have you joined the Grammy yet?
www.Grammy.org

Are you going to go to the 50th Grammys?
Can you join the Grammy org as a voting member?
https://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Member_Services/Apply/
you need to be a member to participate in the process and order
tickets

Key Dates:

Oct. 17: 1st ballot mailed to voting members

Nov. 7: 1st round of ballots due from voting members

Dec. 1: Ability to purchase GRAMMY telecast tickets begins

Dec. 1: Last day to join in Order to receive a final ballot &
invitation to the telecast

Dec. 6: Press conference announcing nominees for 50th GRAMMY Awards

Dec. 12: Final Ballots mailed to voting members

Jan. 9: Final ballots due from voting members

Feb. 10: 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards

I look forward to meeting y'all in LA at the 50th Annual Grammy
Awards, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.
Save the Date!
In fact at least save Friday Feb 8th - Monday Feb 11th

which chapter is closest to you?
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Atlanta/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Chicago/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Florida/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Los_Angeles/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Memphis/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Nashville/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/New_York/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Pacific_Northwest/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Philadelphia/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/San_Francisco/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Texas/
http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Chapters/Washington_DC/

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Take YOUR Songwriting to the next LEVEL
Drop by

http://www.SongU.com/ifs
Where you can:
+ PITCH your songs
+ Receive Professional critiques
+ Get Mentoring from industry pros
+ Network with talented songwriters at SongU and
TAKE a FREE songwriting course at
http://www.SongU.com/ifs

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Every songwriter should have a songwriting Library
Drop by:
http://astore.amazon.com/ifsande-20
to find what's missing from yours

I recommend books by Jason Blume and Sheila Davis

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Many artists say the INDIE BIBLE
is a wonderful tool for independent artists
drop by
http://www.indiebible.com/swb
to check it out

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SELL downloads of your songs and other creations at:
http://www.payloadz.com/rs/go.asp?rs_id=15854

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Dear IFS Readers,

I hope this email finds you well.

Saturday October 6th I had the pleaseure of being in Shreveport, LA
instructing a workshop at the RED RIVER MUSIC CONFERENCE 2007
Tricia Baker from JPF was my host, she was just terrific, picked me
up at the airport, let me stay in her home. I enjoyed her song
the Ant Bite Boogie http://www.giddygirlmusic.com/
While I was there I met
Paul Eason http://www.PaulEason.com,
Star D Aztlan from Martindale, Tx, http://www.stardeaztlan.com/ and
Rebecca Henricks http://rebeccahenricks.com


I don't rant much, but I did want to point this out that
the BELTON-WACO NSAI REGIONAL WORKSHOP used to be
the Austin NSAI REGIONAL WORKSHOP until those who lead
Austin Songwriters Group called NSAI and complained. ASG got the
Austin NSAI workshop thrown out of Austin and moved 2 counties
north. ASG used to coexist and cooperate with other songwriting
organizations like NSAI workshops. ASG used to support other
songwriting events and opportunities, we used to share anything that
might benefit ASG members.
Like Pat Pattison coming to Texas sponsored by Joe Strouse or
the Texas Songwriter Cruise, created by Lealean Peace
but this hasn't been the case in the last few years.
This saddens me.

Are you On facebook? send me a friend invite
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7921551

I may be cowriting a song with
http://affinityrecords.com/haroldpayne.cfm

I got back the my first rough recording on a song I'm cowriting with
Tammy Edwards
http://www.songramp.com/homepage.php?userid=21469

Ande

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Ever Heard of Marc Alan Barnette
A few of my friends and cowriters have worked with him like
Julie Moriva and Doak Turner

when I analize a song, it comes from about four different places:

#1 As an artist, would it be entertaining and hold an audiences
attention?

#2 As a writer, how does it stand up against other's in my catalogue.
Would this be one I turn in to my publisher? If I had five chances?
Three chances? One?

#3 If I were producing this, how would it come out to edge out the
competition?

#4 If I were a record company, would this be one of the few releases
we do?

The biggest thing I run up against are ballads. There are some
very good ones out there and they are about 70% of what writers
write. 7% of what is cut. Also, songs that only have emotional
content and not visual furniture. If you couple these two elements,
no tempo and no visuals, you are as good as dead in the water. No
matter how emotional it connects, it is turned off at the intro or
you are told from record people and publishers, "We can't use them.
Don't bring them."

That is the hardest things for newer writers to understand. Most
of them have never sat through a four hour writers night with 25
writers doing 65 ballads. They haven't gone through those pitch
meetings where you are with your publisher, up against the four other
writers at the company fighting for demo time, and turning in ballads
that are cut off at the first or second line. They have never gotten
with a record company person who fast forwards through three songs
and says "What else you got?"
That is what my forum is about. The other elements past the
intitial writing of the song. We are involved with this current song
as a group writing excercise and if it comes out the way I hope, it
will have a practical application effect. If not, we will all have
one more really cooking song.
You guys have a great day. I have appointments and will check in
later. I am right now going through most of the posts and making sure
I don't skip any really good lines.
MAB

he started a great thread on Songramps forums
http://www.songramp.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=57759
on that thread he cowrote a song (i'm one of the writers on it)

what have the good guys gone
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=59460

http://marcalanbarnette.com

check out his write up lessons
http://www.marcalanbarnette.com/writeups.htm

check out his songwriters tours
http://www.marcalanbarnette.com/tours.htm

I've read great things about him and his services.

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Back in 2003 I had the honor of cowriting "Home Made of Stone" with
john Arthur martinez and Steve Seskin.
http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=34089

The song was a promise from john Arthur to his wife. Yesterday
October 13th 2007 I had the priveledge of seeing jAm's actual "Home
Made of Stone" It is high on a hill where the whitetail run. I saw
several deer when I drove on the road to his home. It has 4 large oak
trees in the front yard. A view of lake LBJ. The home was remodeled
by jAm's good friend Marley Porter who I believe is going to be known
as the Frank Lloyd Wright of Central Texas. you can see pic of jAm's
Home Made of Stone at: http://www.livingarchitecture.com/photo.htm
it's on the bottom right hand side

Marley's website is: http://www.livingarchitecture.com
A couple of his designs are
Chapel Dulcinea http://www.chapeldulcinea.org
and Austin's one world theater
http://www.oneworldtheatre.org/rentals/index.html
love his work.

