Songsalive!, the largest international non-profit organization supporting, promoting and educating songwriters and composers worldwide since 1997 – brings you another songwriting workshop and LUNCH with JOE SOLO + your opportunity to receive a song critique
Topic: Songwriting & Producing For Universal Appeal
PLEASE BE PREPARED TO ORDER LUNCH AT OUR NEW VENUE
Are you a songwriter willing to take your songs to the next level?
Workshop your songs to be the best they can be, and get them out to the world. The Songsalive! Workshops are open to all songwriters, composers, musicians, singers and music lovers and we’ve been doing this for 15 years!!!!
This is your chance to develop your songwriting in a supportive and intimate environment, meet invaluable music industry experts, network with fellow members, and be part of your local songwriters community. The first half is solely dedicated to an in-the-round critique workshop where writers present one song each - either on CD or live - with feedback and critique given by a guest speaker or the Songsalive! moderator (who in-turn allows some comments from attendees also). The second half is dedicated to a Music Industry educational and informative discussion/talk, often with an industry guest speaker, and plenty of time to talk and network.
WHEN: THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
NEXT: Sunday, AUGUST 19, 2012
TIME: Starts 12:00 am SHARP. Ends at 3 pm. Please be on time. Late arrivals are not supported. You need to come for the whole event!
WHERE: Cahuenga General Store
5510 Cahuenga Blvd,
North Hollywood, CA
(Just north of Magnolia and Chandler, on East side of street)
******It is recommended that all attendees order lunch for us to keep and support this fabulous new venue. Please come ready to order.******* Note: all meals must be ordered before we start, and will be served at break.
COST: Free for Songsalive! Pro Members. Non-members pay a donation of $10 to our non-profit efforts. Did you know that our team are volunteers? Lots of sweat and love in this production! Make sure your membership is current, or join at http://www.songsalive.org/join.htm
(Plus please order Lunch at the Venue. Prices are affordable and food is great).
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RSVP is ESSENTIAL to PARTICIPATE.
You MUST RSVP in order to be considered for a song critique by 9pm Saturday before the workshop. http://www.songsalive.org/events.htm or http://www.meetup.com/songsalive (Please note that being a member of Meetup.com does not constitute being a Pro Member of Songsalive!). Please RSVP by 7pm the Sat night before.
See more under BE PREPARED below.
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THIS MONTH’S GUEST SPEAKER – JOE SOLO
Topic: " Songwriting & Producing For Universal Appeal
The Psychology of Producing Hit Songs - How good production makes all the difference in song perception - Includes before and after examples - Honest Song Critiques - New ways of think about creativity - Songwriting for universal appeal from the heart - Techniques to add new dimension to your lyrics - How to capture magic in the studio - How to identify and handle creative block - Evolution of a song - Hear multiple versions of a multi-platinum artist's song as it evolves from demo to master to radio version.
Bio:
Record Producer, Songwriter, Composer • Credits Include: Fergie, Macy Gray, Atlantic, MTV, Epic, HBO, Paramount, NBC, Universal, Sony, Apple, Famous Music Publishing, CBS, Killer Tracks, Fox Sports Music, BMG, Hasbro Games; • Seasoned Film / TV Composer & Songwriter; Songs heard on One Tree Hill, The OC, Major League Baseball, Dancing with the Stars, and many others • Past speaking engagements include ASCAP's "I Create" Expo, The Songwriter’s Guild of America, Expression College of Digital Arts, Billboard's Film & TV Conference, The Producer's Conference, UCSB, and The National Assoc. of Record Industry Professionals. • Endorsements include Gibson, Apogee, Spectrasonics, Yamaha, Propellerheads, RME, Seymour Duncan, Overloud, MOTU, and Antares. • Currently Joe is helping artists and music industry pros to become successful through his "Music Success Workshop", instructional videos, hands-on career coaching, and of course... songwriting & producing records. For more info go to www.joesolo.com.
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BE PREPARED
1. It is essential to register your attendance in advance so that the coordinator knows how many to expect and ensure a successful workshop for all.
