harmonic and haunting
exploration of how a relationship can change from love to indifference
and the inherent anguish the process creates - is the title track to
the newest album from his band, Polare.

Daniel and a childhood friend formed the band when he was 16.
Since then they signed with a small Las Vegas label and released an
album on iTunes called Lovestage. Polare (http://www.polaremusic.com/)
draws crowds whenever it plays throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

"I was going for something dramatic, epic and tragic," said
Daniel. "I wanted the song to feel almost like a movie soundtrack.
Hopefully listeners will be able to relate to it in some way and
attach their own story to it. My goal is to compose music for film."

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest
(http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2008a/winners.php) is an international
contest that began in 1997 and is open to amateur and professional
songwriters. Entries are judged on originality, melody, composition
and lyrics. The Executive Committee of Judges included D12, Bob Weir,
Robin Gibbs of the Bee Gees, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers,
The Veronicas and John Legend.

About Cogswell Polytechnical College

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cogswell is an accredited,
private college featuring a curriculum that fuses the digital arts and
engineering. The college's tradition of flexibility and connection to
industry is evident in its dynamic curriculum. With a distinguished
121-year history in California, Cogswell offers a BA degree in Digital
Art and Animation with concentrations in Animation, Game Development
and Modeling and a BS degree in Digital Audio Technology, Digital Arts
Engineering, Computer Engineering and Software Engineering.

Cogswell Polytechnical College
Bonnie Phelps, 408-541-0100 ext. 145
Dean, Institutional Advancement
bphelps@cogswell.edu

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