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CONTENTS

3) Calendar of Events/Featured

Event

4) SongsaliveU

5) Chapter News

6) Chapter News

7) Featured Partner

8) Sponsored Event

9) Sponsored Event

10) Get Involved

11) Back Page

Hello! Welcome to the September/October issue of Songnotes! Songsalive! is always looking for volunteers. Want to get involved with Songsalive! and help our organization? Read about some of our volunteer openings on page 10. Find out about our new feature SongsaliveU, which will help you to educate yourself on the craft and business of songwriting. Read more on page 4. Also, be sure to check out our upcoming Songsalive! showcases and workshops on page 3. Our Partner of the Month is Securenet Systems – Radio Streaming service. Find out how you can set up your on online radio streaming on your website on page 7. We are also sponsoring the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) and the Independent Music Conference (IMC). Read about these events on pages 8 & 9. Also, see what has been going on in our Songsalive! chapters on pages 5 & 6. On the cover of this issue are Emily Zuzik(left) and Annie Calder (right) performing at the Songsalive! Songnet Monthly Songwriters Showcase + open mic at the Cork Lounge in July 2014.

Have a Fabulous Fall!Mary LemanskiDirector of Operations

Songsalive! - The largest international non-profit membership organization and social community for songwriters and composers, since 1997. www.songsalive.org

FEATURED UPCOMING

SONGSALIVE! EVENT

Chicago Songsalive! & GoGirlsMusic Bi-Monthly

Showcase

WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

TIME: Starts 8:00 pm. Ends at 10:00pm.

WHERE: BORELLI PIZZA

2124 W. Lawrence

Chicago, IL 60625

http://www.borellipizza.com/

COST: FREE

Open to the public. BYOB. Please order food to support the venue.

More info on our Workshops: www.songsalive.org/workshops.htm

RSVP for this event: www.meetup.com/songsalive

www.songsalive.org/events.htm for Calendar and Upcoming Events

www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm for details on our Chapters.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tuesday, September 16

7:30pm Orange County Songsalive! Showcase

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Saturday, September 20

1:00pm Songsalive! Bi-Monthly Online Songwriters Workshop

Sunday, September 21

12:00pm Los Angeles Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

6:30pm Songsalive! Songnet Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase & Open Mic

Tuesday, September 23

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Saturday, September 27

6:00pm Orange County Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

8:00pm Chicago Songsalive! & GoGirlsMusic Bi-Monthly Showcase

Tuesday, September 30

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Tuesday, October 7

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Saturday, October 11

11:30am Chicago Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

Tuesday, October 14

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Songsalive! - The largest international non-profit membership organization and social community for songwriters and composers, since 1997. www.songsalive.org

SongsaliveU

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Welcome one of our newest features: SongsaliveU – the learning university

As part of our non-profit mission, we are an educational organization. Here you can increase your learning of the craft and business of songwriting, and maximize your career.

• Read Articles about songwriting and the music business.• Absorb our latest news on our Blog, with a digest of informative

reading and opportunities.• Learn from the Masters through Songsalive! Songcraft videos

and one on one mentoring sessions.• Get a song critique or album review and learn the secrets of

creating that "hit" song or album.• Get personal support and consultancy, and steer your career in

the right direction.• Attend a Workshop in your area and receive feedback on your

songs, plus meet industry guests• Downloads (Tools and Docs) - Need co-writing agreements,

music licensing, publishing, recording contracts or any legal agreements related to your music business? Then find them here.

For more information on SongsaliveU, log on to the Songsalive! website at www.songsalive.org, click on SongsaliveU.