2. Members and Non-Members can attend the Workshop, however, ONLY Songsalive! Pro Members can present their song for critique or pitch.
3. First timers (whether Member or Non-Member) may only watch/audit the workshop (not present a song), but can participate in question/answer segment.
4. Songwriters presenting a song for critique/pitch must:
a. Bring at least 30 typed copies of your lyric sheet (with full contact details)
b. bring your song on CD or iPod or perform live (bring your instrument - unplugged/no P.A). All CD's must be burned to work on a CD Player.
Please check the CD first - if it won't play in your car CD then it won't work at the workshop.
c. have CD labeled with track number / and instruments tuned and ready.
5. How Song critiques are chosen: Song Critiques are randomly chosen from those who arrive and are fully signed in before 11.55am (not whoever arrives first). We try and start sign in at 11.30am (depends on our set up needs). This does not guarantee we will get to all songs within workshop (depends on numbers). Any arrivals post 11.55am will be on a wait list and if we have the time will try to fit those in. Anyone who arrives post 12.15pm will not be eligible to receive a song critique, even wait listed. Workshop starts on time, 12 noon.
6. Do I have to get a song critique? No. You don’t need to present a song for critique to benefit from our workshop. Watch, listen, participate and meet fellow peers. It’s all part of learning.
7. We do not support late arrivals. Please be on time to be fair to our participants and guests and stay from beginning to end. Also, all meals (optional) must be ordered BEFORE the start of the workshop and will be served at the break only.
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MORE ABOUT THE SONGSALIVE! WORKSHOPS
Our guest speakers represent 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. Some topics include song structure, song production, lyric writing, finding inspiration, songs and the media, promoting your music online, how to tour, how to get songs in film and television, performing at your best.
Our workshops are designed for songwriters and composers (from budding to professional) who have written songs, or are in the songwriting stage, who want to further their craft, gain feedback on their music, and potentially get their songs out to the world. However, we also have singers, musicians, and non music types who attend as it's a great networking opportunity (singers looking for songwriters, or musicians looking for songs, as examples).
The goals of the workshop are about 1) the SONG and making it the best it can be 2) providing a community for our members to gather, network, collaborate and learn.
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Join our online LA chapter group and get more info on what we are doing here in Los Angeles at http://www.songsalive.org/group/losangeles
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SONGSALIVE! LINKS
More info on this Workshop and RSVP for this event:
http://www.songsalive.org/events.htm / http://www.songsalive.org/workshops.htm
Alternate RSVP for event if you are part of the Meetup.com community at http://www.meetup.com/songsalive
The Songsalive! website http://www.songsalive.org
Join Songsalive! http://www.songsalive.org/join.htm
More info on the LA chapter and contact us:
http://www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm
Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/songsalive Interact on our Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/songsalive
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CONTACT SONGSALIVE!
http://www.songsalive.org/contact.htm
songsalivelaworkshop@gmail.com – regarding the LA workshop only. RSVPS cannot be received this way and will be ignored. See RSVP links above.
membership@songsalive.org - membership only questions
1-866-JAM-6565
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ABOUT SONGSALIVE!
Songsalive!® is the leading international non-profit organization (public benefit charity) dedicated to nurturing, support, education and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide*. Since 1997, Songsalive! is run by volunteer songwriters for songwriters. Through our grassroots international efforts, we’ve put a stamp on what “global community” truly is and it’s the type of community that is definitely needed in this ever changing music business where songwriting can be a very isolating experience and career. We provide a "home", a family, for songwriters and composers through our programs, resources, community and support, all focused on the art and business of songwriting. It acts as an epicenter, a heart of the international songwriting community and music markets, bridging the gaps, tapping songwriters into the pulse of the business and at the same time giving them and their music the support they deserve.
Through Songsalive!, songs and songwriters can be accessed by the whole world and when the hunt is on, Songsalive! is a one-stop song shop! Join as a Pro Member today at http://www.songsalive.org
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