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Attention Arizona Songwriters and Musicians…

Mark your Calendar…

More great Arizona Songwriters workshops at Fiddlers Dream for 2010…

 

Sat, Feb 20,  2pm to 5, Jon Rosner, LA publisher looking for all styles of music and recording artists!  www.bicyclemusic.com

 Wed, March 10,  6:30pm to 9:30, Steve Bloch, Nashville publisher looking for great songs for the Nashville recording artists!

 Sat, April 10, 1pm to 4, Severin Browne, renowned songwriter (and brother of Jackson Browne) doing a special workshop for us on Finishing Songs…When are they done, & how to get ‘em there!

Bring your unfinished song on CD if you want some feedback.

Watch for more details on all these workshops and song pitches as they get confirmed!

All the above events will be at Fiddlers Dream in Phoenix.

Admission is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.

Location: SE Corner of 17th St. & Cactus Wren, just 1 block North of Glendale Ave.   (The main intersection is Glendale Ave. & 16th St.)   For a map go to www.fiddlersdream.org .

To reach Arizona Songwriters, email azsongwriters@cox.net .

 

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"THIS IS A FREE EVENT"

14TH ANNUAL ARIZONA SONGWRITERS GATHERING

Saturday, January 23, 2010

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Glendale Public Library

5959 West Brown Street

Glendale, Arizona 85302

Events will be held in the Auditorium, Meeting Rooms, Outer Lobby & Front Lawn

For more information, call 623.930.3573.

Workshops

7 CHALLENGES FOR NEW SONGWRITERS

AND HOW TO MASTER THEM

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. AUDITORIUM.

John Braheny, author of the best-selling book The

Craft and Business of Songwriting, will present

valuable information he’s gathered in his long history

as a songwriting teacher and consultant. He will describe how to create lyrics from poems; manage

your inner critic; understand what style of songs you are writing; know when your song is finished; determine if you are really good at songwriting; and how much to spend on a demo. He will also discuss songwriting tricks for non-musicians.

“SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME”:

THE COURTS’ PERSPECTIVE ON YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

10:00 - 11:00 AM. LARGE MEETING ROOM.

Join attorney James Marovich to learn what the courts have to say about copyright, trademarks and trade names, and rights to privacy for singers, songwriters and musicians.

NASHVILLE SONG CRAFTING

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM. LARGE MEETING ROOM.

Presented by Jeff Dayton. Learn how bring your songs up to the Nashville hit standard, featuring a look at lyrics, music and demos.

SONG CRITIQUE SESSION

1:00 - 2:30 PM. LARGE MEETING ROOM.

John Braheny and Alan Roy Scott will offer positive, constructive feedback on your songs. Bring a cassette or CD recording, or perform live. Lyric sheets are mandatory. Songs selected at random.

SONGWRITING FOR ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

1:15 - 2:15 PM. AUDITORIUM.

Join Jeff Dayton and Daisy Mallory for an inside look at how artist and producer work together, and to learn how to write songs that launch careers.

MARKETING YOUR MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

2:30 - 3:30 PM. AUDITORIUM.

Kregg Barentine of Ghost Note Records and Les Scott of Source Q Boutique will walk you through the process of getting your songs used in film and television. You’ll be provided with current information including: where to submit your music; how to approach these companies; how to prepare your recording; the legal documents that will be required; ownership of recordings and performance releases; ownership of songs and collaboration agreements; and a typical flow chart of the earnings from a TV placement.

SONG CRITIQUE SESSION

3:00 - 4:00 PM. LARGE MEETING ROOM.

John Braheny and Alan Roy Scott will offer positive, constructive feedback on your songs. Bring a cassette or CD recording, or perform live. Lyric sheets are mandatory. Songs selected at random.

Performances

A TRIBUTE TO ARIZONA SONGWRITER MARTY JENSEN

12:00 - 1:30 PM. CAFÉ LOBBY.

