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Mar 19, 2005

Pitch Session April 8th- Kye Fleming!

Special Guest- Kye Fleming, Publisher, Nashville, TN

When: Friday April 8th 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley, Registration opens at 6:30 PM Event begins at 7PM

Saturday April 9th 2005- One-on-One song critiques with Kye Fleming. Schedule in advance (see below for more info)

Pitch Focus: mainly Country, some Pop/Rock

Here’s your chance to meet the famous publisher Kye Fleming. She is a looking for new material and is flying to San Diego to hear the local talent! She will be here doing a pitch session on Friday April 8th at the Doubletree Hotel, Misson Valley, and again on Saturday April 9th for one-on-one song critiques. She is looking for mainly country songs, and some pop/rock. Kye has been awarded over 45 BMI awards in her career making her one of the most awarded songwriters in country music. Other awards include: 3 time BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, 2 time BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, 2 time NSAI Songwriter of the Year, 2 time Billboard Song of the Year, 10 BMI Millionaire Awards, BMI Burton Award for Song of the Year, CMA, ACM, DOVE and GRAMMY nominations for various songs, and CMA Triple Play Award. Her songs have been recorded by artists such as Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Tina Turner, Bette Midler Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Wynonna, The Judds, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Janis Ian, Kennedy Rose, jazz artist Dianne Schuur, and flutist James Galway. As a publisher she has 8 ASCAP and BMI awarded songs including the 2002 ASCAP song of the year recorded by Faith Hill. Kye currently runs the ever popular songwriting website SongJourney.com with publisher Mark Cawley. They offer song critiques, publishing deals, song contests and other amazing opportunities for songwriters.

Admission to the pitch session on Friday April 8th is free for SDSG members $20 for non-members. Pitch fees are $10 per song, maximum two submissions per writer or team. Only SDSG members may pitch, but memberships are, as always, available at the door. Check our Pitch Session and FAQ pages for details on what to bring and what is required for the pitch.

If you would like to schedule a one-on-one song critique with Kye Fleming on Sat. April 9th, please contact Cristina at [email protected] . The price is $50.00 for a ½ hour session, or $100.00 for a full hour session. Don’t pass up this chance to have your songs heard by one of the industries best!

Cristina Sanchez

Industry Liaison, Board of Directors
San Diego Songwriter's Guild

posted by San Diego Songwriter's Guild # 2:48 PM

Mar 15, 2005

A VERY BIG announcement is coming from Aha!

Upcoming CALL TO ARTS! SUMMIT V. This event will be our biggest and best yet and it will occur in Southern California on June 25, 2005. Many arts, music and marketing authors and leaders are already lined up to participate. It will include conference, acoustic music stage, international juried art show, and exhibits by arts, music and cultural organizations. Stay tuned for some the big announcement and info on how you can be involved as an attendee, a participating organization or artist, etc. and take advantage of and contribute to the convergence of 1000 to 2000 artists, arts leaders, visionaries and arts lovers this summer! If you already know you want to be involved as an exhibitor or participant please let us know sooner rather than later.

posted by San Diego Songwriter's Guild # 9:31 PM

Mar 1, 2005

Best Song Of The Month Contest

SongwriterUniverse “Best Song Of The Month" Contest honors and publicizes the top songs which are submitted to SongwriterUniverse each month. This contest not only spotlights the winning song and songwriter, but also showcases the Top Five new songs that we hear each month.

The writer(s) of the winning song will be interviewed for a very positive, feature article in our popular SongwriterUniverse Magazine. The article will include a photo of the winner, an MP3 of the song for listening purposes, plus a link to the writer’s website and e-mail address. The winning song & writer (plus their photo) will be announced on the front, home page of the SongwriterUniverse site. In addition, the four other finalist songs will be spotlighted on the same article page, with the names of the finalists and their winning songs, their MP3s, plus their website and e-mail links. Also, the winning songwriter & four finalists will be spotlighted in our widely read, monthly email newsletter.

Each “Best Song Of The Month” article will remain online indefinitely, so that the article can be read (and the songs heard) for many months to come. This is important, because we will be referring top music publishers, label A&R execs, producers, music supervisors and managers to read the “Best Song Of The Month” articles, and listen to the winning songs. Our objective is to not only honor the winning songwriters, but to help expose and promote their songs to top people in the music industry.

http://www.songwriteruniverse.com

posted by San Diego Songwriter's Guild # 8:18 PM

The ASCAP Film & Television Scoring Workshop 2005; April 1

The ASCAP Film & Television Scoring Workshop 2005*

Deadline: April 1

ASCAP offers a "one-of-a-kind" experience for aspiring film and television composers. Through a series of lectures, the participants will receive real-world knowledge and advice from industry executives, agents, attorneys, composers and studio musicians. They will then have the opportunity to record an original composition on a major studio scoring stage, with a group of "A list" Hollywood professionals, including a 40-piece orchestra, a legendary scoring mixer, and professional composers and music editors acting as coaches and mentors.

Dates: Mid-July, 2005.

How to apply:
The composer should submit a CD only, containing a maximum of 15 minutes of music, which demonstrates his/her ability to write for an orchestra with a dramatic sensitivity to picture. Submissions must also include a bio/resume/credits and information regarding past education and/or experience.

The workshop will be held during a four-week period from the 2nd week of July through the 1st week of August. Submissions will not be returned, and chosen participants will be notified in early May. There is NO fee or charge to participate in the workshop; however, chosen participants will be responsible for their own transportation, housing and all other living expenses. The workshop is open to all composers regardless of their current performing rights affiliation.

Send your submission to:
ASCAP Los Angeles Office
Attention: The ASCAP Film & Television Scoring Workshop 2005
7920 West Sunset Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90046

For more information, please contact our Los Angeles Film & TV Music Department at (323) 883-1000.

posted by San Diego Songwriter's Guild # 8:11 PM

Songwriters Notes

Pitch Session April 8th- Kye Fleming!

A VERY BIG announcement is coming from Aha!

Best Song Of The Month Contest

The ASCAP Film & Television Scoring Workshop 2005; April 1

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