Songsalive! Songnotes December 2010 by Songsalive! Inc

CONTENTS Notes from homebase > 3 Calendar of Events Featured Members 4 The Australia focus 5 Our Chapter News 5 Los Angeles 6 Orange County 7 Chicago 8 Las as Vegas egas 9 Placer County & San Francisco, NorCal 10 Learning and Opportunities 11 Member of the Month: Kim Sonders 12 Featured Partners: Ariel Publicity and Just Get Out There 13 In The News 14 Sponsored Events 15 Pics 16 Back page Songnotes is desinged, edited and published this month by Gilli Moon. We tend to spread the workload around each time.

Welcome to the December 2010 edition of Songnotes! We have some big things in the works! First, the annual Songsalive! / Songnet Xmas Holiday Party is ready to blast off on Dec. 14th at The Mint in Los Angeles. There will be many Songsalive! member artists on stage performing along with lots of raffle prizes and a big announcement for the Songsalive! Member Songwriter of the Year! We are also working hard on the Songsalive! CD Sampler 11 – the selections have been made and we have received some amazing songs from ALL around the world in all different genres of music. This is going to be an exciting CD that features and promotes the artists and their songs to the music industry and the media media. It is never retailed and only available at our Songsalive! Chapter events or when we are at Industry Expos and Conferences. Our member of the Month is from Denmark, Kim Sonders, had a song on the last year’s Songsalive! CD Sampler 10, and he has a new CD of his own out now. Our Partner of the Month is our own Gilli Moon, who has released her new book, Just Get Out There. The Songsalive! Chapters have all been busy with their events and it is great to see that the Chicago Chapter is adding a new Songsalive! Showcase in Januaryy and Kevin Sconiers has now jjoined the team in Chicago g as the Co-Coordinator – welcome Kevin! The Grass Valley Chapter has moved to a new location for the showcase and has expanded in the region – so they have a new name as the Placer County Chapter – thank you Michael Gregory for all you do! I also want to announce that Mary Lemanski, the Chicago Chapter Coordinator, is now joining our senior team as the Communications Manager for Songsalive! Happy Holidays! David D id H Harvey Executive Director

Dave Harvey, with Gilli Moon at the with Gilli Moon at the LA Songsalive! Picnic

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thurs. Dec. 2 – San Francisco Showcase – Café Velo – San Francisco CA Fri. Dec. 3 – Los Angeles Showcase – Hallenbecks – North Hollywood CA T Tues. Dec. D 7 – Sydney S d W Workshop k h – Canterbury C t b RSL – Sydney S d AUS Tues. Dec. 7 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American Trash – NYC Sun. Dec. 12 – Sydney Showcase – Kelly’s on King – Sydney AUS Tues. Dec 14 – Songsalive! / Songnet Xmas Holiday Party – The Mint – Los Angeles CA Tues. Dec. 14 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American Trash – NYC Sun. Dec. 19 – Sydney Showcase – Kelly’s on King – Sydney AUS Tues. Dec. 21 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American Trash – NYC Tues. Dec. 28 – New York Showcase and Opem Mic – American Trash – NYC www.songsalive.org/chapters for Venue and other details And where you can subscribe to our calendar as an RSS feed.

FEATURED UPCOMING SONGSALIVE! EVENT SONGSALIVE! CHICAGO SHOWCASE Brand new! WHEN 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH ((starting WHEN: t ti J January 27) TIME: Starts @ 8:00PM WHERE: Heartland Café 7000 N. Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626 www heartlandcafe com www.heartlandcafe.com

Apply to perform at the above showcase and all our showcases around the world at www.songsalive.org/showcases