Marty Jensen was a prolific songwriter who passed away recently from complications of diabetes. He was very active in Arizona Songwriters activities, and he was quick to credit Arizona Songwriters with helping him to further his career and make the contacts he needed to place many of his songs into movies and TV. Marty was always happy to assist fellow songwriters with ideas to make their songs better, especially country writers. He often said that his best friends were the songwriters he had met and worked with here in Arizona.

Marty’s long list of film and TV credits include songs placed in Remember the Titans, Wild Hogs, 10.5, My Bloody Valentine, Riding in Cars with Boys, New in Town, Trucker, A Glimpse of Hell, Dirty Little Secret, Oscar winning 21 Grams, Mystery Woman at First Sight, Where the Money Is, King of the Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Touched by an Angel, and many more.

Some of Marty’s many co-writers will be here today during the noon hour to honor him by playing some of the songs they wrote together. Please join us.

CONCERT:

JEFF DAYTON AND MARTY MITCHELL

3:45 - 4:30 PM

AUDITORIUM

THE BALLAD TREE: INFORMAL SINGING AND SHARING

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

LAWN AREA IN FRONT OF LIBRARY

Hosted by Tom Whitlock and Steve Decker

THE BALLAD TREE:INFORMAL SINGING AND SHARING

12:30 - 2:00 PM

LAWN AREA IN FRONT OF LIBRARY.

Hosted by Dean Cook and Virginia Anders

THE BALLAD TREE:

INSPIRATION IN SONGWRITING

2:00 -3:00 PM

LAWN AREA IN FRONT OF LIBRARY

A round-robin discussion on creativity hosted by Andy Hurlbut and Human Jones

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Songwriter Performances

Time Small Meeting Room-------------Café Lobby

10:00 Lon Austin-----------------------------Steve Decker

10:10 Scott Baker-----------------------------Tom Whitlock

10:20 Les Taylor------------------------------Hannes Kvaran

10:30 Fred Pinch------------------------------Andy Hurlbut

10:40 Mike Krzyston-------------------------Chuck Giamalvo

10:50 Déjà Vu---------------------------------Mark Fogelson

11:00 Monroe McReynolds-----------------AnneRenee Jones

11:10 Mark Lee--------------------------------Wick N Cole

11:20 Dave Lev--------------------------------Robby Roberson

11:30 Virginia Anders------------------------Dean Cook

11:40 Vic Spurlock----------------------------Alesa

11:50 Nancy Freeman------------------------Human Jones

12:00 Larry Jolly-----------------------------Marty Jensen Tribute:

12:10 Fifteenth Floor

12:20 Steve Miller----------------------------Randy Brown

12:30 James Cowden------------------------Gavan Wieser

12:40 Tom Tuerff-----------------------------Jon Iger

12:50 Fred Buck------------------------------Chris Frazer

1:00 Eddie West------------------------------Don Brown

1:10 Patricia Silverberg---------------------Bill Turner

1:20 Gregg Myers

1:30 Barry Brooks---------------------------Bob Villa

1:40 Chris Frazer----------------------------Dee Strickland-Johnson

1:50 Bill Turner-------------------------------Steve Bodinet

2:00 Jim Petty--------------------------------Linda Bilque

2:10 Paul Woodall---------------------------Bob Frank

2:20 Dee Fleming----------------------------Rhonda Hitchcock

2:30 Eric Laubach---------------------------Craig Griffin

2:40 Shawn Royer---------------------------Glenn Torrico

2:50 Annie Moscow-------------------------Sue Harris

3:00 Finch Williams-------------------------A.J. Odneal

3:10 Shannon Crane------------------------Daisy Mallory

3:20 Randy Brown--------------------------Cottonwood Stone

3:30 Pat McInnes---------------------------Willis Graves

3:40 Olyn Wayne-----------------------------Steve Speisman

3:50 Bennie Torrez-------------------------Anne James

KREGG BARENTINE

is a songwriter, producer and publisher whose award-winning songs have been featured in film and television productions including Spain: On The Road Again, The Shield, Roswell, Felicity, A Perfect Holiday, and All My Children, as well as CD compilations including Next Generation Swing I & II (Beast Records), A Harry & David Holiday (Universal), Black Coffee Blues (Inlytes), A Yuletide Dance, Diamond Cuts II, and Did Somebody Say Swing. Kregg has authored professional articles that appear in Mix Magazine, and has written, produced, and collaborated with Jeffrey Steele, Alice Cooper, Sam Tate, Burton Collins, and Bridgette Tatum, among many others. In addition, he owns Emerald Ave Music, a publishing company catering to the TV/film industry, and also owns and operates Ghost Note Studios, a commercial recording facility.

