Songsalive! OC workshop Sunday

SONGSALIVE! ORANGE COUNTY SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP WITH GUEST SPEAKER BOB LEGGETT
Please RSVP to: www.meetup.com/songsalive

SONGSALIVE! ORANGE COUNTY SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP
With Song critique session and group songwriting exercises. Join us! 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/orangecounty

WHEN:
Sunday July 26, 2009

TIME:
Starts 7:00pm SHARP. Ends at 10:00 pm. 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.

(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. They’re paying for the lights and air conditioning!)

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 at www.songsalive.org/join

REGISTER:
Register your attendance through our Meetup group at www.meetup.com/songsalive

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

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 lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed. Read the RULES at www.songsalive.org/workshoprules

YOUR HOST IS ROD O’RILEY OF SONGSALIVE!
Rod O'Riley is the writing and performing name of Rodney Dean Stansfield. RDS is a guitar salesperson by day, songwriter by night, and many other things in the hours in between. A native of Los Angeles, raised in his parents' native Vancouver, BC, and schooled all over the West Coast. Currently learning the fine art of bass playing, producing, and letting the computer take care of the hard parts. Active as an organizer in science fiction fandom, he also keeps himself busy as an activist for animal rights, gay/lesbian/bi rights, and anarchism. And, of course, for the continued viability of live music and the venues that support it. Rodney has been involved with Songsalive! since 2002. In 2007, he was honored to assist with the creation of the new Songsalive! chapter in Orange County, California

GUEST SPEAKER:

BOB LEGGETT
Bob Leggett has been heavily involved with the music business for most of this decade. Bob has been a music fan and support since childhood, and got his start working with one of Orange County's most prolific independent musicians, Kerry Getz. Because of his work with Kerry, Bob began writing for Live Magazine, which subsequently led to the Orange County Music Awards. This caused Bernard Baur of Music Connection Magazine to take notice, and Bob spent the better part of four years with Music Connection, compiling more than 150 reviews. He has since started his own music competition, the So Cal Music Awards, which will start its fourth year in October, and his own company, Shout it Out Promotions (www.myspace.com/shoutitoutpromo), which works with independent musicians, providing management, promotional and booking services. Bob is also the LA Community Coordinator for Songsalive! and serves as the Songsalive!representative to COSMO.

TOPIC:
Why are Performance and CD Reviews important?Everyone's willing to tell you what they think of your product, but how much real use can you get out of all those opinions? Who really counts, and who should you listen to? Are we doing all this for ourselves as artists, for the critics, or for the world at large? Or maybe, all three at once?

Bob is also looking for artists for both showcase opportunities and corporate branding.

Join our email list and discussion groups at www.songsalive.org/commmunity

Songsalive! is a non-profit organization dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.

OUR WEBSITE: www.songsalive.org/orangecounty

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