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CHAPTER NEWSOrange County Songsalive! July Workshop - Once again a small but

energetic group of songwriters gathered together in Westminster, California for

an evening of musical education and polishing. This time around we were

joined by Lisa Arreguin, a vocal coach and performance consultant from

Anaheim, as our Guest Speaker for the evening. Having arrived first, Gil

Mosard (one of our performers from our Monthly Showcase last Thursday)

was kind enough to start things off with a brand new song reflecting on life in

the 50’s and 60’s. Kip Corley was up next with a slightly naughty song about

marital infidelity brought on by bad weather — wet clothes you know. Lucius

Austin gave us a funky R & B number about a love that is falling apart and the

desire to rekindle it. And Kate Albright finished things up with a harrowing

song about human trafficking, where tragedy leads to triumph — buoyed along

by Kate’s soaring voice. Our Guest Speaker’s comments were friendly and

helpful, showing a genuine interest in the songs and the people who wrote

them.

Lisa gave her talk for us the title of “Organic Songwriting”, which she defines

as “the intention of taking a set of abstract concepts drawn from your own

experiences that are naturally unique to you, and purposely translating these

things into a tangible musical form”. Got all that? She breaks down that big

idea into four easy bite-size pieces she refers to as PUSH. That stands for

Passion (the drive behind all good and successful songwriters), Utilities (the

resources available to you for your songwriting, including the musical

community you’re in), Skill (practice practice!), and Hours (the time you take

and the time you make for your craft, INCLUDING time you take off to

maintain yourself and let your mind rest). She gave specific real-world

examples for each of these concepts based on her own experiences as an

aspiring songwriter and a music teacher, which helped to drive her points

home. -Rod O’Riley

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REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

Chicago Songsalive! July Workshop – Chicago Songsalive! hosted

an educational songwriters workshop at the Beat Kitchen on July

12th. An attendee, Roland Labana, played two different arrangements

of a song called “Immortality” that he had written. Both versions were

very unique. We decided that the demo/stripped down version would

be good for sad funeral scenes in a movie. The other version had an

amazing female vocalist and a lush arrangement. Great stuff! For the

second half of the workshop, chapter coordinator, Mary Lemanski,

discussed the roots of American music from the Native Americans up

to the Civil War and played examples of each type of music. The

songwriting challenge for the month is to write a song in the style of

Native American music, European/Appalachian oral tradition, early

American Christian church (hymns, psalms, spirituals), or African

slave music (secular and/or sacred). –Mary Lemanski

Orange County Songsalive! July Showcase – Two talents who have

collaborated on each others’ songs in the past took to the stage at

Sam Ash Music in Westminster, California for our monthly Orange

County Songwriter Showcase this time. Gil Mosard is a veteran

songwriter who took several decades off from his craft, only to return

with renewed vigor after his retirement. His gentle, strummy folk tunes

never fail to entice with their poetic lyrics and complex wordplay.

Following up was newcomer Mouhammed Bassaj — at least a

newcomer to the Songsalive! Showcase. He’s been hitting the

Southern California music scene for years with a powerful voice and

heavy guitar playing — not to mention he’s a mean drummer besides.

Both of our performers this time found out about Songsalive! through

the weekly Sam Ash Music Open Mic Night; another sign of the cross-

pollination of musical communities that we’ve been encouraging for

some time. Find ways to mine your local talent! -Rod O’Riley

Songsalive! - The largest international non-profit membership organization and social community for songwriters and composers, since 1997. www.songsalive.org

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REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

Los Angeles Songsalive! Songnet July Showcase - Once again,

like every month, we hosted our Los Angeles Songsalive!

Songnet Showcase -the theme, sizzling hot summer. And yes it is!

The performances sizzled too, from Emily Zuzik, Michael Vanags,

gilli moon, Annie Calder, J.Walker and Jimi Yamagishi. Thanks to

Songnet for collaborating with Songsalive! once again. –Gilli

Moon

Songsalive! Bi-Monthly Online Workshop (July) - On July 19th,

Songsalive! hosted a free online workshop. The topic of discussion

was “Songsalive! Backstage Pass,” and attendees were given a

visual tour of the Songsalive! website and its cool PRO member

features, including the Songsalive! Community, Songsalive!

