Thursday, June 23, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
American Songwriter Lyrics Contests
Jun 14, 2016
WORKSHOPS
Jason Blume Songwriting Workshop: Nashville
BMI’s popular Songwriters’ Workshop Series in Nashville is held monthly under the tutelage of hit songwriter and best-selling author Jason Blume.
When: July 19, November 15, 2016, 12:30 - 4:30 PM.
Where: BMI’s Nashville offices (10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN)
Who: Aspiring songwriters
Application deadline: No application necessary, but registration is required.
Fee: Free to all participants
BMI 101 Workshop: New York
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate.
When: June 29, July 27, August 31, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s New York office (7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 30th floor)
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
Admission is FREE! RSVP IS MANDATORY, AS SPACE IS LIMITED. If you do not RSVP, you WILL NOT be granted access.
Please RSVP with the total number of guests by email to BMI101NY@bmi.com.
BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI, and the current role that BMI plays in the music business.
When: June 16, July 21, August 18, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s Los Angeles office - 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
SPACE IS LIMITED. Please RSVP by email for each session to: BMI101@bmi.com.
CONTESTS
American Songwriter Lyric Contest
The American Songwriter Amateur Lyric Contest takes place six (6) times per year in conjunction with each issue of American Songwriter published.
Fee: $15 per lyric
Who: Contest is open to entrants in all countries.
Prize: First place winner receives a first class Gibson Guitar and a Shure SM58 Microphone.
To enter the contest online, visit: www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/enter
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest launched in 1997.
Fee: $30 per song
Who: Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters in any one of 12 categories.
Prize: Prizes are awarded for different levels of achievement, such as Finalist, Grand Prize, Lennon Award and Song of the Year.
The BMI Bulletin Board is a short list of educational and promotional opportunities for BMI songwriters and composers. Each listing is different: Please do your homework before deciding to vie for a performance slot, register for a workshop or enter a contest.
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Monday, June 13, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
BMI Workshops in L.A this summer!
Apr 7, 2016
WORKSHOPS
Jason Blume Songwriting Workshop: Nashville
BMI’s popular Songwriters’ Workshop Series in Nashville is held monthly under the tutelage of hit songwriter and best-selling author Jason Blume.
When: July 19, November 15, 2016, 12:30 - 4:30 PM.
Where: BMI’s Nashville offices (10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN)
Who: Aspiring songwriters
Application deadline: No application necessary, but registration is required.
Fee: Free to all participants
BMI 101 Workshop: New York
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate.
When: April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s New York office (7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 30th floor)
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
Admission is FREE! RSVP IS MANDATORY, AS SPACE IS LIMITED. If you do not RSVP, you WILL NOT be granted access.
Please RSVP with the total number of guests by email to BMI101NY@bmi.com.
BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI, and the current role that BMI plays in the music business.
When: April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s Los Angeles office - 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
SPACE IS LIMITED. Please RSVP by email for each session to: BMI101@bmi.com.
CONTESTS
American Songwriter Lyric Contest
The American Songwriter Amateur Lyric Contest takes place six (6) times per year in conjunction with each issue of American Songwriter published.
Fee: $15 per lyric
Who: Contest is open to entrants in all countries.
Prize: First place winner receives a first class Gibson Guitar and a Shure SM58 Microphone.
To enter the contest online, visit: www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/enter
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest launched in 1997.
Fee: $30 per song
Who: Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters in any one of 12 categories.
Prize: Prizes are awarded for different levels of achievement, such as Finalist, Grand Prize, Lennon Award and Song of the Year.
The BMI Bulletin Board is a short list of educational and promotional opportunities for BMI songwriters and composers. Each listing is different: Please do your homework before deciding to vie for a performance slot, register for a workshop or enter a contest.
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What you can learn from other songs!
May 23, 2016
Cover songs come in a variety of flavors, from radical reinterpretations with little resemblance to the original, to letter-perfect copies featuring nearly identical backing tracks (some even using the same make/model instruments and recording gear as on the original). While there are those who believe that a cover isn’t really a cover unless it’s a spitting image, a number of great remakes have been anything but faithful—and, perhaps not surprisingly, it’s those versions that often have the longest shelf life.