Yesterday Marley told me he had drawn up the plans for jAm's Home
Made of Stone. He was driving along Dogwood, listening to home made
of stone 5 deer crossed the road in front of him then he looked in
the brush and saw a small for sale sign. He walked around the
property then called john arthur, then called and made an offer on
the property. jAm's home made of stone went from a new home to a
remodel. The remodel faced it's set of challenges but they set a open
house date of Saturday October 13th 2007 and since people were coming
in from as far as Maine and Florida. They pushed and made the home
more than presentable. I found out that 3 weeks ago it hadn't even
been sheet rocked.

It looked great yesterday.

It was a thrill to sit on the fire place and watch jAm perform our
song "Home Made of Stone"

I also had a nice conversation with Mike Blakely he just finished a
book that he cowrote with Willie Nelson and he's now working on the
screen play.

Later I went downtown and watched Mike and jAm perform at their CD
release party.

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here's what was in the san antonio paper
Home at last
Marble Falls resident John Arthur Martinez won the hearts of millions
on the first season of "Nashville Star" when he sang "Home Made of
Stone." It was a pledge to his wife, Yvonna, that they would not live
in a mobile home forever after he quit his job as high school teacher
and tennis coach to pursue music.
Flash 10 years forward, and Martinez finally is making good on that
promise â€" and he is inviting his fans to help celebrate at an open
house from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at his home near Castle Rock, on the
Colorado River between Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay.
"My fans have been planning this for some time," Martinez
said. "They're coming from different parts of the country, and there
will be a big contingent from Texas as well."
The home is a barely recognizable remodel of a 1960s ranch house,
redesigned Southwestern style and made of brick, stucco and â€" of
course â€" stone. Acclaimed architect Marley Porter of Living
Architecture Inc. designed the home. For directions, e-mail Bette
Abeel, president of Martinez's fan club, at jamfans @austin.rr.com.
A CD release party will follow the open house at 8 p.m. at the Uptown
Marble Theater in Marble Falls. The CD, a duo performance with
Martinez and Mike Blakely, also was a decade in the making. For years
Martinez and Blakely performed their original songs at venues around
Marble Falls, and fans kept asking for an album of them performing as
a duo. While they have appeared on each other's CDs, they never
recorded a whole project together. Most of the tunes on the disc are
previously unrecorded.
At the show, Mike Blakely and the Whiskey Traders also will release
his CD "Live at the Uptown," recorded last year at the theater. Check
it out at www.uptownmarble.com.


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ever read this, I loved it


The Mozart Effect®:
Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and
Unlock the Creative Spirit
By Don Campbell (HarperCollins)

"What is this magical medium that moves, enchants, energizes, and
heals us? In an instant, music can uplift our soul. It awakens within
us the spirit of prayer, compassion, and love. It clears our minds
and has been known to make us smarter.

Music can dance and sing our blues away. It conjures up memories of
lost lovers or deceased friends. It lets the child in us play, the
monk in us pray, the cowgirl in us line dance, the hero in us
surmount all obstacles. It helps the stroke patient find language and
expression.

Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the
magnificence of the universe, and also a hovel so simple and private
that none of us can plumb its deepest secrets.

Music helps plants grow, drives our neighbors to distraction, lulls
children to sleep, and marches men to war. Music can drum out evil
spirits, sing the praises of the Virgin Mary, invoke the Buddha of
Universal Salvation, enchant leaders and nations, captivate and
soothe, resurrect and transform.

Yet it is more than all of these things. It is the sounds of earth
and sky, of tides and storm. It is the echo of a train in the
distance, the pounding reverberations of a carpenter at work. From
the first cry of life to the last sigh of death, from the beating of
our hearts to the soaring of our imaginations, we are enveloped by
sound and vibration every moment of our lives. It is the primal
breath of creation itself, the speech of angels and atoms, the stuff
of which life and dreams, souls and stars, are ultimately fashioned.

Copyright 2001, 1997 Don Campbell



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MySpace extra song

If you befriend Bodog Entertainment your song limit on MySpace is
increased to 5 instead of 4.
http://www.myspace.com/bodog

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who went to Durango
Here's what IFS reader Donna Galbraith blogged about it

Durango Songwriter's Expo- Tucson

One more DSE under my belt! I had an especially delightful time! The
weather was GREAT, and I did everything from hike, to hot tub,
massage, songwriting, and... well.... the ceremonial sipping of the
Kamikaze.... :-)

I had a publisher tell me to fix the lyric on a last chorus on my
newest song, and she'd take it. And one of my pro-writer friends has
asked me if I want to write a song next time I am in town. (Uh..
yeah... I think I'm gonna do that...) :-)

More than anything, I needed this week to rejuvenate. No better place
to do that than with all my peeps.

There will be THREE DSE's next year.
End of Feb. in Santa Barbara
Near Memorial Day in Ashville, NC
Breckenridge, CO in September (2 hours away from me!)

Guess I'd better start saving up now...

The FAA is still messing with my transfer to Nashville Tower, but I
am pretty sure it will happen in 08.

Take care, ya'll!

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did you readt the note Bart Herbison wrote on songramp
AN OPEN LETTER FROM BART HERBISON


Dear SongRamp Members,

It has been a few months since NSAI has posted anything formally on
the website to the general membership, (though we have spoken and
emailed with many of you personally). After observing and interacting
with the SongRamp community NSAI would like to address some of the
issues and concerns that have been brought to our attention.