Marketplace, and SongsaliveU. Everyone seemed to enjoy the

opportunity to take a sneak peek at what the Songsalive! website

has to offer. -Mary Lemanski

Los Angeles Songsalive! July Workshop - The Los Angeles

chapter of Songsalive! Workshop series continued on Sunday, July

20th at The Cahuenga General Store with Wordsmith speaker Peggy

Glenn. Peggy conducted her presentation through a series of writing

exercises devised to help songwriters present brand for themselves

in a concise and thought provoking elevator pitch format. -Rik

Lawrence

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CHAPTER NEWS

Los Angeles Songsalive! August Workshop - The Los Angeles chapter of

Songsalive! Workshop series continued on Sunday, August 17th at The

Cahuenga General Store with the president and founder of Songsalive!, Gilli

Moon. Gilli examined the elements of several hit songs currently on the

Billboard charts and compared them to songs that were brought in by Pro

Members of Songsalive!. -Rik Lawrence

Los Angeles Songsalive! Songnet August Showcase - Once again, like

every month, we hosted our Los Angeles Songsalive! Songnet Showcase -the

theme, sizzling hot summer. Jimi kicked the night into gear with a couple of

songs, bringing full attention to the stage for Tysa Goodrich, a new

Songsalive! Member by way of SongNet, showing how our two orgs wor well

together! Formerly a national touring artist, Tysa brought great songs &

professional presence to the stage setting the bar pretty high for the night. And

as always Gilli brought it to the stage too, with Voyce McGinleyIII & J Walker

helping to raise the bar even higher!

And David Babich was fully up to the task, with brilliant songs & easy stage

manner from his experiences as an all around entertainer & actor (you may

have seen him in the Carfax commercials). Rounding off the night, Paul

Rasmusson brought pretty much an entire bar full of friends who came to

check out one of his rare live performances. A Songwriter of the year

nominee, he shared some great songs & left the crowd wanting more! The

open mic section which followed featured some great new talent as well, and a

sharp spoken word performance from our waitress Rachael McLaughlin.

These shows are always special & a continuing comment we always get is:

”Wow, I would have paid to see a show like that!” So if you haven’t been by to

see the show, you’re really missing out! -Jimi Yamagishi

Songsalive! - The largest international non-profit membership organization and social community for songwriters and composers, since 1997. www.songsalive.org

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International Songwriting Competition (ISC)

Deadline: Thursday, September 18, 2014

Now is your chance to enter what the NY Times calls “the

songwriting competition to take note of,” and for a chance to

share in over $150,000 in cash and merchandise, including a

$25,000 cash Grand Prize (which is the largest of any songwriting

competition) and a scholarship to Berklee College of Music’s

Summer Performance Program for the winner of the Teen

category. Now in its 13th year, ISC is one of the largest and most

respected songwriting competitions in the world, providing the

opportunity for songwriters to gain recognition and exposure in all

genres in the field of songwriting. Renowned for having the most

prestigious judges of any music competition in the world, ISC’s

judging panel is comprised of high-profile recording artists and

influential music industry professionals. Artist judges for this year

include Sarah McLachlan, Tom Waits, American Authors, John Hiatt,

Pat Metheny, Sara Evans, Bastille, Martina McBride, Avicii, Wayne

Shorter, and many more. Industry judges for this year include

Presidents and CEOs from Republic, Atlantic, Warner Bros., Elektra,

Columbia, Virgin, Sony Music Latin, Mercury, Wind-Up, Tommy Boy,

Alligator, S-Curve, Blind Pig, Concord Music Group, and many more.

For more information or to enter the competition visit:

http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

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More information on the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) as well as other upcoming & past Songsalive! Sponsored Events at www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm

SPONSORED EVENT

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SPONSORED EVENT

Independent Music Conference (IMC): October 22-26, 2014 – Los Angeles

The Independent Music Conference (IMC)® is the only national

music conference designed specifically for the rapidly growing

independent music market. Founded in 2002, the IMC has been

presented fifteen times in cities all over the U.S. including

Philadelphia, Dallas, Charleston, Northampton and Los Angeles.

