Informational Workshops

In addition to the regular songwriting workshops, one-on-one meetings, and panel discussions, we are happy to be able to provide a number of "Informational Workshops" to help working musicians and songwriters in other important ways.  All attendees are welcome to join any or all of the workshops.  Except for special cases that might be announced, you do NOT need to sign-up in advance...  just show up!

As in previous years, the 2011 Workshops will cover a broad range of topics.  This Year's workshops include the following:

"Writing Music for TV - A "Hawaii-Five-O" Experience, Parts 1 & 2"
  - Liza Richardson, Hawaii-Five-O Music 
    Supervisor  (Presented by the State of 
    Hawai'i, DBEDT, Creative Industries Division)

"Everything You Need to Understand About Placing Your Songs in TV & Film"
  - Jason Blume

"The DNA of Future Hits"
- Jay Frank

"A Short Course in Composing for TV & Film"
- David Trotter

"NSAI - The Latest from Nashville"
- Jeff Dayton & Ev Fox

"Anatomy of Film Music - Working with Major Motion Picture Studios"
- Harry Garfield

"A Methodology to Develop Your Creative Process"
- Judy Stakee

"A Melody Master Class"
  - Jason Blume

"Anatomy of a Rewrite - How to Craft the Strongest Melodies and Lyrics"
  - Jason Blume


"Co-Writing & Collaborative Songwriting"
  - Jeff Dayton


"The Truly Independent Artist"
 - Makana


"Slack Key / Open-Mind Guitar" 
 - Makana

"Lessons from the Ukulele Underground"
  - Aldrine Guerrero

"Bringing Your Music Alive through Percussion"
  - Marty Leonard

"MusiCares - A Safety Net of Critical Assistance for Music People in Times of Need"
  - Erica Krusen, Sr. Director,
     MusiCares Foundation

"Grammy 101 - The Complete 12 Month Grammy Awards Process"
  - Bill Freimuth, VP of Awards,
    The Recording Academy