SONGSALIVE! AUSTRALIA By Roxanne Kiely Co-Founder & Director of Operations

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Songsalive! Sydney Workshop – Oct. 5th - A small but dedicated group of members turned up for the workshop. Four different songs were presented - we were reminded to "hug our children" as we never know what tomorrow will bring; we listened to an historical tale of Australia's convict past and the hardships faced; we heard a beautiful upbeat love song based on the concept of "If If Only Only", and lastly we enjoyed a very, very very sweet love song - literally! Songsalive! Sydney Workshop – Nov. 2nd - As it does every year, the Songsalive! November workshop fell on Melbourne Cup day, so we decided to run a little ‘race’ of our own. (For our non-Australian members, the Melbourne Cup is a prestigious horse race which is akin to a religious event – the entire country literally stops for 3 minutes while the race is run.) We had a quiz with questions based on songs and music with a horse/gambling theme. It was a lot of fun and we had some great prizes and we’ll probably look at doing more of this kind of thing in future workshops. Of course, we also did some critiquing! There were only four songs, so we were able to give each one plenty of attention. What’s great about the song critiquing is not only that you get to hear feedback and explore a range of options, but also that quite often your music and songwriting knowledge and skill are expanded by having more experienced songwriters share their advice www.songsalive.org/sydney Contributors: Roxanne Kiely Songsalive! Australia Director Of Operations Rita Bratovich Workshop Coordinator

(Songsalive! is proudly sponsored by APRA)

LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES California REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

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Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase – Sept. Sept 3rd - The Songsalive! Showcase at Hallenbecks had another great night of music on Sept. 3rd. Jennifer Quiroz kicked it off with her unique indie / pop songs she is a strong up and comer who writes excellent songs! Then Thomas Horning came one - he is a double ASCAP Plus award winner and producer and we were treated to several new songs from his in-progress CD. What a treat for the ears! A great way to start the Labor Day Holiday weekend! Songsalive! Los Angeles Workshop – Oct. 17th - The October Songsalive! LA Workshop had Guest Speaker Kevin Fisher, a multi-platinum selling songwriter who spoke on "How Not to Suck at Songwriting". Kevin's presentation was warm and insightful and was enthusiastically received. Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase – Nov. 5th - The Songsalive! Showcase at Hallenbecks had another great night of music on Nov. Nov 5th. Dean Dobbins kicked it off with his smooth country songs and ballads. Then Jimi Yamagishi came on with a female singer laying down some really great jazzy songs - What a treat for the ears! Jessie Sparks - a member from Melbourne Australia sang her bluesy rock songs and treated us to several brand new songs. And Roz Esposito p sang g everything y g from ballads to blues with style y and humor - she was great! Another month of fantastic music by Songsalive! members in Los Angeles! www.songsalive.org/losangeles Contributors: Dave Harvey, Mark Micklich LA Showcase Sho case Coordinator and Workshop Coordinator

ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY California REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

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Songsalive! Orange County Picnic – Sept. 19th - Four musicians gathered on a windy but warm and beautiful Orange County Sunday for the first annual Songsalive! Orange County Picnic at Atlantis Park in Garden Grove, California. Three guitarists, and your humble chapter coordinator on acoustic bass. It made for some interesting looks from the parks normal basketball, baseball, and soccer players wandering by, and we were more than happy to entertain them all. One of the guitarists was a new face to Songsalive!, and he said he will definitely try to make it back to more events. It's always great to hear that. that Songsalive! Orange County Showcase – Oct. Oct 19th -In In spite of roaring thunder and pouring rain, a small but happy crowd joined us at Sam Ash Music for our monthly Songwriters' Showcase. This month we welcomed a new face with a new name: Charlie O'Donnell, formerly Charlie White, who commented it had been a while since she had performed in Orange County. We were honored to have her! Afterward, returning favorite Gil Hager did something completely different: He put his songs together as a medley, and performed for 25 minutes -- non-stop. non stop Never seen anything like it. it We gave him a standing ovation for that one! - Songsalive! Orange County Showcase – Nov. 16th - One of our mottoes for the Orange County Songsalive Showcase is "Come hear local and international songwriters". In this case, we meant that quite literally! We had one performer from the South Bay, and one from the Southern Hemisphere! Kaye Reznick got the crowd going first, strumming her beautiful Martin guitar and singing songs about life in the Los Angeles region and the Devil -- her words. words The second half of our show we welcomed Jessie Sparks from Australia, making a stop in Orange County while she's in America for a full-band recording project. We were very honored to have her! On stage it was just her hands on a piano, and her powerful voice captivating the audience. We skip December here -- there's a lot going on at the store for the holidays! -- but this was a great send-off for 2010. We'll be back with more showcases in 2011! www.songsalive.org/orangecounty