Presented by IndieGate.com online independent music store, the

IMC focuses on empowering musicians to achieve indie success. It is

an educational and internetworking event coordinated by InterMixx,

the membership based organization that has been helping indies for

over 20 years. However, the IMC is ultimately planned and built by

you - the independent musician who wants to succeed on your own

terms.

Songsalive! has become an IMC Scholarship sponsor for

the 2014 Independent Music Conference®.

25 Select Songsalive! PRO members will be chosen from

applicants and sponsored into this year's conference.

Songsalive! will be covering the $299 registration fee in full, for each

Scholarship recipient! It is only $10 to apply, and they are going

quickly so please don't wait:

www.independentmusicconference.com/songsalive_scholarship

More information on the Independent Music Conference (IMC) as well as other upcoming & past Songsalive! Sponsored Events at www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm

GET INVOLVED"Volunteering is an act of heroism on a

grand scale. And it matters

profoundly. It does more than help

people beat the odds; it changes the

odds." - President William Jefferson

Clinton

Advertise your services in

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Sponsor us or become a

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Join The Songsalive! TeamVolunteer Positions Open:1. iCoordinator2. Austin Chapter Coordinator3. Europe Chapter Coordinator

iCoordinatorTo update and maintain our website and social networks content, look and feel, as well as engage our members and new, potential songwriter members, to interact in our organization through blogs, social networks and our website.

You must be a team player, and an ideas person and creative, who is happy to contribute to our non-profit organization on a part-time voluntary basis. We are looking for someone who is very proficient with web design, web developing (front and back end), and community social network sites; who wants to be part of a growing community; and who has great ideas and concepts on how we can develop our online presence to maximize opportunities and communication amongst our membership base. No short termers please. Minimum one (1) year involvement.

Austin Chapter CoordinatorAs the Songsalive! Austin Chapter Coordinator you will manage the monthly Workshop event (1) and showcase event (1) . You will be the visible ambassador for Songsalive! You will heighten our presence in the community and will be charged with maintaining and growing a vibrant membership. You will also manage a team of volunteers that carry out specific roles.

Europe Chapter CoordinatorAs the Songsalive! Europe Chapter Coordinator you will manage the monthly Workshop event (1) and showcase event (1) . You will be the visible ambassador for Songsalive! You will heighten our presence in the community and will be charged with maintaining and growing a vibrant membership. You will also manage a team of volunteers that carry out specific roles.

Apply for these and other Songsalive! positions at www.songsalive.org/getinvolved.htm

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eNotes - free weekly discussion list where the art and business of

songwriting meet online. eNotes is all about opportunities:

songwriting, songwriting & music business and all that pertains to the

song and the songwriter. We post relevant opportunities as well as

articles, resources and special events that will help our members

maximize their songwriting careers. Plus up to the minute posts from

our program SONGSHOP (looking for songs). We also encourage

posts from our subscribers of the above, as well as tasteful self-

promotions including upcoming music and songwriting events, and

songwriting discussions.

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Access ALL at www.songsalive.org/groups.htm

The Songsalive! Community

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with your membership. It's important that you either:

a) click on the link within the email you may have received, or

b) go to the website and LOG IN with your username and password (which may then ask you

to confirm your email address).

Update your profile

There are hundreds and hundreds of other songwriters, artists and music business

professionals waiting to meet you! Update your profile on the website with some info about

you, some pics, and even use our integrated music player, where you can show off up to 10

of your own songs! Pro members can also create their own blogs, groups and add videos.

Woo hoo!

Songsalive! exists because of the songwriters and composers community at large. We feed it,

and we feed off it. We are all about community. Get involved today! JOIN A CHAPTER

GROUP - READ AND CREATE BLOGS - COMMENT ON BLOGS - ADD PHOTOS AND

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