Songsalive! workshop in the OC Sunday

SONGSALIVE! ORANGE COUNTY SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP with GUEST SPEAKER: DAN KIMPEL
Sunday - August 31, 2008

SONGSALIVE! ORANGE COUNTY SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP with GUEST SPEAKER: DAN KIMPEL
With Song critique session first half, followed by Guest Speaker: DAN KIMPEL.

Songsalive! holds workshops where songwriters gather to share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwriting communities we 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 Rodney O'Riley.

Details: For more info: www.songsalive.org - go to CHAPTERS & EVENTS -Orange County.

WHEN: Sunday August 31, 2008

TIME: Starts 7:00pm SHARP. Ends at 10pm. Please be on time.

WHERE:SPIRES RESTAURANT (in the Meeting Room)
13030 Goldenwest Avenue (corner of Garden Grove Blvd.),
Westminster, CA 92683.
Phone for directions only: 714-636-0442. (Songsalive! contact below)

(Please consider ordering dinner before or after the workshop! It helps to make our hosts happy if each person orders about $8.00 worth of food for the night.)

Directions: Southwest corner of Goldenwest Avenue and Garden Grove Boulevard. Exit the Garden Grove (22) Freeway at "Knott Avenue". There's plenty of free parking.

COST: $5 for non-members, free to Songsalive! members. You can join Songsalive! to participate in the workshops atwww.songsalive.org go JOIN.

REGISTER: Pre-registrations helpful but not necessary. Register your attendance through our Meetup group at www.songsalive.org go CHAPTERS& EVENTS / Orange County or direct link: http://composers.meetup.com/103
You will be automatically registered by contacting us.
Or just turn up, but get there early to be considered for song critique.

Directions or specific questions call (714) 333-8222 or emailorangecounty@songsalive.org

FIRST HALF SONG CRITIQUE - RULES & WHAT TO BRING: 1 song either ontape, CD or live (bring own guitar or keyboard) and 20 copies of your typed lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed. Read the RULES at www.songsalive.org go PROGRAMS / WORKSHOPS

SECOND HALF GUEST SPEAKER: DAN KIMPEL
Acknowledged as one of the American media's foremost authorities on popular music and songwriters, Dan Kimpel contributes to a dizzying variety of print and electronic mediums: interactive CD's, magazines, web sites, podcasts, documentary films, videos and new media. His notable interviews include conversations with Leonard Cohen, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Green Day, Metallica, Fergie, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, and Dr. Maya Angelou.

Beginning in the summer of 2008, passengers worldwide on Delta Airlines will hear Dan's interviews with recording artists and songwriters on Delta On Air, the airline's inflight audio programming. Dan's newest book, Electrify My Soul: Songwriters and the Spiritual Source featuring interviews with Melissa Etheridge, Paul Williams and many others, explores the axis of spirituality and creativity specific to songwriters.

As an author, his other best-selling titles include How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Stars Went From Start To Stardom; Networking Strategies For The New Music Business, and Networking in the Music Business.

A noted music business educator, Dan conducted a weeklong master seminar for five years at Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in the UK. Stateside, he lectures at colleges, universities and conferences across the U.S. and Canada and he is a faculty member at Musicians Institute in Hollywood,California, where he was recently named MBP Teacher of the Year.

Dan began his career as a musician in his hometown, Lima, Ohio, and has lived and worked in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles, where he currently resides. Visit Dan online at: www.dankimpel.com.

All Songsalive! speakers biographies can be read at www.songsalive.org go SPEAKERS

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Songsalive! is a non-profit organization dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide. For Songsalive! information, media and membership inquiries (not Workshop inquiries, use contact above) call head office at801-838-5411 or Email usa@songsalive.org

OUR WEBSITE: www.songsalive.org