First, allow us to thank each of you who have taken the time to write
in and/or call us with your ideas and suggestions. They have not gone
unnoticed and we here at NSAI and SongRamp pride ourselves on our
ability to personally reach out to our members and provide them with
the best customer service we have to offer. As you can appreciate,
your input aides us immensely when it comes to mapping out courses of
action and an overall concept/direction for the SongRamp community.

So, what is the future of SongRamp? The truth is, we are still trying
to determine the answer to that question. Initially, NSAI had great
conceptual ideas, but as we studied the dynamics of the community,
our initial plans changed. NSAI is a songwriter organization. But
frankly we have learned that the resources we can best provide may
not be the resources SongRamp members need or want. When SongRamp was
created it was initially geared toward songwriters. In fact, at one
point more than 20,000 members had joined--the majority of which were
songwriters only. Over time however, SongRamp evolved into more of an
independent artist community. We have heard from many members,
stating simply they aren’t interested in creating “commercial”
sounding music. (Good for you!!!)

The reality is that a community that once boasted tens of thousands
of active members now has less than 100 members that generate the
bulk of the activity on SongRamp. Again, from our observations, that
activity is mostly artist-driven. So right now NSAI, (in consultation
with SongRamp founders Tim and Tammy Choate) is reaching out to other
organizations to examine their interest in partnering with NSAI to
provide resources to the SongRamp community that are meaningful and
valuable.

What if, working with other organizations, we can eventually bring
resources and opportunities for performing songwriters? What if we
can give you "real" information on venues where you can book
yourself, independent radio promotion, pitches to Indy-labels, artist
showcases....etc? While these are not NSAI's strengths, we do have
strength in our relationships with other organizations that can
provide such resources to this community.

Let us carefully say that we cannot promise other organizations will
become involved, but that is our goal. And that goal will take
time......perhaps a few years. Meanwhile, as we try to craft a
logical business plan to serve the SongRamp community, I want to
share the "fiscal" realities confronting NSAI. We currently incur ALL
the costs of this website, and to be very forthcoming with you, we
aren’t even breaking even. That’s right! We are paying to keep
this community up and running so that the website doesn’t have to
shut its doors. This is why you have seen some NSAI marketing on the
website. We think our events can benefit SongRamp members and if we
can generate additional income from the things we advertise to fund
SongRamp, we will continue to do so.

While we ALL face these realities, NSAI's goal is to face them with
vision and dedication. We will be soliciting advice from SongRamp
members as the site evolves. We can truly see a community where we
combine the right songwriter resources with loads of information and
opportunities for performing songwriters and independent artists. And
frankly, we have learned from SongRamp members that those who want
them have many resources as aspiring professional songwriters, but
the same resources do not exist for performing writers and Indy
artists.

One final note: We are working on a number of "technical" changes for
the site that you will begin seeing soon. (Thanks for the input Lucy
Webster!!!)

At the end of the day every employee who works for a "not-for-profit"
salary at NSAI has dedicated themselves to protecting and serving
America's music creators.

Thanks again for making music and allowing NSAI to try and evolve
SongRamp into what you want it to become!

Warm Regards,
Bart Herbison
Executive Director
Nashville Songwriters Association International
SongRamp

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Pat Pattison Workshop in Austin TX

Workshop description:
This class will use participants' songs to demonstrate the rewriting
process. We will focus on various issues, including verse
development, productive repetition, phrasing, effective matching of
lyric and melody, structure and prosody. We'll try to focus
particularly on polishing those small bumps that distract the
listener and let a little air escape from the song's tires.

SONG CRITIQUES: On the afternoon of the 28th, Pat will do song
critiques for workshop participants.

"I took a class with Pat Pattison, a really great teacher... I
learned a lot of stuff in that class, and I still read Writing Better
Lyrics. I've still got it on the tank of my toilet ... I think it's
great."
--John Mayer
Grammy winning artist/songwriter, 2004

Pat Pattison is a Professor at Berklee College of Music, where he
teaches Lyric Writing and Poetry. In addition to his three books,
Writing Better Lyrics, The Essential Guide to Lyric Form and
Structure, and The Essential Guide to Rhyming, Pat has developed
three online lyric writing courses for Berklee's online school,
available through www.patpattison.com. He has written over 30
articles for Home & Studio Recording Magazine, and The Performing
Songwriter. Pat continues to present songwriting clinics across the
US, Canada, and the UK. Several of his students have won Grammys, in
addition to John Mayer and Gillian Welch.

Cost? $100 per person.
Current Berklee College students and alumni pay $75.

Added bonus!
You bring a friend at full price and you can take 20% off ($80 for
non-Berklee students and $60 for Berklee students!) for your
admission!

Please make checks payable to Pat Pattison. You can make them out to
me, but I'll just use it for the ever-so-possible Ireland Bicycle
Trip Special Vacation account instead...

Meals/Accommodations: On your own. We may order in for lunch -
depending on the group's preference. We aree planning on
another "field trip" Saturday night, depending on the quantity of
homework! Last June's trip to Opal Devines was a lot of fun.

Location: Tentatively, St. Edward's University. Details to follow.

Time: 10 am - 5 pm both days.

Class size: Limited to the first 30 who send a check payable to "Pat
Pattison". No extra points if the check is made payable to Joe. Or
the Grossly Underfunded Ireland Bicycle Trip Special Vacationť
account.

Mail checks to:
Pat Pattison Workshop,
c/o Joe Strouse,
P.O. Box 80444 ,
Austin , Texas 78708-0444

Questions? Contact Joe Strouse @ strousongs@...

