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Dear IFS Friends,

I hope this email finds you well. There are many singer searching
for song blurbs in this email.

Things are going great for me

I'm working on a new song with john Arthur martinez,
I've got a new one with Robert Deitch.

Several cuts in the works with various artists.

I have many more ideas stirring in the pot.

I'll be in
LA from Saturday March 11 - Wednesday March 15
NY on Thursday March 23 and
Atlanta on Wednesday March 29 and Thursday March 30th

I wish you the best.

Ande

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Patricia at Next No 1 send this to me:

Remember Jayron from Nashville Star last season?

If anyone is interested in a great demo singer...

well, this guy is awesome. He was a finalist in the Nashville Star
competition last year and I LOVE his voice. He is available for demo
work upon request. He has that voice that is very pitchable for
mainstream country. If you'd like to hear his vocals, I'll be glad
to send you a sample anytime after this Monday (if you can accept
mp3's). Besides, he is just the nicest guy you will ever meet!!

Here is his contact info:

Jayron Weaver
(678) 234-2766
Jayronweaver@...
BigJrun@...

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The Texas Chapter of The Recording Academy®
invites you to the
2006 Annual Membership Meeting

Featuring an Up Close & Personal
with GRAMMY® -winning Producer
Jimmy Jam

Moderated by
Charlie Sexton


Special Presentations by
Recording Academy President Neil Portnow & Chairman Terry Lickona


Live musical performances by
GRAMMY-winning artist Yolanda Adams
GRAMMY-winning artists Sunny Sauceda, Joel Guzman & David Lee Garza


Thursday, March 16, 2006
5 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Austin Grand Ballroom
98 San Jacinto Blvd.
Austin, Texas

Hors d'oeuvres Cash Bar

Complimentary admission for Recording Academy members and one guest
Additional guests and non-members $25
Kindly RSVP to
512-328-8176 or email
texas@...

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Jason Blume, author of "6 Steps to Songwriting Success - The
Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs", will be in
Greenville, South Carolina on June 10th for an all-day songwriting
workshop hosted by NSAI Greenville. For more information and to
register, visit www.NSAIGreenville.com.
Jason Blume, author of
"6 Steps to Songwriting Success - The Comprehensive Guide to Writing
and Marketing Hit Songs", is doing an an
all-day songwriting workshop hosted by
NSAI Greenville in
Greenville, South Carolina on
Saturday June 10th For more information and to register, visit
www.NSAIGreenville.com
or contact
Greg Valente at
greg@...

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You might enjoy Bob Lefsetz's Ezine
(don't sign up if cuss words offend you)
http://www.lefsetz.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1
http:lefsetz.com/wordpress

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Singer Searching for Songs

Greg Valente thats over the Nashville Songwriters Association
International Greenville, SC Chapter reffered me. I told him that i
am currently working on a solo project, and i have been looking for
songs to put on the album. He gave me your contact information, and
told me that you have a website/songwriters group or resources of
songwriters. If you would post this for me i would so greatly
appreacite it. You can word this however you would like but here
goes.

Male Vocalist looking for material to go on album, would like the
genre to be Pop, R&B, Slow Ballads Contemporary Christian Musc that
can also be considered crossover. My influences stem from Natalie
Grant, Brian Mc Knight, Backstreet Boys,
Crystal Lewis, Stacie Orrico, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Clay
Aiken, and those are to just give you an idea of my influences &
Styles i like and would like to do. Please make the sure the songs
are complete and ready to be record if picked. I can either be
emailed the songs or they can also send them to me if they would
like. My contact information goes as follow

Email me at rcbutler04@...

Or mail material to
Christopher Butler
P.O Box 3922
Greenville S.C 29608

Thank you in advance,
Christopher Butler

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Singers Searching for Songs

Sager@... writes:
My web site is http://www.johnsager.com I would like to see if you
have songs for me to sing too. Please take a look.
Thank You,

John Sager

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Singers Searching for Songs

Date: Feb/25/2006
By: Linda Hamilton
E-mail: lhamilton12@...