Gil Hager, Songsalive! member at the OC Showcase at Sam Ash, Westminster, CA

Songsalive! Orange County Workshop set up, at Spires Restaurant, Westminster, CA Contributor: Rodney O’Riley Orange County Chapter Coordinator

CHICAGO Illinois REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

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Songsalive! Chicago Workshop – Sept. 11th - Songsalive! Chicago hosted an educational workshop on September 11th. 11th Four people presented songs to be critiqued. The songs were of high quality, and the feedback was good. The guest speaker was Marci Rolnik of Lawyers for the Creative Arts (www.law-arts.org). She spoke about "Navigating Copyright Law and Contracts to Protect Song Compositions and Recordings." She talked at length about what copyright is, what it protects & what needs to be copyrighted, and why it is important to have your work copyrighted. She also touched on performance rights organizations, organizations licensing contracts, contracts and trademarks. Marci answered everyone's questions. She was a fantastic speaker, and everyone learned something new. Wonderful workshop! Songsalive! Chicago Workshop – Oct. 9th - Songsalive! Chicago hosted a fantastic workshop on October 9th. Five people presented songs to be critiqued. The songs were very good, and the feedback was excellent. The guest speaker was Shaun Barrett of 4 Ohm Entertainment Group. He spoke about "What Songwriters Need to Know About Music Artist Management. Management " He talked about the various types of artist managers and what an artist manager does. He was very knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions. It was a really informative workshop! Songsalive! Chicago Workshop – Nov. 13th - Songsalive! Chicago hosted a wonderful final workshop of 2010 on November 13th. Four people presented songs to be critiqued, and they each received positive, constructive feedback on their songs from everyone in the group The guest speakers were Paddy Noonan & Maurice White of group. IMRadio.com. They spoke about "Radio Airplay and Marketing for All Independent Musicians." They each gave a brief summary of their background and talked briefly about the various music marketing websites and how IMRadio has positioned itself within the larger industry picture. They also talked about how traditional radio finds music and generates plays. They then opened the floor for questions. It was a really interesting workshop! www.songsalive.org/chicago Contributor: Mary Lemanski Chicago Chapter Coordinator

Songsalive! Chicago October 9, 2010 Workshop ‐ Guest speaker, Shaun Barrett of 4 Ohm Entertainment Groups

LAS VEGAS Nevada REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

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Songsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Sept. 20th - Las Vegas hosted a workshop with 19 people in attendance. attendance We talked about the Songsalive sampler deadline approaching and how to get involved. Also we discussed the Green Girl Music Fest coming up. Sharon Ludlam the founder of the festival was in attendance and filled us in on how to participate. We will be hosting a booth at the Saturday festival event Oct 16th in Bruce Trent Park. Some of our members will be performing at the various venues throughout the weekend. We had 7 members present their songs; Mac Light, Ron Herz Betty Miller, Herz, Miller Cliff Latshaw, Latshaw Ms. Ms Brown and Baby J and Michael Smythe. Ms. Brown and Baby J have an appointment to pitch their song to Gladys Knight. We wish them the best and can’t wait to hear the results.Songsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Oct. 18th - What a lovely workshop with Gilli Moon! We had 16 people in attendance. Gilli talked about tons of tips to prepare us to get out there and present our material in the best light. The 5 P’s sum up her presentation; Proper preparation prevents poor performance We had some great questions and then had 8 song performance. critiques. Dave Skrock, Ann Parenti, Ronny Epps, Gilby Landin, Ron Herz, Mac Light, Nick Cook and Jeff Mix. We didn’t have time to get to everyone. The caliber of songwriting was fantastic. Las Vegas really showed up! Songsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Nov. 15th We had an eye-opening workshop in Las Vegas. Our guest speaker Michael Bloom, Apple I-Tunes producer spoke. He told us about the differences in going between an Aggregate, major label, independent label your own label and direct to an II-Tunes label, Tunes Producer. Producer He gave us some perimeters like 35 MB per minute for your final mix and an uncompressed aiff file. Then they will add the secret sauce. In addition to that, he said to watch for the songwriter’s page soon to launch on I-Tunes. Michael will come back and give us workshop on how to use those tools when it is public. We had 15 talented guests and 10 presented songs. What a fabulous night of learning and sharing. We will be off in December, but back on January 17, 2011 same place - same time. time www.songsalive.org/vegas Contributor: Candace Kruse Las Vegas Chapter Coordinator

