Songsalive! Speakers
Read about our Guest Speakers who have given their time to attend and speak at our Songsalive! Workshops, below.
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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.
Dan Kuypers and Eric Sheinkop
As Catalog Director and Music Supervisor at Music Dealers (www.musicdealers.com)
Dan Kuypers is thoroughly knowledgeable about all the music in the Music Dealers
library. He is responsible for getting the agencies and supervisors the music
they want and negotiating licenses. Dan brings a wealth of experience from his
8 years as General Manager of EV Productions, one of Chicago's most respected
indie hip-hop labels (40 releases), music distribution services and recording
studios.
Eric Sheinkop is the Co-Founder and President of Music
Dealers (www.musicdealers.com)-
a global music licensing solution and the largest global provider of custom
music. Eric recently re-located from the Music Dealers Chicago office to run
the LA office and focus on TV, Film and Gaming placements. Also, Eric
works as a Key Consultant for multiple Leo Burnett Fortune 500 accounts
(including Phillip Morris, Kelloggs, McDonalds). Eric also founded Bandit
Productions (Critically-acclaimed Chicago artist management and consulting
firm). Through Bandit’s Brand Marketing division, Eric successfully
conceptualized and executed key branding strategies for company launches such as Fox’s Big Ten Network, Going.com, and SoBe Lifewater.
Chicago Workshop - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010 TOPIC: "Music Supervision and Licensing: How to Get Your Music Placed in TV, Film, Advertising and Videogames"
Jay Warsinske 
The Founder/CEO of INDIEPOWER.com and as a
35+ year industry veteran, now at the cutting edge of the Indie Revolution, Jay Warsinske has been enabling
independent artists access to major promotion, marketing and distribution
worldwide for four decades.
Jay has
helped break such artists as U2, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, Fugees, Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Janet Jackson, Sting / The Police, 2Pac, Madonna, REM, Paramore,
The Clash, Metallica, Lauryn Hill, Gloria Estefan, 311 & many more!
Fresh from
the #1 Music Industry Convention MIDEM in Cannes, France, don’t miss this golden opportunity
to learn from a revered professional!
Las Vegas Workshop – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010
TOPIC: "State of the Music Industry 2010"
An informative break down on the state of the 2010 music industry and what amazing
opportunities indie artists/writers have available to them the 1st year of a new decade!
Franne Golde
Franne Golde is a
multi-talented, songwriter, musician and singer, whose songs have appeared on
more than 100 million records worldwide.
She has written for many
multi-platinum artists including: The Pussycat Dolls, Selena, Christina
Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Jody Watley, Jessica Simpson, The
Commodores, Diana Ross, Dennis Edwards etc.
She has received four Grammy
awards and several BMI awards. Her new song "NOTHIN’ BUT LOVE"
appears on Whitney Houston’s new Platinum CD.
She is currently writing a
memoir, which weaves together her personal tragedies and triumphs with the
story of her success in the music business. Learn more about Franne at myspace.com/frannegolde phone 310-274-7324 cell 310-850-7324
Los Angeles Workshop – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010
TOPIC:
”A Real Life Story: How Songwriters Get Cuts with Other Artists and in Films and Television”
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.
http://www.laurakessler.com.
Chicago Workshop – SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
TOPIC: "The Artist as Entrepreneur"
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!
Los Angeles Workshop – SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010 TOPIC:
”How to Obliterate Writer’s Block Forever!”
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??!
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, and 2
new manuscripts, “Read This Before Falling In Love with psychotherapist Dr.
Nancy Ronne, and “The Downfall of Oliver Hepz,” a novel in the style of magical
realism. Oland recently taught 6 lyric workshops at music conservatories around
Denmark, also in Gold Coast, Australia. She’s co-writing 2 large-scale musicals
- Soldier of Orange for 2010 staging in Amsterdam, and Mad Alice for a US
production.
Los Angeles Workshop – SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010 TOPIC:
"How Do You Make Your Lyrics Important to the LISTENER?"
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.
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 for 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, etc.) to break out then emerging artists including Sarah MacLachlan, R.E.M., Tom Petty, Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, K.D. Lang, Bonnie Raitt,
Melissa Etheridge, The Hooters, Men at Work, Midnight Oil, Berlin, The Tap Dogs, The Eurythmics,
Bangles, Chrissie Hynde & the Pretenders plus many more.
Currently, Toni is the creator of Pitch-A-Song, a vehicle for
placement of all genres of music and monthly features songwriters
with TK Promo events at The Talking Stick in Venice, CA. She has volunteered her
expertise for various songwriter organizations and is now serving
as Media Relations for COSMO, the Coalition of Songwriters & Music
Organizations based in Southern California. www.cosmocoalition.org,
www.myspace.com/pitchasong
Las Vegas Workshop – MONDAY, APRIL 19,2010 TOPIC: "Increasing
Fan Base and Revenue Streams Through Specific Promotion of Your Music"
Get tips on how to create relationships with publishers and
industry pros with the power to license, purchase and promote your music.
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. Regular credits include MLB, NFL,
NASCAR, NHL, NBA, NCAA, PAC-10, ACC, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Promos,
AVP, PBR, Golf, Speed Channel, Discovery Channel and FX. 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.
Los Angeles Workshop - SUNDAY MAY 16, 2010 TOPIC: "Music
in Live Sports Programming"
Learn about how
music is used in live sports programming from music supervisor 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.
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