 

JOHN BRAHENY

Note: Braheny will be available for one on one consult/critique sessions on Sunday, Jan. 24, while he’s in Phoenix. For info on scheduling a session, email john@johnbraheny.com.

is a top consultant/coach for songwriters, writer/artists and music industry entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. His book, "The Craft and Business of Songwriters" has sold over 80,000 copies and is used as a songwriting text in colleges and universities throughout the U.S. He and Len Chandler founded and ran the legendary Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase for 25 years. He is past president of California Copyright Conference, a teacher and journalist and is a consultant and screener for TAXI, the world’s leading independent A&R company. He’s also interviewed more than 600 hit songwriters and industry pros.

 

JEFF DAYTON

Dayton was the founder of the Nashville Writer Posse, a collective group of established and rising talent. He also serves as the NSAI Adopt-a Shop Pro mentor for the Phoenix, AZ and Honolulu, Hawaii regional workshops, leads songwriting workshops around the country as part of NSAI’s Pros on the Road program and volunteers in the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s Words and Music educational curriculum.

 is a Nashville-based producer, songwriter, studio musician and touring guitarist. His credits include tours with Glen Campbell and Kenny Chesney; songs cut by George Strait, and many more. In the studio, Jeff’s producer credits include Buck Owens, Glen Campbell, the Kingston Trio, and Daisy Mallory. Jeff will release a solo CD in early 2010.

 

JAMES M. MAROVICH

Mr. Marovich has served on numerous not-for-profit boards, is a frequent speaker for the Arizona Songwriters Association and community college performing arts classes, and is currently serving as legal counsel for the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.

is a litigation and transactional attorney. His entertainment law practice consists of copyright, trademarks and trade names, and rights to privacy. He provides business, intellectual property, and contract law services for artists, including singers, songwriters, musicians, bands, etc.

 

MARTY MITCHELL

is an accomplished songwriter, vocalist and musician. He was discovered at the age of fourteen by the legendary Marty Robbins. By sixteen he’d made four appearances on the Opry, as well as signed his first record deal with Atlantic Records. His bluegrass version of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" took him into the top 40, catapulting him into the limelight at a very young age. A regular face on the music scene here in the Valley, he is well-known for his Country and Southern Rock music, along with his beautiful slide-guitar sound. His most recent project, an album titled "Pass It On," has been critically acclaimed as his best work yet. He was presented with an award for "Inspirational Song of the Year" at the 2008 Phoenix Music Awards, and given an award by the same title at the 2008 Los Angeles Music Awards.

 

LES SCOTT

is a publisher, producer and songwriter. His company, Source Q Boutique, represents over 500 quality songs/masters and over 300 writers. SQB songs have appeared in television shows, films and other industry uses including Cold Case, Ugly Betty, Californication, Saving Grace, and House. Les has written and produced projects for companies such as universal music group, BMG, Network Music, and One Music. His song writings appear almost daily throughout the film and TV industry.

has worked as a professional songwriter for over 30 years. His songs have been recorded by Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Notorious BIG, Gloria Estefan, among many others. His work also has been featured in Films and TV shows such as Top Gun, First Wives Club, Coming to America, Notorious, Fame, Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, Melrose Place, and Beverly Hills 90210.

ALAN ROY SCOTT

Mr. Scott has been a private songwriting coach for more than 10 years, and has taught classes and taken part in seminars domestically through UCLA Extension, Musician’s Institute, Taxi, Facts of Music, Songu.com, ASCAP, as well as the "Grammy-In-The-Schools" program for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS. Internationally, he has taught songwriting and music workshops in Australia (through APRA), Ireland (through IMRO), and Denmark (through KODA), among others.

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