Songsalive! President Gilli Moon speaks at the October Las Vegas Songsalive! Workshop about DIY Music Licensing (placing songs in film and TV, a Hollywood perspective. Below, Candace Kruse Chapter Coordinator, Gilli Moon, and songwriter Mac Light

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REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS Songsalive! Placer County* Showcase – Sept. 16th - Michael Gregory performed 4-5 songs and gave an explanation of Songsalive! benefits. Then Dave and Mike did their set of songs with tight 3 part harmony, 2 acoustic guitars and an electric bass. They got a lot of compliments on their music. Next up was Billy Buckman with his original Guthrie Guthrie-ish ish folk songs. songs He captivated the audience with his witty comments and clever lyrics. Last up was Will, one of the guys from my open mic night who dropped in to check things out. I got him up to do some of his cool finger-picking songs. All in all everyone had a great time and several folks said they be back just to listen next month. Songsalive! Placer County Showcase – Oct. 18th - Michael Gregory did 4-5 songs and an explanation of Songsalive! benefits. Then Bruce Tuttle got up and did his sensitive love songs to the delight of the audience. audience Next up was Chris McKracken who played his very lively country oriented songs. Everyone was tapping their feet and having fun. Last up was my friend Sandra Mac Dougall and her accompanist. They rocked the crowd with her catchy up tempo songs. I joined in on a few harmonies. We had 22 people in attendance several were folks who just stopped in to listen and enjoy the food. Songsalive! Placer County Showcase – Nov. 18th - Michael Gregory did 4-5 songs and an explanation of Songsalive! benefits. benefits Then Sandra Mac Dougall got up and did her provocative songs to the delight of the audience. Next up was Steven Andew Kacsmar who played his very quirky songs. We all had a good time! www.songsalive.org/placercounty Contributors: ^ Michael Gregory Placer County Chapter Coordinator * Formerly Grass Valley Chapter

> Katie Garibaldi San Francisco Chapter Coordinator

SAN FRANCISCO, CA Songsalive! San Francisco Showcase – Oct. 7th - Songsalive! is running a San Francisco showcase series every first Thursday of the month, currently held at Velo Rouge Cafe in San Francisco, CA hosted by local artist Katie Garibaldi. The most recent showcase took place on October 7th and featured singer/songwriters Paulina Logan and Michael Gregory. Paulina Logan graced the stage with her signature pink guitar and won the audience over with her soaring vocals. Michael Gregory, coordinator of the Songsalive! Placer County chapter, closed out the night with catchy songs, songs one of which he invited a friend on stage to sing with. Songsalive! San Francisco Showcase – Oct. 7th - Songsalive! is running a San Francisco showcase series every first Thursday of the month, currently held at Velo Rouge Cafe in San Francisco, CA hosted by local artist Katie Garibaldi. The most recent showcase took place on N November b 4th and d featured f t d new Songsalive! S li ! member b Michael Mi h l Gaither. G ith Gaither is a master at story songs, and charmed the audience with many songs about animals, reflecting his background in animal rescue. He switched from guitar to ukulele, and even added harmonica to some tunes. www.songsalive.org/sanfrancisco In picture: Paulina Logan, Songsalive! member, performs at the San Francisco Showcase, Velo Rouge Café, October 2010

