Songsalive! Speakers

Read about our Guest Speakers who have given their time to attend and speak at our Songsalive! Workshops, below.

ABOUT CONTACTING OUR GUEST SPEAKERS IN ADVANCE OR AFTER THE WORKSHOP
Our guest speakers give their time for free to come speak to you. They all lead busy lives and are not all available to receive unsolicited correspondence or communication. It is recommended to NOT contact the speaker in advance, nor after the workshop, unless they personally want you to. That is, come to our workshop, and if during the workshop they take an interest in creating a relationship with you, then, and only then, should you further communicate. It is bad practice to assume that since a speaker has been our guest, and that you met them through Songsalive!, that they are an open door for you to contact. Please use your best and courteous judgement in making contact. Thank so much for your understanding.

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Chicago Workshop  – SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
TOPIC: "The Artist as Entrepreneur"
Speaker: Laura Kessler

  Laura Kessler
As a Music Director, Vocal and Entertainment Coach, composer and performer, Laura Kessler’s life and career path have consistently blended creativity with business. With a Master of Music degree from New York University and a B.A. in Communication, Laura’s ability to relate to people on both sides of the entertainment business has brought her unique success in New York, Chicago, London and Europe. Since 2003, Laura has been a Music Director and adjunct faculty member for the Second City Training Center in Chicago and has taught Music Improv and Comedic songwriting to students at the Second City Conservatory and Columbia College. She has music-directed numerous theatrical productions and has coached musicians, actors and business executives on music, vocal and career issues. Website.

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Los Angeles Workshop  – SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010                                                                                TOPIC: ”How to Obliterate Writer’s Block Forever!”
Speaker: Deedee O'Malley
No more waiting for the divine inspiration from above to hit you for that next great idea.  This seminar will give you a whole new problem.  How are you going to make the time to write all your songs??!

Deedee O'Malley
This Award winning Singer/Songwriter/Producer has opened for Glen Campbell,  Chris Cagle, Stephen Bishop, Al Stewart, Ambrosia and shared the stage with LeAnn Rimes, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers just to name a few! Deedee O’Malley has taught over 5000 people the art of songwriting.  She is one of the most respected instructors today, having authored the popular manual, “10 Easy Steps to Writing a Song”.  The only songwriting manual in the world where the reader literally finishes three songs before reading the book!   A typical O’Malley Songwriting workshop gives everyone attending a fine grasp on creating intelligent lyrics that can be married to a great melody. This gives her students immediate hands on "doingness" into the world of songwriting and they are never the same!

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Los Angeles Workshop  – SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010                                                                           TOPIC: "How Do You Make Your Lyrics Important to the LISTENER?"
Speaker: Pamela Phillips Oland

Pamela Phillips Oland

Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Selena, Frank Sinatra, the Jacksons, Gladys Knight, Nikka Costa, and Reba McIntyre, are among artists who’ve recorded over 450 Pamela Phillips Oland songs. Her recent #1 duet with Philippine Idol winner Sarah Geronimo and Back Street Boys’ Howie Dorough, “I’ll Be There” is her second #1 in a year. Her current charting single is "I Wanna Be Your Baby" by disco artist Henri. Grammy-nominated Oland is author of “The Art of Writing Great Lyrics,” and “The Art of Writing Love Songs” from Allworth Press. Says Pamela: " We songwriters can be, by nature of our task, very narcissistic. We write about ourselves incessantly. We see the world through our own perspective. And as a result, we become repetitive in our ideas. Sometimes that's the only block getting in the way of getting our songs recorded: learning how to speak for the listener.

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Las Vegas Workshop  – MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010                                                                                      TOPIC: "Increasing Fan Base and Revenue Streams Through Specific Promotion of Your Music"
Speakers: Rob Case and Toni Koch
Get tips on how to create relationships with publishers and industry pros with the power to license, purchase and promote your music.

Rob Case and Toni Koch

Robert A. Case, President of New Pants Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) Old Pants Publishing, Inc. (BMI)and New Pants Music, (SESAC) is a graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, Colorado in the USA with an Associate’s Degree in Business with an emphasis in Music and Video Business. Mr. Case’s songwriter's songs have appeared in TV shows placements including Lions Gate Pictures, CW Network, Discovery Channel, A&E, Fox Sports, NBC, CBS/VHI/Universal HD show Love Monkey, One Life to Live on ABC Daytime, the Soap Network and South Park on Comedy Central in the US and Internationally in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia.


Toni Koch aka TK Promotions / Pitch-A-Song is a lifelong songwriter/artist who became a promotional music pioneer in guerrilla marketing and display techniques in retail record stores. Toni worked on projects with major record labels (CBS/Columbia/Epic Records, Warner Bros., MCA, RCA) to break out artists including Sarah MacLachlan, R.E.M., Tom Petty, K.D. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge and The Eurythmics.Toni is creator of Pitch-A-Song, a vehicle for placement of all genres. TK Promo songwriter events occur monthly at The Talking Stick in Venice, CA.  She currently serves as Media Relations for COSMO, the Coalition of Songwriters & Music Organizations.                         myspace.com/pitchasong

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Los Angeles Workshop - SUNDAY MAY 16, 2010                                                                             TOPIC:  "Music in Live Sports Programming"                                                                                Speaker: Julia Henry                                                                                                                         Discussion will include what kinds of music work for sports, how she finds and clears music, how best to submit your music and recommendations for artists and composers seeking licensing opportunities. 

Julia Henry

Julia Henry is an independent music supervisor, consultant and artist manager.  Getting her start in the Fox Sports Music department as an intern, assistant and then supervisor, she continues to place music in sports programming and stadiums/arenas around the world.  Julia also supervises many independent projects as well including new media and film. Her credits include such high profile sporting events as the Super Bowl, NFL Pro Bowl, World Series, MLB All Star Game, Daytona 500, U.S. Grand Prix, NHL Playoffs, BCS Championship Series and the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Julia has worked with such talent as Ziggy Marley, Eminem/50 Cent, Rick Ross, Pennywise, Sinead O’Connor, Def Leppard, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-1, Young MC, DJ AM and Travis Barker.  Learrn about how music is used in live sports programming from music supervisor Julia Henry. 

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