Take the Norman Whitfield-Barrett Strong classic “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” for example, which yielded no less than three hit renditions over a three-year period. Gladys Knight & the Pips’ single release made it all the way to No. 2 in 1967, but that was just a warm-up for Marvin Gaye’s singular take that topped the charts for seven weeks in late 1968 and inspired Creedence Clearwater Revival’s own indelible cover that featured on 1970’s Cosmo’s Factory album. While the main riff and chord progression are similar throughout, each arrangement is remarkably unique—unlike the Pips’ straightforward soul delivery, Gaye’s “Grapevine” is menacing and melodic, an eerie amalgam of toms, electric piano and symphonic flourishes supporting Gaye’s potent lead vocal. The blueprint for John Fogerty’s equally powerful CCR arrangement, the third “Grapevine” reduces the backing to a set of droning guitars over spare drums and bass—hardly the first (or last) time a Motor City cover would successfully cross into the rock mainstream.
That ability to transcend genres is, in fact, a hallmark of many a classic cover. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” became a Top 10 B-side in 1958 for country singer/songwriter Don Gibson, but it was Ray Charles who transformed the song with his inspired country-meets-soul interpretation four years later, simultaneously reaching No. 1 on both pop and R&B charts. Lesser known but equally notable is Gibson’s chart-topping country A-side “Oh Lonesome Me,” a song that would find its way onto Neil Young’s breakthrough album After the Gold Rush a dozen years later. One of the few non-originals in his catalogue, Young, in typical fashion, turns the cover concept on its ear, adding new chord changes, altering the melody and time signature, and including a bridge that bears little resemblance to Gibson’s. Ultimately the song sounds less like a cover than a bona fide Neil Young song—which is undoubtedly what Young had in mind in the first place.
Few have taken the cover exercise to such lengths as the highly skilled and unpredictable Ryan Adams, who surprised more than a few listeners last fall with his cut-by-cut remake of megastar Taylor Swift’s 2014 collection 1989, which Adams issued nearly a year after Swift’s release. On paper it seems improbable: 1989’s third track, “Style,” for instance, is Swift at her infectious best, with instantly recognizable chorus hook tied to a steady dance-pop synth backing. While keeping the meter and chords relatively intact, Adams, a musical chameleon of the highest order (who has channeled everyone from Jerry Garcia to Bruce Springsteen in his own works), adopts his best Bono vox and, supplanting electric guitars for synths, transforms “Style” into a heavy, reverb-laden affair with an unabashedly mid-80s U2 attitude. Although completely different, Adams pulls it off, garnering enthusiastic praise from 1989’s creator herself.
So, what lesson can songwriters take from this and why should home-studio dwellers spend their time cutting covers? The process of dismantling and reassembling the ingredients of a covered tune can give you a glimpse into the mechanics of song construction and studio production, invaluable for anyone looking to expand their base of knowledge. Remembering that a little change can go a long, long way opens the door for improving elements of your own songs when you experiment with the vibe, chord voicing, instrumentation, timing and effects, as others have when they’ve taken covers and made their own “classic” versions.
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American Songwriter Contests.
May 23, 2016
WORKSHOPS
Jason Blume Songwriting Workshop: Nashville
BMI’s popular Songwriters’ Workshop Series in Nashville is held monthly under the tutelage of hit songwriter and best-selling author Jason Blume.
When: July 19, November 15, 2016, 12:30 - 4:30 PM.
Where: BMI’s Nashville offices (10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN)
Who: Aspiring songwriters
Application deadline: No application necessary, but registration is required.
Fee: Free to all participants
BMI 101 Workshop: New York
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate.
When: May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s New York office (7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 30th floor)
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
Admission is FREE! RSVP IS MANDATORY, AS SPACE IS LIMITED. If you do not RSVP, you WILL NOT be granted access.
Please RSVP with the total number of guests by email to BMI101NY@bmi.com.
BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI, and the current role that BMI plays in the music business.
When: June 16, July 21, August 18, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s Los Angeles office - 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
SPACE IS LIMITED. Please RSVP by email for each session to: BMI101@bmi.com.
CONTESTS
American Songwriter Lyric Contest
The American Songwriter Amateur Lyric Contest takes place six (6) times per year in conjunction with each issue of American Songwriter published.