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Ever Heard of Demo Check
DEMOCHECK.COM ONLINE MUSIC REVIEW SERVICE LAUNCHED
** New online service allows composers, songwriters and musicians
worldwide to get their music heard and reviewed by industry
professionals.
Global Media Development Group announces the launch of DemoCheck.com
(http://www.democheck.com) a new online service where composers,
songwriters, musicians and others can have their music professionally
critiqued by professional industry reviewers. The new service allows
people who write or perform music to select a reviewer and submit
recordings of music for professional critique and review. The site
features professional reviewers including film and television music
agents, veteran industry composers, songwriters, orchestrators,
instrumentalists, vocalists and more who provide professional reviews
and constructive critiques of submitted music.
“In the music industry, one of the most important things a musician
can have is perspective from a seasoned professional about how that
musician’s writing or playing is progressing,” said DemoCheck.com
founder Mark Northam. “Now composers, songwriters, musicians and
vocalists from across the world can get a valuable perspective and
critique on their music directly from industry professionals.”
DemoCheck.com reviewers can provide reviews of the writing or
performance of submitted music. Writing reviews are designed for
composers, songwriters and others who write music, while reviews of
music performances are appropriate for musicians and vocalists who
can gain perspective on their performance abilities through the
service.
“In many ways, DemoCheck.com is like a one-shot music lesson
delivered worldwide over the Internet by an industry professional. In
addition to giving advice on writing music, our reviewers can provide
valuable perspective on music performances of everything from
classical music to jazz and popular music, said Northam.
The new service welcomes industry educators, performers, and other
professionals to join the service as new reviewers in addition to the
initial group of reviewers. New reviewers provide references which
are used to establish the reviewer's credentials in the music
industry, and each reviewer sets their own review fee and turnaround
time for text or audio reviews which are delivered by email.
For additional information on DemoCheck.com including reviewer
information, rates and more, visit
http://www.democheck.com

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Have you seen Master Score Music
http://www.masterscoremusic.com

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I'm a little late in saying this, but a couple of weeks ago, I was
notified that I was the winner of the 2007 Music City Songwriting
Competition. Now I knew that this was going to be something special
when the person who informed me identified himself as Phil Vassar and
revealed that my song All Is Right With Me was the unanimous choice
from over 2,000 entries! (For those of you who may not know, Phil
Vassar is a MAJOR artist & songwriter in country music). In the haze
of euphoria I felt during that phone call, I focused long enough to
find out that I was getting an all expense paid trip to Nashville for
4 days; a recording session at Sony Tree Studios with legendary
producer Mark Wright to give the song that impeccable Nashville
treatment; a live performance slot on the XM Satellite Radio show:
Heroes Behind the Hits, (hosted by Phil Vassar); a single song
publishing contract for All Is Right With Me and now that I've
enjoyed the trip, I realize in retrospect that I actually took much,
much more from the experience.
Nashville is a town that regards songwriting as sacred as church on
Sunday and the distinction of winning this competition is truly an
honor. I am beyond flattered at the humility, kindness and talent
that everyone demonstrated while I was out there last week. From the
competition organizers at the Convention & Visitor's Bureau, to the
publishing company reps at The Music Group, to the monster session
musicians who recorded the song with me last Friday, to Phil Vassar
and everyone in-between, I was handled with such class and respect
that I am positive this entire experience will stay with me for the
rest of my life. Funny enough, you can experience the majority of
my time in Nashville too - it was chronicled on video, so look for
some pretty cool clips on my MySpace page soon.
Also, please take a second and listen to the Nashville version of All
Is Right With Me and let me know what you think. Will it get picked
up by a group like Rascal Flatts soon? Only time will tell...
Thanks & be well,
Alex
www.myspace.com/alexalberti



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2008 ASCAP "I CREATE MUSIC" EXPO ANNOUNCED

Music Creator Conference Enters Third Year, April 10-12, 2008, in Los
Angeles


New York, NY, October 2, 2007: Following the second successful year
of the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO — the first and only national
conference dedicated to songwriting and composing — ASCAP (the
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) announced
today that its third annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO will be held
April 10-12, 2008 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles,
CA.

By bringing together the world community of leading songwriters,
composers, music publishers and professionals with emerging music
creators, the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO offers participants the
opportunity to engage in the entire music creation process while
acquiring valuable information, skills and insight to strengthen
their craft and develop their career.

Since its inaugural year, the ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO has
attracted more than 4,000 music creators, industry professionals and
exhibitors and is expected to bring together another sizeable
gathering in 2008.

"The EXPO is programmed to serve music creators, and those that
support them, across all genres and at different levels of
experience," said ASCAP President and Chairman and Academy Award-
winning lyricist, Marilyn Bergman. "We invite all music creators to
come to the 2008 EXPO to combine their love of music with valuable
experience to help shape their future. Each year the attendees leave
enriched and excited by the three days of great events."

All songwriters, composers, producers, publishers and other music
industry professionals, regardless of affiliation, will benefit from
this unique creative experience, which will be presented in a
stimulating format designed to facilitate personal interaction,
education and networking. The EXPO covers all genres of music and
includes panels, workshops, master classes, keynotes, one-on-one
sessions, song critiquing, product displays, state-of-the-art
technology demonstrations, performances, and more.

"Looking to the future of the music industry, music creators are
faced with many exciting changes," said ASCAP CEO John A.
LoFrumento. "Heading into the third ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO, we
will explore these issues and offer specific insights on how creators
can enhance their careers."

