Musical Rockstar
Welcome to another edition of Songsalive! SONGNOTES, our regular newsletter for everything you need to know about the craft and business of songwriting.
Our Director of Operations and Chicago chapter coordinator, Mary Lemanski, and our Los Angeles workshop coordinator, Rik Lawrence, were out in full force at the ASCAP Expo in Hollywood the last weekend in April. They chatted with songwriters and composers about what Songsalive! has to offer, as well as met with industry peeps to talk about potential partnerships and ways to bring more opportunities to our Songsalive! members. There were lots of great panels to see on songwriting and music business, and there were performances every evening by upcoming and established songwriters in the industry, including Desmond Child, Brian McKnight, and Suzanne Vega. It was an incredible experience for all attending!
For more information on other Songsalive! Sponsored Events, as well as our chapter events, please visit our calendar for all our events worldwide!
In this edition of SONGNOTES, we have some new Songshop opportunities, an excerpt from an article in our members' portal, information on the Songsalive! Marketplace, as well as Songsalive! and music business news!
Read more below...
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Songshop opportunities
Get song leads where music business professionals (record labels, publishers, film producers and music supervisors) hunt songs from the Songsalive! song pool. Also, listings of cool gigs, jobs, music and marketing opportunities. We give you the contact directly. No screeners, no walls. Direct songwriter to business pitch.
New Songsalive! Songshop Leads for Pro Members:
- Production Company Looking for Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap & EDM
- Publisher Looking for Pop, Rock, and Country Hit Songs & Artists
- Publisher Looking for Rock, Pop, and Library Music
- Music Licensing Co Seeks New Music Immediately
Members - click to access Songshop
(Don't have access yet? That's because Songshop is released to you after a week of being a member.)
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Here is an excerpt from an article in the SongsaliveU section of our Backstage members' portal...
Songwriter Co-Writing and Collaboration
Collaboration between songwriters can be a fun and rewarding
experience. While many songwriters co-write songs with other
songwriters, collaborating can also mean helping each other with their
song by offering critiques and suggestions. It would be more like
friends helping each other out. Co-writing vs. collaboration is all
about the relationship you have with the person. It may be a co-write
if the relationship is clear, but it can be blurry. For example, a
singer or musician, who is performing the song, might want a share of
royalties, as their interpretation of the song could be considered
co-writing.
Another example would be collaboration with a DJ, where the
songwriter brings the melody and the DJ adds the music. A song is
lyrics and melody. Music added later by a DJ or producer may not
necessarily be considered a co-write. They are producing or arranging
music underneath the song.
The best thing to do is to define the relationship on PAPER in a songwriter agreement.
Song splits should be clear and organized ahead of time. Song splits
determine the percentage of ownership for each party involved in the
collaboration process and what each party owns, i.e. melody, lyrics,
music, etc.
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LEARN MORE about our members' portal and other Songsalive! Benefits
Songsalive!'s mission is to advance songwriters and composers globally.
We provide social community, connection, support, opportunities,
promotion and education, that elevate you as a writer, and give life to
your songs.
What sets us apart is we have a large global
community of songwriters, the only true international, cross borders,
cross countries, non-profit organization for songwriters. At the same
time we provide PERSONAL one-on-one service. We are here for you. We get to know you, get to know your songs, and get to know your needs.
Click here to
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT SONGSALIVE! HAS TO OFFER
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Sunday, May 15
Los Angeles Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
Tuesday, May 17
Orange County Songsalive! Showcase
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Tuesday, May 24
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Wednesday, May 25
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Saturday, May 28
Orange County Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
Songwriters Saturday Night Live
Chicago Songsalive! & GoGirlsMusic Bi-Monthly Showcase
Tuesday, May 31
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
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Latest Headlines from our Blog roll
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Indie label has three releases scheduled this yearThe post Cooking Vinyl signs global distribution deal with Party...
UK indie publisher bolsters offeringThe post UK publisher Sentric Music relaunches Music Services division appeared...
SFX-owned dance specialist platform slims down - and is in no rush to sellThe post Beatport quits music streaming a...
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Songsalive! Marketplace
The largest and longest list of our amazing songwriter resources
Maximize
opportunities for you as a songwriter, and your songs, going to market,
and within the marketplace: that is the music business. We do this by
outreaching to our special partners, events and networks around the
world.
Members log in
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featured Songsalive! event
NEW YORK CITY - Every Tuesday - New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Stick out your tongue and taste the talent!
Listen to original music by our amazing singer/songwriters.
WHEN: EVERY TUESDAY!!!
TIME: Starts 8:30PM
WHERE: AMERICAN TRASH
1471 First Avenue (Btw. 76th and 77th Streets)
New York, NY 10075
www.nycamericantrash.comCOST: $5 Suggested Donation. Open to the public. Come support original music in an intimate setting!
LINKSMore info and RSVP for this event:
www.meetup.com/songsaliveeastcoastThe Songsalive! website:
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