Fee: $15 per lyric
Who: Contest is open to entrants in all countries.
Prize: First place winner receives a first class Gibson Guitar and a Shure SM58 Microphone.
To enter the contest online, visit: www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/enter
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest launched in 1997.
Fee: $30 per song
Who: Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters in any one of 12 categories.
Prize: Prizes are awarded for different levels of achievement, such as Finalist, Grand Prize, Lennon Award and Song of the Year.
The BMI Bulletin Board is a short list of educational and promotional opportunities for BMI songwriters and composers. Each listing is different: Please do your homework before deciding to vie for a performance slot, register for a workshop or enter a contest.
Shared from BMI Mobile.
Jason Blume. Songwriter's Workshop.
May 23, 2016
WORKSHOPS
Jason Blume Songwriting Workshop: Nashville
BMI’s popular Songwriters’ Workshop Series in Nashville is held monthly under the tutelage of hit songwriter and best-selling author Jason Blume.
When: July 19, November 15, 2016, 12:30 - 4:30 PM.
Where: BMI’s Nashville offices (10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN)
Who: Aspiring songwriters
Application deadline: No application necessary, but registration is required.
Fee: Free to all participants
BMI 101 Workshop: New York
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate.
When: May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s New York office (7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 30th floor)
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
Admission is FREE! RSVP IS MANDATORY, AS SPACE IS LIMITED. If you do not RSVP, you WILL NOT be granted access.
Please RSVP with the total number of guests by email to BMI101NY@bmi.com.
BMI 101 Workshop: Los Angeles
BMI 101 is a one-hour introductory workshop for writers and publishers, covering the history of performing rights, the origins of BMI, and the current role that BMI plays in the music business.
When: June 16, July 21, August 18, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00 PM.
Where: BMI’s Los Angeles office - 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West
Who: Songwriters and Publishers
SPACE IS LIMITED. Please RSVP by email for each session to: BMI101@bmi.com.
CONTESTS
American Songwriter Lyric Contest
The American Songwriter Amateur Lyric Contest takes place six (6) times per year in conjunction with each issue of American Songwriter published.
Fee: $15 per lyric
Who: Contest is open to entrants in all countries.
Prize: First place winner receives a first class Gibson Guitar and a Shure SM58 Microphone.
To enter the contest online, visit: www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/enter
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest launched in 1997.
Fee: $30 per song
Who: Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters in any one of 12 categories.
Prize: Prizes are awarded for different levels of achievement, such as Finalist, Grand Prize, Lennon Award and Song of the Year.
The BMI Bulletin Board is a short list of educational and promotional opportunities for BMI songwriters and composers. Each listing is different: Please do your homework before deciding to vie for a performance slot, register for a workshop or enter a contest.
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A great opportunity friendz, check it!
Jun 8, 2016
BMI composer Rick Baitz is again directing his “Composing for the Screen 2016: A Film Scoring Mentorship Program” at BMI’s New York office starting September 8. The BMI-sponsored program, which is free to accepted participants, will select nine emerging film composers for a high-level workshop that will explore a wide range of film music excerpts – studying, composing, recording, and sharing work in a supportive environment. Students will leave the workshop with greater confidence in their own voices as media composers, an enhanced sensitivity to the art of composing for the screen, several strong cues for their reel, and an increased understanding of the film music business. This opportunity is also followed up with year-round continued consultation and development.
Prerequisites for the program include the ability to read and write music, history of experience and credits as a composer with media scoring experience preferred, access to music production equipment: computer, DAW (Logic, Digital Performer, ProTools, Cubase, etc.), notation software (Sibelius, Finale) and ability to create MIDI or hybrid scores.
All inquiries should be addressed to Rick Baitz at filmmusic@rickbaitz.com. Download the application here!
Schedule:
Six sessions, to be held at the BMI Media Room, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St, NYC 10007 (except for Session 5, the final recording session, location TBA).
1. Thursday, Sept. 8, 4-7 PM
2. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 4-7 PM
3. Thursday, Sept. 22, 4-7 PM
4. Thursday, Sept. 29, 4-7 PM
(2 week break to prepare final project)
5. Thursday, October 13—Recording session, time & location TBA
6. Wednesday, October 19, 4-7 PM
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