Company: Hamilton Productions

Subject: Up & Coming Female Artist , produced by well-known

Comment:
We are looking for songs for a young female artist who will be
recording in the next year. She has an eclectic style, similar to
Sade, but can do other styles as well. Looking for as much material
as we can gather, so if you have songs you'd like to send, please
contact us. Thank you

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Singers Searching for Songs

Date: Feb/24/2006
By: randy norris
E-mail: ren_3200@...

Subject: singer looking for songs country

Comment:
Recently established nashville recording artist looking for more
songs to record.

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Singers Searching for Songs

Date: Feb/19/2006
By: phil dalmolin
E-mail: pdalmolin@...

Title: producer
Company: potters wheel productions
Telephone: 210 204 1309

Subject: need good songs

Comment:
I need great songs for a new artist. Singer is ballsy, not pretty
song bird type

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Singers Searching for Songs

Date: Feb/27/2006
By: Cristina Mullins
E-mail: raisingeinstein@...

Address: 1710 Old Potters Ln, Clarksville, IN 47129
Telephone: 502-727-4539
Fax: 812-280-7929

Subject: looking for songs

Comment:
I am a vocalist looking for songs to record. I have performed a wide
variety of music and while my first passion lies in rock, I have
been thinking about going country. I needs songs to record a country
album...visit me at
www.raisingeinstein.com

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Singers Searching for Songs

Date: Feb/05/2006
By: Ashley
E-mail: AshleyUSA3@...

Subject: Female Country Singer looking for "A" quality song

Comment:
Hello! I am a writer myself and am putting together a demo of my
material (like everyone else is this town!) but I would like a few
songs by other writers to keep my sound well-rounded. I am looking
for country up tempos or really strong ballads. Story songs are
great, anything sassy with a honky-tonk edge is great!

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Singers Searching for Songs

stolenz2002@... writes:
Hello,

My name is Tom. I'm a singer out of Cincinnati Ohio looking for
good material. i have a raspy style soulful, rock voice and I'm
working on my first album. i need to hook up with someone who can
write intelligent (non-cheesy) lyrics as well as compose music
tracks. I do write myself, but it is tough for me to compose the
music since i do not play any particular instrument well enough to
write with. i like the sound of real guitars, drums, keys even sax
and harmonica. not looking for pop or hip hop beats. looking for
real music. i would love the chance to work with you if you feel we
have something in common. please contact me at your convenience to
discuss further. here is a link to an artist that most resembles
the sound i have and am looking for. let me know what you think.
his name is Marc Broussard at www.marcbroussard.com . hope we get
the chance to work together.

thank you,

Tom

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troymcc@... writes:

Hello Ande,

Doak Turner referred you as a good contact in Texas. (see below)

My home town is Houston, Texas and I am making plans to tour Texas
in the coming months. I will be working on a new CD project and need
information on the Texas circuit.

A brief bio: I've been in Nashville since 1997 and have worked as a
staff writer for several major publishing companies, as well as
producing artist development projects - one of which landed a record
contract with an MCA subsidiary. I also teach songwriter workshops
and do one-on-one song critiques, and want to incorporate that into
my tour.

I have contacts in Houston but I'm talking to as many folks as I can
around the state. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me.

Please call me when you have time.

Warmest Regards,

Troy McConnell
615 330-4967

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Hello Everyone,

It's been nearly 2 years since the Nashville2u Conference in Houston
and time and space make it hard to keep in touch! I don't just
email you via group emailings unless I feel it is worthy to do so.
This is very worthy.

Pat Pattison, author of "Writing Better Lyrics," is coming to
Austin on
June 3 and 4th. Pat teaches at Berkley College of Music. I've
attached his credentials at the bottom of this email. I attended
Pat's class in Austin a month ago, entitled "2nd Verse Hell." His
course is 2 days. $100. Saturday and Sunday. And he's able to
critique your songs, and your styles. I promise that you'll come
away with tools you've never had before that will increase your
ability to write better songs. I can't say enough about his
personality and friendliness to his approach. If you are really
serious about songwriting, then you need to attend his class.