Following in the footsteps of the past two years, the 2008 ASCAP "I
Create Music" EXPO is expected to draw some of the biggest names in
music, both on the creative and business side. The EXPO's headliner
interviews have featured Tom Petty and Randy Newman. Other panelists
and performers have included Clarence Avant, Johnta Austin, Glenn
Ballard, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Stephen Bray, Darrell Brown, Chris
Brubeck, Bun B, Kandi Burruss, Regina Carter, Chamillionaire, Tom
Chapin, Desmond Child, Alf Clausen, Ted Cohen, John Corigliano,
Marshall Crenshaw, Hal David, Patrick Doyle, Dre & Vidal, Jermaine
Dupri, Barry Eastmond, Mike Elizondo, Michael Giacchino, Lukasz "Dr.
Luke" Gottwald, Jerry Harrison, Mark Hudson, Brett James, Jimmy Jam &
Terry Lewis, John King (Dust Brothers), Holly Knight, Russ Landau,
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Tania León, Alejandro Lerner, Seth
MacFarlane, Kenny MacPherson, Johnny Mandel, Tom Maxwell, MC Lyte,
Rhett Miller, Rick Nowels, Martin Page, Rudy Perez, Linda Perry,
David Renzer, John Rich, Matt Scannell, Stephen Schwartz, Jill Scott,
Matt Serletic, Jeff Silbar, Marc Shaiman, Michelle Shocked, Jill
Sobule, J.D. Souther, Don Was, Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, Ann & Nancy
Wilson (Heart), Bill Withers and Dan Zanes, to name just a few of the
stellar participants representing a wide range of genres.

Panelists and performers for the 2008 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO
will be announced in the coming months. For more information about
the EXPO, including early bird pricing and registration, please visit
www.ascap.com/expo.

Members of the press may apply for media credentials at
www.ascap.com/press/pressroom/expo/

About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing
Rights Organization representing the world's largest repertory
totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style
and genre from more than 300,000 songwriter, composer and music
publisher members. ASCAP has representation arrangements with over 90
music rights organizations such that the ASCAP repertory is
represented in nearly every country around the world. ASCAP protects
the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the
public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing
royalties based upon surveyed performances. ASCAP is the only
American Performing Rights Organization owned and governed by its
writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com

http://www.ascap.com/press/2007/100207_expo.html

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Why is Shamblin so strongly drawn to story songs? "Maybe," he
ventures, "it's because I was born in East Tennessee, and the oral
tradition is strong in that part of the country. Later, I moved to
Texas where there's also a strong story-telling tradition. Very early
on I began to fall in love with the idea that someone could tell a
story, and I could visualize it in my mind."
In 1987, Shamblin moved to Nashville, where he parked cars and worked
in a warehouse while circulating his demo tape. Luckily, his name
opened doors - Allen is a distant cousin of legendary Western swing
guitarist Eldon Shamblin. ("I never met him," says Allen, "but when
he passed on, I held his picture up to my grandfather's, and they
could have been brothers.") But ultimately it was Allen's songs, not
his surname, that inspired so many artists and songwriters to seek
him out as a writing partner.
Assemble any group of Nashville songsmiths, and one guaranteed topic
of conversation is whether it's wiser to create fully fleshed-out
demos or present songs with bare-bones instrumental backing. Where
does Shamblin side in the debate?
"I've done everything from full-blown demos to stripped-down
guitar/vocal and piano/vocal ones," he replies. "But I've got to say,
I've had the majority of my success from the simplest demos. I Can't
Make You Love Me, which Bonnie Raitt recorded, was just a piano/vocal
demo, as was In This Life. And the He Walked on Water demo was just
me and my Yamaha guitar."
Shamblin is sticking with that less-is-more philosophy as he prepares
his first solo album of story songs. "So far," he says, "everything
we've recorded has been performed live. I wanted an organic vibe, as
if I were coming into your living room and playing you a song I'd
just written. I'm trying to celebrate my faults, if you will. Not
magnify them, but not reduce them either."
A Yamaha AW4416 digital audio workstation has been a crucial part of
Shamblin's keep-it-simple strategy. "It's so straightforward, just
perfect for what I'm doing," he says. "For me, equipment has to
remain in the realm of being a tool, not some hole you fall into. I'm
not real technical - in fact, the only thing I'd ever worked on
before getting the Yamaha was a little boom box. But as soon as I
discovered the Yamaha's 'Quick Record' button, I was off and running.
We'd just fire up the tracks we were using and press 'record'. And
the technical quality is excellent for my intent: an honest sound
without a lot of effects. I was blown away when we did the very first
song. I thought, 'Wow, this is it!'"
According to Shamblin, that first session set the tone for the entire
project: "The track was Rich Man's Battle, a story song about the
Civil War. I wanted the ambience of a soldier sitting around the fire
at the end of the day, so we set up a mic on the back porch of our
farmhouse. There was a mockingbird singing in a tree, and this bird
sang the most unbelievable things, right on key. People ask me if we
dragged and dropped those sounds in, but no - that's what he actually
sang."
Shamblin sees the disc as a concept album of sorts. "It's a collage
of interrelated stories from throughout my life, all of them true,"
he says. "The theme of family is very strong throughout - parents,
grandparents, brothers, and sisters pop up everywhere. Places are
prominent too, and for some reason, so are dogs. In fact, I was going
to call the record People, Places, and Dogs, but now the tentative
title is The New Good Old Days."

http://www.yamaha.com/publications/allaccess/winter2003/14shamblin.htm

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Austin Film Festival
www.austinfilmfestival.com

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WRITING FOR THE ROW - a Class for Serious Songwriters. Taught by
Barbara Cloyd and limited to 8 students, this 8 week class covers the
basics of writing for the commercial Country market and gives
students feedback on their own songs. The next session will run Sept
11 through Oct 20. For complete details, visit www.barbaracloyd.com .
PLAY FOR PUBLISHERS OCT 25 - 27 - a Barbara Cloyd Songwriting
Workshop.
Applications are now being taken for this event held in Nashville
October 25 - 27.
Fifteen writers will be accepted. Six publishers will attend to
listen to to the writers and give feedback on their songs. For
complete details Visit www.barbaracloyd.com .


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Charlotte Ryerson www.charlotteryerson.com and Terri Fann
http://terrifann.fannenterprises.com/
are playing in Austin

October 27, 2007, 8-10 pm
Genuine Joe Coffeehouse,
2001 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX,
(512) 220-1576

Song Swap with Charlotte Ryerson. This is a special treat for me to
play with a songwriter and person that I admire in a big way. She's
in Austin for one show only, and this is it! Charlotte's an
incredibly accomplished songwriter and wonderful performer. I saw her
at the Bluebird in Nashville and was blown away. She also runs an
online radio station at
www.redtruckradio.com
Hope to see you for this special evening of original music.

