{"id":14811,"date":"2015-08-06T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=14811"},"modified":"2015-08-06T13:06:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:06:09","slug":"master-the-art-of-co-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2015\/08\/master-the-art-of-co-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER THE ART OF CO-WRITING"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MASTER THE ART OF CO-WRITING\u2014this Saturday, August 8, at Manhattan’s Nola Studios<\/b><\/h1>\n

Chart-Topping and Award-Winning Songwriters Join Forces to Host Co-Writing Workshop in NYC<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NEW YORK, NY \u2013\u00a0The chart-topping and award-winning songwriters behind\u00a0SongwriterLink<\/a>,\u00a0Educated Songwriter<\/a>, and the\u00a0New York Songwriters Collective<\/a>\u00a0have joined forces to create an intensive afternoon workshop called\u00a0Master the Art of Co-Writing<\/a>\u00a0on August 8, 2015 at Nola Studios in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Open to songwriters of all ages and levels, attendees will gain crucial industry knowledge that all modern aspiring songwriters need, including the dos and don\u2019ts of co-writing, how to effectively collaborate long distance, the business side of collaboration, and more. The event will also feature an open Q&A session with the expert speakers as well as a networking session, where songwriters will have the opportunity to share their music with each other and find potential collaborators, giving them the chance to put everything they\u2019ve learned about co-writing into practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cCo-writing not only increases your song output, but improves your songwriting technique and broadens your musical network. It\u2019s a win-win-win,\u201d says chart-topping songwriter Cliff Goldmacher, who will present a seminar at the event. Goldmacher is a veteran of over 800 co-writes, including Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling artists Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019, Ke$ha, Lisa Loeb, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, and Spin Doctors lead singer Chris Barron.<\/p>\n

\u201cA truly great song is one where the music and the lyric combine in such a way that the sum is greater than the parts,\u201d adds New York Songwriters Collective founder Peter Bliss, whose songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to NSYNC. \u201cIt can happen alone, but often the co-writing experience lends itself to that kind of magic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are plenty of resources out there to help aspiring songwriters learn the basic techniques and craft of songwriting, but our goal with this workshop is to shed light on the realities of being a songwriter in today\u2019s music industry \u2013\u00a0and co-writing is a much larger part of that than many people realize,\u201d says Lisa Occhino, founder of songwriting collaboration website SongwriterLink and first place winner of the BMI Foundation\u2019s 2012 John Lennon Scholarship, a national songwriting competition. \u201cYou\u2019d be hard pressed to find a song on the Billboard charts that wasn\u2019t the result of a collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Registration and full details about Master the Art of Co-Writing can be found here<\/a>. Registration is open on\u00a0Eventbrite<\/a>\u00a0through 11:30 p.m. EST on August 6, 2015. Space is limited to the first 75 attendees.<\/p>\n

Any questions about the workshop can be directed to Lisa Occhino at\u00a0lisa@songwriterlink.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the music business for over 25 years,\u00a0Cliff Goldmacher<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a songwriter, producer, engineer, author, and owner of recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and Sonoma, California. Cliff has worked as a staff songwriter for a Nashville publisher, and his songwriting collaborators include Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling artists Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019, Ke$ha, Lisa Loeb, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, and Spin Doctors lead singer Chris Barron. His songs have been cut by major label artists in genres ranging from country, pop, and jazz to classical crossover. His music has also been used on NPR\u2019s \u201cThis American Life\u201d and in national advertising campaigns. Cliff\u2019s song, “Till You Come To Me,\u201d went to #1 on the jazz charts.<\/p>\n

Lisa Occhino<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is an\u00a0award-winning songwriter<\/a>, the founder of songwriting collaboration website\u00a0SongwriterLink<\/a>, and the managing editor at\u00a0Sonicbids<\/a>, where she spends her days working with music industry experts to provide independent artists with\u00a0music career advice<\/a>. She was accepted to Berklee College of Music on a songwriting scholarship and graduated summa cum laude with a music business degree. In addition to her experience in music journalism and music tech, Lisa honed her industry skills and knowledge at a boutique booking agency and renowned music publishing companies such as BMG Chrysalis and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.<\/p>\n

Peter Bliss<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0enjoys a wonderful life as a songwriter, producer, recording studio owner, and music consultant. His songs have been recorded by a diverse universe of artists including Barbra Streisand, Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band, NSYNC, and many more. Peter’s love for the craft of songwriting led to his becoming the professional activities coordinator for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2006, establishing workshops, events, and showcase programs until founding the\u00a0New York Songwriters Collective<\/a>\u00a0in 2011. And now, some 38 years since his United Artists LP solo artist debut, he is performing his songs again.<\/p>\n

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