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LOS ANGELES SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP with GUEST SPEAKER: Sunday July 20th, 2008

With Song critique session first half, followed by Guest Speaker: RANDY SHARPTOPIC: In Defense of Writing Selfishly

Songsalive! holds workshops where songwriters gather to share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwriting communitieswe have created around the world. The first half is solely dedicated to an in-the-round workshop where writers present one song each - either on tape,CD or live - followed by a guest speaker/industry discussion in the second half and plenty of time to talk and network. Moderated by Paul Lawrence Moyer. Details:

For more info: http://www.songsalive.org/losangeles

WHEN: Sunday July 20th, 2008

WHERE: THE FINNISH CENTER
10701 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Just East of Vineland

TIME: Starts 12:00pm SHARP. Ends at 3pm. Please be on time.

COST: $5 for non-members, free to Songsalive! members. You can join Songsalive! to participate in the workshops at http://www.songsalive.org go Join.

REGISTER: Pre-registrations helpful but not necessary. Call: 818-506-3850 or email paul@songsalive.org . You will be automatically registered bycontacting us. Or just turn up, but get there early to be considered for song critique.

FIRST HALF SONG CRITIQUE - RULES & WHAT TO BRING: 1 song either on tape, CD or live (bring own guitar or keyboard) and 20 copies of your typed lyricsheet with contact details clearly displayed. Read the RULES at http://www.songsalive.org/workshoprules

SECOND HALF GUEST SPEAKER: RANDY SHARP
TOPIC: In Defense of Writing Selfishly
With few exceptions, a writer who listens only to the requests of the marketplace, will eliminate any possiblilty of writing something new and genre expanding. the selfish writer, on the other hand, writing to satisfy that internal audience of one, may actually take us to new places and, on occasion, sneak some art into the business of songwriting.

Randy's songs have been recorded by Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris, The Dixie Chicks, Restlest Heart, Clay Walker, Blood Sweat and Tears, Marty Robbins, Edgar Winter, Reba McEntire, Big Bird... to name only a few. Many of them hits, a few of them number ones and three of them Grammy winners. As far as his own performances go, David Scarlett of the Country Weekly says: "... he makes it seem effortless. And, most important of all, his performance of his own material confirms the truism that, no matter how many superstars record a song, no one interprets it better than the guy who wrote it."

Visit Randy online at: www.randysharp.ws

All speakers biographies can be read at http://www.songsalive.org/speakers

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