Thanks again for getting in touch and hope to see you at the show!

Charlotte

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Trendsetters Insider Info from Media Gatekeepers
Please join Austin Music Foundation and Thundercloud Subs for the
next Music Industry Boot Camp.

Tastemakers & Trendsetters:
Insider Info from Media Gatekeepers

Monday, October 22
6:30 pm

The Mohawk
912 Red River

Panelists:
Michael Endelman, staff editor, SPIN magazine
Raoul Hernandez, senior music editor, The Austin Chronicle
Andy Langer, music columnist for Esquire magazine, 101X (The Next Big
Thing), XM satellite radio (Armadillo Radio Hour), News 8 Austin
(Livewire and Backstage Pass)

If you've ever wondered how music writers and editors decide on which
artists to cover, this is the Boot Camp for you.

Learn tips and insider info from the content gatekeepers themselves
that you can use when planning your band's next media assault.

Music Industry Boot Camp seminars are open to the public and FREE to
attend. There is no registration required. Just show up!

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Going to the Taxi Road Rally
Nov 8-11 Los Angeles
http://taxi.com/rally/infopage.html#classes

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CALLING ALL SONGBIRDS!
By Administrator
Jen Osha and Sam McCreery are putting out a CD and are looking for
songs about Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining. The final product will
have roughly 12- 15 songs and 5-7 interviews as well as an
interactive map. ...
West Virginia Highlands Voice -
http://wvhighlands.org/wv_voice

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Subject: #1 Hit Songwriter Gretchen Peters Workshop-Nov 3rd


Hello everyone,
We are thrilled to officially announce this workshop with Gretchen
Peters. Our next meeting will be that Wednesday before (October
24th) the workshop with Gretchen. We'd love it if you could print
out the attached flyer and post it around at music stores, student
unions, coffee shops, or wherever people might see it. The same goes
for our meeting announcement which is also attached. Please let me
know if you'd like to attend the workshop.

Thanks,
Ashleigh Wehmeyer
Coordinator, Belton-Waco NSAI Regional Workshop

SONGWRITERS DON’T MISS THIS!



The BELTON-WACO NSAI REGIONAL WORKSHOP
WELCOMES

Hit Songwriter Gretchen Peters!
(Independence Day Martina McBride, The Secret of Life Faith Hill,
Chill of an Early Fall George Strait, plus cuts for Shania Twain, Lee
Ann Womack, Randy Travis, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless, Bryan Adams,
Michael Martin Murphy & many more)

Join us for a mini-seminar on
Saturday, November 3rd
1 pm to 3pm
Harris Community Center
401 Alexander St, Belton, TX 76513

Gretchen will share her insights on the music business, songwriting &
sing some of her hits for us! Admission is $10 for NSAI members &
$20 for non-members.

Reserve your seat today by phone or email
Ashleigh Wehmeyer, (254) 213-3400, adw246@...
For directions visit www.myspace.com/beltonwaconsai

For more information contact:
Ashleigh Wehmeyer, NSAI Regional Coordinator,
(254) 213-3400, adw246@...

Cody Cotton, NSAI Regional Coordinator,
(512) 285-3336, cody5mile@...

For more on Gretchen Peters, visit
www.gretchenpeters.com

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Have you heard of Sara Hickman's
www.superpaluniverse.com

