Programs
As a Songsalive! member, you can benefit from our programs, exclusively created for songwriters and composers. Songsalive! Showcases
Stick your tongue out and taste the talent! The Songsalive! Showcases are the best
industry secret, a great happening all around the world. Songsalive! Showcases are a very cozy, intimate and acoustic environment
where media and music industry representatives often drop by to check out the
latest talent. Our
Songsalive! Showcases are quality entertainment songwriter performances
around the country. All members are eligible to perform at a
Songsalive! showcase based on availability, schedule and of course,
your talent!
Songsalive! Workshops
Come
to regular Songsalive! song critique workshops and develop collaborations,
meet industry guests, showcase and workshop your music for feedback in a
professional and supportive environment. Our workshops often feature guest
speakers representing all facets of the industry from A&R, publishers,
successful producers, CD production and distribution execs and, of course,
writers and composer who share their ideas, tips & techniques on all aspects
of the songwriting craft. The Songsalive! workshops are open to all
songwriters and music composers of all levels and music genres and you don't
have to be a Songsalive! member to attend. Songsalive! also visits schools for
intensive songwriting workshops. If you would like us to come in and conduct
seminars in your schools or colleges, please contact usSongsalive! CD Sampler
A unique way to pitch, license or get radio airplay of new music worldwide,
Songsalive, the
non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting songwriters
worldwide, releases CD Samplers regularly and also offers a network of
opportunities for songwriters to get their music out to the world.
The Songsalive!
CD Sampler series is the cost effective and exclusive medium for you to reach
the music industry worldwide, reaching the hands of a huge network of music
industry people waiting for "that next hit song" - including large network of
film and television music supervisors, publishers, record company A&R reps, producers, music
festivals & conferences, trade shows, managers, radio stations, print media
and artists around the world by direct and personal contact,
throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Cd Sampler submissions
cost an extra fee on top of membership, due to the costly nature to
create this great program. We always keep our costs as low as possible.
Songsalive! Get Promoted program
Promote at music
conferences - Sell in our Store - Get on our website.
Songsalive! is a sponsor
of many conferences around the country and you can get promoted at these events
by us taking your CDs and promotional material.
This is your chance to get heard, get noticed and get ahead at some of
the world's largest music conferences. Our Get Promoted program also offers way for members to sell on our online store as well as be promoted on our website.
Songsalive! Online Song Critique
Hear what Record Executives won't tell
you! Get a detailed song critique. Submit anything
from a lyric to a finished master, and find out:
- if the song works lyrically, musically,
structurally.
- how it should be demo-ed. (Some production
pointers).
- if already on tape/cd (demo-ed), feedback
if it's working, and how to make improvements.
- the best markets for your song.
- Who to pitch to - artists, publishers,
record companies, radio formats.
A Songsalive!
Song Critique helps from the ideas stage - working out the songs and
the demo - right through to finished "radio-friendly" master - who to
send to and how. We help with lyrics, rhyming schemes, song structure, melody, production, and where to pitch, promote and release your song!
Songsalive! Songcamps, Retreats and Seminars
Songsalive!
conducts Songsalive! Songcamps in interesting locations bringing songwriters
together for an intensive co-writing session, critique segment and
performance. We also conduct various seminars, workshops, weekend
retreats and seminars to educate, support, promote and expose
songwriters and their songs.
Songsalive! Songshop
Song leads in film, tv, media and the music business for your songs
Get song leads where music business professionals (record
labels, publishers, film producers and music supervisors) hunt songs
from the Songsalive! song pool. Be part of an international database of
songwriters where your songs can be accessed by other members and music
industry professionals looking for that hit song. When the hunt is on,
Songsalive! is a one-stop song shop. All members get leads for free.
We also have music supervisor databases and tip sheets.
Songsalive! Songstudio
Access recording facilities, a network of producers and music personnel through
Songsalive! Songstudio!, a program designed to facilitate recording, mastering,
manufacturing and packaging. You can also access artists looking for material or ready to sing your song.
Songsalive! Touring Map of the
World
GET ON THE TOUR BUS ... beep... beep...
Tour hop around the world
using our online database of venues, plus chapter showcases assisting our
members on the road. Our Songsalive! Touring
Map is a really great way to spring board your touring and this program is
tailor-made for our Songsalive! members!
Check out venues all around the world and please add your favorite
venues to perform in so other members can access. We have built an ongoing
database of venue listings. As a member, you can set up your tour by hopping
from one Songsalive! chapter city to another, taking advantage of our showcases
as your perfect platform to be heard, or you can use our community to build
your tour with other members. Get gig leads - See who's needing artists - leads
from venue owners, promoters, showcase hosts and more.