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Sydney Songwriters
Workshop
Photo from Songwriters Seminar @Newtown
RSL. Saturday 24 October 2009.
Photo from Songwriters Workshop @Newtown RSL. Saturday
5 December 2009.
This is a monthly workshop for developing
songwriters (including poets wanting to turn their poems to songs) who meet to
learn and practice how to properly write songs that are marketable under the
guidance of a music publisher, songwriting teacher and other appointed
professional.
Website for songwriters to meet other
songwriters attending the workshops :
http://www.meetup.com/sydney-songwriters-workshop
Coming Topic:
Targeting The Title.
March 2010 (Date to be
confirmed). 2pm till late
evening.
SYDNEY: @Newtown RSL (1st Floor), 52 Enmore
Street, Newtown.
(Bookings detail further down)
This workshop will include, a tutorial on
songwriting, song critique, professional feedback on individual
songs and an open-mic to end the day, for those who are serious at learning
about writing songs that sells.
Agenda:
2.00 pm - 2.45 pm
Seminar: 'Targeting The Title'. (Theory)
3.00 - 3.45
Collaboration Session. (Continuing to write a song together)
4.00 - 6.30
Group critique of songs. Might include 1 on 1 critique.
6.30 - 8.00
Dinner time (break).
8.00- Late
Open-mic entertainment.
All of you who are performers can share your music, originals or covers, even
though originals are preferred.
The evening entertainment at @Newtown RSL is free to everyone, therefore you can invite your
family and friends to come along.
This will be a networking opportunity where musicians, singers, songwriters and
others can get together and share their talents.
Presenter:
Jacques Mario Gentil is a multiple award winning songwriter, an ASCAP affiliated
music publisher as well as a very well respected songwriting teacher. Son of
Composer of the National Anthem of Mauritius, he has been involved in music
since his youth, has won a TV Star Show contest at the age of 17, and has for
the past 8 years helped many developing songwriters in understanding the
industry standards of songwriting, the business side of things, some of whom
have won awards, contests, and had their song put on hold for artists such as
Robbie Williams. As a music publisher he has major record company connections in
USA. A Gospel recording artist signed to Molian Music, Maryland, USA, he toured
Canada and all across USA in 2000 & 2001 with 1000's of sales of his 'Contrast'
album on tour alone. Jacques founded Magesongs School Of Songwriting, a place
where songwriters can learn a method of songwriting which is unique in
Australia, bridging the gap between developing songwriters and the glorified
music industry, however a simple and common method used and acceptable by the
songwriting community in USA.
If you have a song you would like to be critiqued, bring it along for either a
group involved critique (preferred), or a one on one, however the time allocated to everyone
wanting a critique will be divided. Songs need to be in development form. Please do not bring a song you
have completed and have already spent in production if you are happy with the
way it is, unless you are happy to change the song and spend on a new recording.
The feedback you receive is of professional standard. If something do not
work with your song, or can be improved, you will be shown how to make it work.
The fee is an affordable $60. Critiquing of your song/s is offered free for
the day only. Our song critique fee is usually $35/30 minutes as per described
on our website, if you would like to send your song to be critiqued. Therefore
it is to your advantage to jump on the opportunity and have your songs critiqued
at the workshop.
Critiques will be in order of booking for the workshop. First comers will be first
served. However with group critique, everyone benefit and learn. Interaction
from other songwriters is acceptable.
Your critique can be for material in the form of a poem only, an idea you would
like to develop for a song, a verse or chorus only, or a fully written verses,
chorus and bridge of a song. Composers can bring a melody they would like advice
about how to go to make the melody more marketable.
The workshop will end with an evening of entertainment sharing songs. An Open-Mic
facility is available. You will be able to plug in your guitar, or play your
backing tracks and sing.
Bookings:
Click here or go to the Payments Page from the menu.
Select the Sydney Seminar & Workshop option.
Proceed to Paypal for payment with a credit card.
If you do not have a credit card, you could create a paypal account to pay
directly into our paypal account.
Otherwise contact us on 0417585767 and we will give you other methods of payment
(bank account etc.).
Come and experience what no other will offer you around, receiving proper
training on songwriting and professional feedback
on your song/s, and don't forget that you can stay for some sharing of your music. It will be
just fun.
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