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more details on the Taxi Road Rally
TAXI's FREE convention be worth to you?
"What a great convention. This was my first year, and I could not get
over the fact that it's FREE! I cannot figure out why TAXI's not
charging $400-$500 (per ticket) for something of that caliber." Kerry
Cox -- from TAXI message boards
Kerry isn't the only person that can't figure it out! Other
conventions charge $300-$600 for just ONE ticket. When you join TAXI,
you get TWO FREE tickets to this world-class event. Here's what
you'll be missing:
One-to-One Mentoring - A&R People, Producers, Hit Songwriters,
Managers, Film & TV Music Supervisors, and Industry Pros of all kinds
will sit down, listen to your song & answer your questions. Members
tell us that this ALONE, was well worth the trip! Click this link for
a list of Mentors scheduled to appear.
Drive-by Mentors - Industry Professionals who specialize in Recording
& Production, Songwriting, A&R, Indie Artist Marketing, and more will
be available for FREE walk-up consults and song evaluations at
multiple locations throughout the weekend.
Drivers' Ed Classes - Tons of incredible Breakout Classes (all three
Rally days!) with some of the nation's Top Songwriting, Vocal,
Marketing, Management, Engineering and Production coaches. You're
going to want to attend several of these. Click this link to see the
list of classes!
Mentor Luncheons - We hand pick great people from many different
areas of the music industry and seat them at your table, then rotate
them (you'll dine with 4 of them!) to give you even MORE access and
exposure. You've probably never gotten this up close and personal
with people who actually WANT to help you! They will be accepting
CDs. Luncheons are $30 each.
2 Open Mics - All three nights (performers drawn at random on the
main stage, and on a first-come basis for 2nd stage) - Your chance to
notch an LA performance on your belt in front of your fellow TAXI
members.
Main Stage Panels in the Ballroom
Marketing Your Music - Okay, so you've sold 27 CDs to people in
Sweden and Germany. You've got 1,753 phony "friends" on MySpace, but
you've still got boxes of your last CD collecting dust in your
basement. What more can you do to be a successful Indie Artist? These
panelists are some of Michael Laskow's favorite marketing experts,
and they will teach you how to market on the Internet, on the road,
and how to communicate with Music Industry Executives and music
consumers for maximum results.
A&R Pitch/Q&A Panel #1 - Pitch your music (drawn randomly during
panel) and get questions answered by these experts in World Music,
New Age, Electronica, Roots, Americana, Christian/CCM, and Jazz.
"The Secret Sauce To Getting More TAXI Forwards" (How the Screeners
Think) - Get the Inside Track on the TAXI Screening process and learn
how to DRAMATICALLY improve your chances of getting your music
forwarded to the Industry. You'll hear from successful TAXI members
Matt Hirt and Dave Walton, as well as veteran TAXI A&R people, John
Braheny, Meg Hansen, Marlice Kraemer, and Pat Luboff.
A&R Panel #2 - Major Label Q&A - Our panelists are handpicked
for "accessibility." We don't invite the Ivory Tower creeps that try
to keep you out -- these are the people who will show you how to
get "in". If they didn't truly care about musicians, why would they
donate their precious weekend time to help you figure out your best
path to get signed? Join us to hear the truth from Cliff Audretch
(Universal South, Country), Sara Kapuchinski (Chrysalis Music,
Rock/Pop), Bob Baker (Indie Artist Marketing expert), Tony Ferguson
(A&M/Interscope Records, Pop/Rock) + more TBA.
A&R Panel #3 - Major Label Pitch - Your Golden Opportunity to pitch
your best songs (drawn randomly during the panel) to the big-boys and
girls: Moderator; Road Rally Favorite Marshall Altman Moderates
panelists include, Cliff Audretch (Universal South, Country), Sara
Kapuchinski (Chrysalis Music, Modern Rock/Pop), Tony Ferguson
(A&M/Interscope Records, Pop/Modern Rock) + more TBA very soon.
Film & TV/Publisher Pitch/Q&A Panel - Your randomly selected songs
get played and your questions get answered. Lots and lots of members
have had Publishing deals and Film/TV placements happen as a result
of this panel! Get the inside dope from Jerry Davis (Fox Sports),
Michael Lloyd (legendary producer/music supervisor), plus more to be
added!
Hit Songwriters Q&A Panel - Some of the world's best songwriters tell
you how they created their monster hits. This year we have Brian
Howes (Daughtry, Hinder), Don Rollins (Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett,
Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Carole King), Adam Watts &
Andy Dodd (Jesse McCartney, Hanna Montana, High School Musical), and
Mike Elizondo (50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes).
Producers Looking for Hits/Pitch Panel - These Top Record Producers
have all run listings and/or used songs/artists from TAXI. They're
looking for hits and they'll listen to randomly selected songs AND
answer questions on this first-of-its kind panel at the Rally.
Michael Lloyd (more than 100 Gold & Platinum Records), Rob Chiarelli
(Hilary Duff, Christina Aguilera, Ray Charles, Will Smith, the Corrs,
Pink), DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, House of Pain), and Marshall
Altman (Kate Voegele, Shawn Mullins, Marc Broussard).
The Publisher, the Member and the TAXI Screener - Get an all-sides-of-
the-coin perspective that will show you what the big-dog publishers
are looking for when hunting for Staff Writers. Legendary Music
Publisher, Judy Stakee (Warner/Chappell Music), former TAXI Member,
David Choi (now signed to Warner/Chappell) and TAXI A&R person,
Michelle Macafee (who used to work with Judy Stakee). Nobody's ever
done a panel quite like this, and it promises to be VERY powerful.
Not to be missed!
Trailers, Video Games, & Commercials Q&A Panel - Want to get your
music used in Movie Trailers, Video Games, and TV Commercials? Don't
miss this panel of leading experts who will tell you how to make your
music more appealing for their needs.
Listen and Learn: The Teaching Concert - Join Hit Songwriters Jason
Blume, Don Rollins, Adam Watts and Andy Dodd for this "Songwriters-In-
The Round" concert where you will learn the secrets that helped them
craft their mega-hits. A Road Rally first!
Murphy's Law - Hit songwriter and VP of Membership for ASCAP, Ralph
Murphy has become a Rally favorite. We promise you'll walk away from
this panel with at least one career-changing idea!
MasterWriter Demo - Hit Songwriter, Barry DeVorzon shows you how
HUNDREDS of the world's Top Songwriters have used this incredible,
easy to use software to take their songs to the next level. Members
who have been to this in years past were amazed by the dramatic
results!
Forwards, But No Calls Yet? - So you've had some TAXI Forwards, but
no calls back or deal offers yet. Find out why it can take up to a
YEAR to hear back from a company. Find out EXACTLY what happens after
TAXI forwards your music, whether or not you should follow up, the
range of typical deals made for film/TV licensing, and much, much
more. Every TAXI member should attend this! Joining us for this panel
targeted at increasing your odds of success will be Tanvi Patel
(Crucial Music), Matt Hirt (successful TAXI member), and Industry
experts Danny McCloskey (Songs With Vision), and Steve Corn (Big Fish
Media).
Phrasing: The Body Language of your Song - Berklee College of Music
professor, Pat Pattison gives you the secrets to making your lyric
phrasing work to support your ideas, creating stronger emotion and a
more powerful message.
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And these panels are just a drop in the bucket!!!! Click this link to
see all the Breakout Classes you'll miss if you don't come to the
Road Rally.
The hotel is filling up fast, and so are the seats, so you really DO
need to act now! Every year we get deluged with calls from people
that "just didn't get around to it." If you've been thinking about
joining TAXI anyway, don't dilly-dally until AFTER the Rally has sold
out and wait another year to give yourself this incredible gift.
Check out these unedited comments from people who came last year.
I'm REALLY not kidding when I tell you that the seats and hotel rooms
are going quickly. Join TAXI online by clicking here.
You can also join by calling us Toll-Free at 1-800-458-2111. Once
you've joined, you NEED to call and tell us that you want to reserve
your seats for the Road Rally. Rally tickets and hotel reservations
are NOT automatic.
If you've developed any sense that what I tell you in my letters
every week is on the up and up, then PLEASE believe me about this.
You REALLY don't want to miss the Road Rally. You'll have the time of
your life!
Talk to you soon,
Michael


