Songsalive! workshop Sunday

Are you a songwriter willing to take your songs to the next level? Workshop your songs to be the best they can be, and get them out to the world. Plus interact in our songwriters community. Open to all songwriters, composers, musicians, singers and music lovers.This is your chance to develop your songwriting in a supportive and intimate environment, meet invaluable music industry experts, network with fellowmembers, and be part of your local songwriters community.

WHEN: THIRD SUNDAYS OF THE MONTH

NEXT:
Sunday, August 16, 2009

TIME:
Starts 12:00pm SHARP. Ends at 3pm. Please be on time (actually arrive15 mins early!)

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

DONATION REQUESTED TO SUPPORT OUR NON-PROFIT EFFORTS
$10 for non-members, free to Songsalive! members.
You can join as a member of Songsalive! at http://www.songsalive.org/join

REGISTRATION IS NOW MANDATORY: RSVP your attendance through our Meetup groupat http://www.meetup.com/songsalive
RSVPs are NOW ESSENTIAL to ascertain numbers for our guest speaker.

NEW RULES FOR SONG CRITIQUES AT OUR WORKSHOPS
http://www.songsalive.org/workshoprules

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Please read this page before arriving for the workshop. There are various requirements forattendees including bringing copies of your lyric sheet, arrival and preparation, and more. More about our workshops at http://www.songsalive.org/workshops

Details of our monthly LA workshop: www.songsalive.org/losangeles

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ABOUT THE SONGSALIVE! WORKSHOPS
Songsalive!, the non-profit organization supporting and promoting songwriters and composers, holds workshops where songwriters gather to share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwritingcommunities we have created around the world. The workshop includes an in-the-round song critique session where writers present one song each - either on tape, CD or live - and receive professional, constructive feedbackon your song by a music industry professional (Guest speakers from various arenas of the music industry give their time to give feedback, educate and provide opportunities and insight).

Moderated by Paul Lawrence Moyer.

Details on our workshops www.songsalive.org/workshops.
The workshops are open to all songwriters and music composers of all levels and music genres and you don't have to be a Songsalive! member to attend (though preference is given to members and we encourage everyone to join Songsalive! to maximize your opportunities with us). It is essential to register your attendance in advance. Our workshops are a great way for local songwriter members to meet each other, interact and collaborate, as well as seek feedback and critique on their songs in a very supportive setting.

Our workshops are designed for songwriters and composers (from entry level to professional) who have written songs, or are in the songwriting stage, who want to further their craft, gain feedback on their music, and potentially get their songs out to the world. However, we also have singers, musicians, and non music types who attend as it's a great networking opportunity (singers looking for songwriters, or musicians looking for songs, as examples). The goals of the workshop are about 1) the SONG and making it the best it can be 2) providing a community for our members to gather, network, collaborate and learn. Read about Songsalive! and our mission here http://www.songsalive.org/about

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ABOUT THIS MONTH’S TOPIC- SONGWRITING FOR AN ORIGINAL ACT (your own or someone else’s):
Cat Cohen will be critiquing songs and also be offering CD Reviews formembers only who attend and participate in the workshop. (Review will beemailed at a later time)

ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER:
CAT COHEN
Cat Cohen is a prolific author, educator, NARAS and ASCAP songwriter with pop, R&B, jazz and blues songs cut by recording artists Cheryl Lynn, Syreeta, Freddie Hubbard, Bo Diddley and has had his work featured in the HBO movie The Rat Pack and the Universal feature film Undercover Brother. Among Cat’s music books is his latest, SONGWRITING FOR YOUR ORIGINAL ACT available at his website www.catcohen.comhttp://www.catcohen.com or at amazon.com. He also wrote the music theory chapter for John Braheny’s recently revised book The Craft and Business of Songwriting.

Cat has taughtsongwriting at UCLA Extension, Musicians’ Institute and Cal Poly Pomona. He’s been a regular consultant and industry panel participant for manysongwriting organizations such as Taxi, Songsalive!, Songnet and The Songwriter’s Co-op. His CD of gritty insightful original tunes Songs Of Survival and Sweet Surrender can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/catcohen and is available at CD Baby and amazon.com. Cat coaches and consults with keyboard players, singers and songwriters in private sessions throughout Southern California.
http://www.catcohen.com

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LINKS

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

Join our email list and discussion groups at
http://www.songsalive.org/community

Be reminded of this event by joining the eNotes discussion group on thatlink.

NEW RULES FOR SONG CRITIQUES AT OUR WORKSHOPS
http://www.songsalive.org/workshops

About our Workshops http://www.songsalive.org/workshops

RSVP for our LA Workshop:
http://www.meetup.com/songsalive

Join as a member of Songsalive! and come to our Workshops for free and get priority http://www.songsalive.org/join

For information on this event and more in Southern California go to:
www.songsalive.org/losangelesS

ongsalive! is a non-profit organization dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide. About Songsalive!
http://www.songsalive.org/about

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