Welcome to another edition of Songsalive! Songnotes >  our crafty newsletter for everything you need to know about the craft and business of songwriting. 

September in the northern hemisphere marks the slow beginning of Fall.  It's a great time to start thinking about focus, writing and collaborating, and finishing those projects for the remainder of the year that you wanted to do. We had a lovely Songcamp (co-writing day) in LA not too long ago which really reminded me of what we're all about - community and collaboration. Take a look at the 3 mins video. Below are some great creative things happening at Songsalive! that can FEED FALL for you.

Quick summary of Songsalive! September

- No Los Angeles workshop for September. Skipping and will resume in October. // Showcases resume soon.
- Great Free Songsalive! Showcase event in Orange Country Tues Sept 11, tomorrow -. come support our songwriters at the Showcase.
- Taxi Road Rally coming up in November
- Awesome article, if I do say so myself, on publishing and licensing in Backstage Songcraft.
- Songsalive! Summer Song Challenge has been extended till Oct 31, so get your co-writing on to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate!
- Fabulous Leads this month for your songs at Songsalive! Songshop - bunch of songs and songwriters needed across many genres for film, TV, publishing and artist cuts.
- Member promotion opportunity - refer other songwriters to Songsalive! and you get massive international promotion and key industry song critiques.

Read on and enjoy.

xo,

gilli moon
President Songsalive!, and songwriter.

P.S. Come join Songsalive! as a songwriter member and gain opportunity, hone your craft and find your community.  https://members.songsalive.org

Upcoming Songsalive! Events

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Featured Event

Songsalive! Orange Country Showcase - Free Event!

Listen to original music by our amazing singer/songwriters.

Featuring talented songwriters from around the globe, the Songsalive! Showcases are the best industry secret, a great happening all around the world. Songsalive! Showcases are a very cozy, intimate and acoustic environment where media and music industry representatives often drop by to check out the latest talent.

Showcase your music and support our national and international live events and showcases presenting songwriters and artists of original music. Showcases are quality entertainment songwriter performances around the country. All members are eligible to perform at a Songsalive! showcase based on availability, schedule and of course, your talent!

WHEN: SECOND TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH

NEXT: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

TIME: Starts 7:30 PM. (Ends 8.30pm)

WHERE: SAM ASH MUSIC STORE
14200 Beach Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683
http://www.myspace.com/37samash

COST: FREE and open to the public. Join us for an hour of free music, free coffee, and free snacks!

Apply to Showcase in our Members Backstage https://members.songsalive.org 

For more information, visit http://www.meetup.com/songsalive

 ARTISTS PERFORMING:

 Key Community Events

Taxi Road Rally

 Get your learning on...Songsalive! Songcraft

3 Awesome new Songcraft content available

1. Shelly Peiken on Confessions of a Serial Songwriter - Grammy nominated songwriter tells us about songwriting from the bottom up, Shelly style; the creative process and how songwriting changed her life; where songs ideas come from and how to develop them. This is a 40 minute video of an in-person guest appearance at a Los Angeles Songsalive! Workshop that you can watch in your own time and. at your own pace, any time.

2. Demystifying the song copyright process - Many songwriters do not understand about Copyright. But it is the THE most important thing to know, and the least amount of hassle to learn it. When you write a song, it is your intellectual property. It is yours. But how do you protect others from stealing your ideas or how do you prove that you wrote it in a court of law? Songsalive! is going to demystify 6 song copyright assumptions for you and respond with simple truths. 

3. Song publishing and licensing 101 - If you are a songwriter in the current music business landscape, you are in a fabulous position to be the puppeteer in your own career, controlling and winning in music licensing. Read this article to buckle down on all the details you need to ramp up your publishing and licensing career.

ACCESS

Have you watched videos in Songcraft yet?

Self-led online learning through an amazing ONLINE VIDEO SERIES. Take control of your learning and power up with some light and heavy reading! Self-service access to some of the best songwriting and music biz articles as well as watch videos from our Master teachers. Topics include songwriting, lyric writing, pitching and the BIZ! We created this because many of our members are not near a chapter to attend an in-person workshop. So we deliver it to you virtually. How cool is that?! How does it work? Videos and online content are posted under Songcraft in our backstage app, to up your craft and music biz know-how. New content added regularly. Includes some courses valued at over $150 each elsewhere. Get your headphones on, grab a notebook and turn up the volume. 

WATCH: Log In to Backstage. Tap on MENU (top right), Tap on Topics, Tap on SONGCRAFT

We are having a PARTY in the new Songsalive! Backstage App.

Don’t miss it. Bookmark and log in at www.songsalive.org (tap Log In top right) or directly here - also now on Mobile for both IOS and Android phones. Woot! That IS a party! You can be literally on-the-go and never miss out.

What are we celebrating daily backstage?

1) daily song critiques/feedback by a hundred songwriters literally giving you helpful feedback and positive critique on your songs.

2) daily inspirations to help your writing process

3) collaborations to write with nearby members

4) RSVP to our in-person events, workshops and showcases

5) get DIRECT leads to pitch your songs to films, tv shows, labels (no middle-screener you get the contact)

6) many online 'Songcraft' video workshops of our guest music industry masters teaching excellence

7) Super Cool interface to chat, post, discover everything you want about the craft and business of music

...as so much more...