Call TAXI Toll-Free: (800) 458-2111
(outside U.S. and Canada, 818-888-2111)
http://www.taxi.com

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austinchronicle.com
Subject: Musicians Register Update

Hello Ande Rasmussen,
We have recently updated the Musicians Register online. New features
include MP3s, unlimited discographies, influences, and reader
comments (subject to your approval), so there are good reasons to
login, verify, and update your entry.
In order to keep the Register current and useful to our readers, we
will take offline any bands who do not respond by November 1. You
will still be able to log in and verify your information, but your
profile will be offline until it has been verified.
To verify your information, click the "SIGN IN" button at the top of
this page: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/MusiciansRegister.
Click "Edit Profile" and make any necessary changes. Then click
the "CONTINUE" button, verify the information displayed, and click
the "YES, submit" button to update your profile. Even if you make no
changes, please click the "YES, submit" button to indicate that your
profile has been verified.
If you don't remember your password, you can have it sent to you
using this form:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/MusiciansRegister/EmailPasswd
We look forward to getting your information updated and hearing more
about, and from, you!
The Austin Chronicle Musicians Register

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I hope everyone is doing well. I am happy to announce a major
development for our song contest. As you may know, I am now Executive
Director of HoriPro Entertainment Group based in Los Angeles. HoriPro
is a publicly-traded Japanese company which has an active music
publishing division in the U.S. (with offices in Nashville and Los
Angeles) and a record label in Japan (WHD Records, which is
distributed by JVC/Victor Records). Besides signing new songwriters,
HoriPro owns the publishing worldwide of the bands KISS, REO
Speedwagon, Marilyn Manson, the Byrds and other hit artists. To visit
the HoriPro website, you can click their graphic on the right.

I'm pleased to announce that HoriPro is now affiliated with both my
SongwriterUniverse "Best Song Of The Month" Contest and
SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition. The best
entries heard from each contest will be referred to HoriPro for
publishing consideration and for their record label in Japan (they
are signing English-language artists).

A previous SongwriterUniverse contest winner, SARAH LEWIS (lead
singer and songwriter for the pop/rock band JAG STAR of Knoxville,
TN), is now being signed to a substantial co-publishing deal with
HoriPro. I will be working with Lewis & Jag Star to place their songs
in film, TV and commercials, and help them land a major label deal.
In addition, I will be introducing Lewis to top writer/producers to
collaborate on hit artist projects. This all came about due to the
song contest and my affiliation with HoriPro. In addition, we are
considering other writer/artists for signing. In fact, I will be
flying to Australia next week (on behalf of HoriPro) to meet with an
excellent singer/songwriter who was a former contest winner.

So I believe that my Best Song and Best Vocalist contests are
becoming terrific vehicles to find outstanding new talent. Note:
anyone who enters either contest can decline any interest or offers
from HoriPro. HoriPro is simply providing an opportunity to hear the
best entries from our contests.

That's the latest for now. Thank you very much for reading our latest
newsletter, and for your continued interest in our sites.

Best regards,
Dale Kawashima
SongwriterUniverse.com &
SingerUniverse.com
Los Angeles

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you going to the 2008 SXSW.com next year


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Dear Recording Academy Member:

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of The Recording Academy
and the
GRAMMY Awards, CBS and The Academy will present "My Night at the
GRAMMYs," a new
entertainment special set to air on Friday, November 30, 8 â€" 10
p.m. ET/PT.

This two-hour telecast will highlight GRAMMY Awards show history as
artists tell
their personal stories of what it means to perform on the show that
has become
Music's Biggest Night™. Additionally, it will raise awareness of
The Academy's
and the GRAMMY Awards' anniversary milestones and further engage
music fans by
providing an interactive element.

From now through October 7, viewers and members have the chance to be
part of
this historical special by voting for their favorite GRAMMY moments
at
www.mynightatthegrammys.com. Fifty great GRAMMY moments from past
telecasts,
selected by The Academy, are posted on the site and feature some of
the unique
pairings the GRAMMYs have come to be renowned for, including
performances by
Prince and Beyoncé, Eminem and Elton John, Neil Diamond and Barbra
Streisand,
and the Simon & Garfunkel reunion, among many others. Clips of each
of these
memorable moments are available in a Flash "Video Wall" on
www.mynightatthegrammys.com,
and users can click on each clip to view on demand. Once clips have
been viewed,
users can vote for up to five of their favorite moments. (Voting is
restricted
to five votes per IP address per day.)

The 25 performances that receive the most votes will be seen on "My
Night at the
GRAMMYs," culminating with the most popular performance as voted on
by music
fans. The deadline to vote for favorite GRAMMY moments is midnight ET
on Sunday,
October 7, 2007, so be sure to log on and vote soon for your favorite
GRAMMY
moments!!

This TV special is just one of the many commemorative activities The
Academy and
the GRAMMYs have planned as part of the 50th Celebration. Everyone
can be an
integral part of the GRAMMY experience, and many other activities
and
interactive opportunities highlighting The Academy's and the GRAMMYs'
rich
cultural history.

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I was wondering if you could alert your members to a contest that is
going on and will soon be over, end of Oct. Wingstop, a national
chicken wing chain, is looking for the ultimate chicken wing fanatic
to
feature in their next commercial. They will take any type of
submission
(poem, song, video, art, etc.) and I would assume you have a lot of
talented people in your group that may be interested in entering.
Once
they post their submission on the web somewhere, all they have to do
is
send them a link to it and their contact info at
http://www.wingstop.com/UltimateFan/index.htm

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Just wanted to let all the Christian songwriters on here that may be
struggling, we are here to help.

I know most of you know Creative Soul as a label and artist
development company, but remember this all got started because we were
committed to great arranging and co-writing with folks.

Our new Masterscore Music site is up and if you're a Christian writer
that is looking for the next level in both writing and publishing, I
encourage you to check it out.

http://www.masterscoremusic.com

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Write On,

Ande