Email strousongs@...,
Joe Strouse, if you are interested.
Hope you can plan to be there.

Let me know how you are doing!

Here is Pat's website:
http://members.aol.com/ptpattison/lyricpages/bio.html

This is from his website:

Pat Pattison is a Professor of lyric writing and poetry at Berklee
College of Music, where he developed the curriculum for the only
Songwriting Major in the country.
In addition to his three books, Pat has written for Recording
Magazine, The Performing Songwriter, and the LASS Musepaper. He also
presents songwriting clinics across the country.

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have you heard of this austin Violinist

Rebecca Browne, Juilliard graduate, is currently completing a
masters degree in violin performance at the University of Texas at
Austin, studying classical violin with Brian Lewis and Daniel Ching
and jazz violin with Jeff Hellmer.

Rebecca is a very active violinist in Austin and can be seen
performing in gigs ranging from Austin Symphony Concerts and Austin
Eurythmie Ensemble Performances to playing at Austin's premier jazz
club, the Elephant Room. Rebecca plays and improvises on the violin
in many styles including classical, rock, jazz, Texas-style
fiddling, Celtic, worship, bluegrass and Gospel. She puts these
skills to use on the stage and as a studio musician, playing for
bands and on soundtracks.

This last summer, she, along with two fellow Juilliard graduates,
traveled to Eastern Europe with 30 violins and founded a violin
program for orphaned and impoverished children. Rebecca is deeply
committed to unlocking the joy of music in young people's lives and
maintains a private violin studio in Austin.


http://www.rebeccabrowne.com/

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Here's Steve Seskin's latest Announcements

Greetings! I have been traveling to very cold but wonderful places
recently. I just got back from a week in Ireland. Before that it
was Calgary and Edmonton and northern Minnesota. That was the
coldest place (17 below zero brrrrrr!) Very warm and friendly
folks, though.

I'm hard at work on a new recording, and happy to announce that
Allen Shamblin and I have a new children's book, "A Chance To
Shine," coming out in May. Details in the next email. Speaking of
Allen, he'll be coming out to the Bay area in early May for a few
shows with me in San Ramon, Berkeley and Mill Valley on May 5th, 6th
and 7th. I've got some shows in March and a house concert at my
house on April 1st. Here are the details. As always.... Thanks for
your continued support of me and the music I make. Take care.....



Friday, March 24 - Fresno Folklore Concert in Fresno, California.
Featuring Steve Seskin, Brian Joseph and Kenny Edwards. For more
info go to www.fresnofolklore.org or call 559-431-3653.

Saturday, March 25 - All Day Songwriting Workshop in Clovis,
California. For more info call Annette at 559-940-4655.

Saturday, March 25 - Espresso Garden Café, 814 S. Bascom Avenue in
San Jose, California. An evening with Steve Seskin, Brian Joseph and
Kenny Edwards. Doors open at 7:00 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM.
Tickets are $18 and are available at the door or in advance at
www.virtuous.com. Advance reservations are recommended. For more
info go to www.espresso-garden.com or call 408-298-0808.

Sunday, March 26 - Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison
Street in Berkeley, California. An evening with Steve Seskin, Brian
Joseph and Kenny Edwards. The doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts at
8:00 PM. Tickets are $17.50 available in advance at the box office
or at www.freightandsalvage.org, and $18.50 at the door. Call 510-
548-1761 for more information.

Saturday, April 1 - House Concert, 929 36th Street in Richmond,
California. I will be performing with my good friend Craig
Carothers. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show starts at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are $17 which includes dessert goodies. For advance
reservations, send a check to 929 36th Street, Richmond CA 94805.
For more info call 510-236-9666.



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be removed from this list, please let us know and we will remove
your address. We maintain the list only to notify people who want
to know about Steve's concerts and career development. Thanks!

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Kids Music is showing strong numbers
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Write On,

Ande