Songsalive! workshop Sunday

SONGSALIVE! LOS ANGELES SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP WITH GUEST SPEAKERS JEANIE CUNNINGHAM AND BERNARD BAUR

Song critique session first half, followed by Guest Speaker: JEANIE CUNNINGHAM AND BERNARD BAUR- "Songwriting for Hire: The Secret to Pleasing Clients." See bio below.

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 Paul Lawrence Moyer.
Details: www.songsalive.org/losangeles

WHEN:
Sunday, April 19, 2009

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

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

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

REGISTER:
Pre-registrations helpful but not necessary. Register your attendance through our Meetup group at www.songsalive.org/losangeles or email paul@songsalive.org.

NEW RULES FOR SONG CRITIQUES AT OUR WORKSHOPS

1. Must be on time - 15 minutes after the start time is too late to beconsidered for a song critique.

2. Current financial members get priority. Non-members can present once all members who want to present have been accounted for.

3. First timers can sit, watch, listen and give critique, but not present asong.

4. Non-members pay only $5 to come; free to members (keep your membership current by logging into your profile at www.songsalive.org)

5. We are no longer doing first come first serve, but rather pulling numbers out of a hat. This will keep it fair. However, you need to arrive early/on time to be considered to present a song.

6. Read the workshop rules at www.songsalive.org/workshops and download a PDF flyer on how to give and receive critique.

7. Come prepared! 1 song either on tape, CD or live (bring own guitar orkeyboard for an unplugged performance) and up to 20 copies of your typed lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed.

8. Come with writing paper and a pen.

SPEAKERS:

JEANIE CUNNINGHAM
Take rhythm, rock and blues and add a splash of soul. Somewhere in the mix, you'll find the music of "JaeCie". Working on and offstage with such greats as Ike & Tina Turner, Lionel Ritchie and David Crosby, Jeanie also has written and recorded songs as a solo artist and as a commissioned songwriter for major corporations, (Toshiba, Microsoft, Epson), as well as for the country of Aruba. Jeanie is also the producer and host of “The Composers’ Corner”, a video website dedicated to "interviewing creators of music, dissecting songs, exploring new gadgets and techniques and giving viewers a window into the world of music creation.”

BERNARD BAUR
He's an artist crusader, award-winning journalist, and a creative consultant. A former A&R executive, he’s currently a Contributing Editor, A&R Reporter and Features Writer for Music Connection Magazine; and, the Director of Marketing & Media for The Composers Corner, as well as several independent record labels. Named one of the “Top Music Business Journalists” in the country by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals, Bernard is also an instructor for the Music Business Program at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA.

TOPIC:
Songwriting for Hiring: The Secret to Pleasing Clients

All Songsalive! speakers biographies can be read atwww.songsalive.org/speakers

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