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KIM SONDERS Hailing from Copenhagen, Copenhagen Denmark, Denmark Kim Sonders bring an original and honest voice to pop music. With influences as diverse as the Beatles & The Doors up to contemporary female pop artist, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Sonders has thrown himself into the songwriting and performing world. His current CD, Color On My Wall, brings those popsensitivities to bear. Read Dave Harvey's review of Kim's CD to the right. Also, find out more about Kim in his Songsalive! interview at www.songsalive.org/members Congratulations Kim on your new CD and on being named, Songsalive! Member of the Month.

DOOR ON MY WALL Album Review Kim Sonders is a songwriter from Copenhagen, Denmark who brings an honest and d original i i l voice i to t the th songs on his hi new CD: CD Color On My Wall. His arrangements are a blend of ballads and contemporary pop always with pleasant arrangements – with songs like “House of Love” that are more up-tempo with very nice jangling guitars picking out the melody. Kim writes of the wonders and joys of love with also the nightmares and defeats in love as well. The title song, “Color on My Wall” in a snappy tune with excellent background vocals and these really give the sound of the song much needed depth and harmony. As in many instances with songwriter produced works it may have been more interesting to hear a different voice in some of the songs – or perhaps hearing them in his native language as the English sounds a bit strained at times. But in several songs Kim’s voice has an alluring Euro-Pop sound that could work very well in an indie / alternative style – similar to the Chonchords - and I could envision some of the better songs placed in independent films.

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IN THE NEWS Songsalive! - Songwriters h l i other helping th songwriters it As printed in the Los Feliz Examiner www.examiner.com by Bob Leggett If you're serious about songwriting, then this is th organization the i ti ffor you. Songsalive! S li ! iis a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, supporting, educating and promoting songwriters and composers worldwide. It was founded in Sydney, Australia in 1997 by Gilli Moon (www.gillimoon.com) and Roxanne Kiely (www roxanne kiely com) two Australian born (www.roxanne.kiely.com), singer-songwriters. With more than 20 chapters worldwide, Songsalive! is an organization run by songwriter volunteers for songwriters. Included among those 20 chapters are Los Angeles, Orange County and Las Vegas. So - what are the benefits of membership in Songsalive!? For starters, members can attend monthly showcases that allow them to showcase their talents. In fact, an artist can make a tour of the United States by playing at the different monthly showcase locations. In addition, the chapters have monthly educational workshops where members can

learn from industry professionals and receive critiques on their works in progress. These speakers include world-class songwriters like DeeDee O'Malley and Clay Drayton, as well as producers, music supervisors, managers, label executives and the like. The Los Angeles chapter has its monthly showcase on the first Friday of each month at Hallenbeck's Hallenbeck s General Store in North Hollywood. In addition, the monthly educational workshop is held on the third Sunday at the Finnish Center in North Hollywood. The Orange County Chapter holds its monthly showcase on the third Tuesday of each month at the Sam Ash Store in Westminster. Its educational workshop p is on the last Sunday of each month at the Spire's Restaurant in Garden Grove. I attended the workshop held on November 21 at the Finnish Center, featuring Clay Drayton as the speaker. For those of you who don't recognize the name, Clay was a writer for M t Motown for f more than th ten t years, as wellll as other labels. Clay is responsible for such hits as Love Hangover, performed by Diana Ross, and Dancing Machine, performed by the Jackson Five. During the first half of the seminar, members presented their songs for Clay's Clay s critique. Especially memorable was "One Way

Street," written and performed by 12-year old Shane Carther Thomas, which drew particularly high marks from Clay. After the 10 music critiques, Clay taught on the subject of 'The 7 Steps to a Hit Song." The talk was inspirational and very helpful. Members also enjoy the occasional party. In fact, Songsalive! and The Songwriter's Network are joining forces to present the Jingle Jingle Holiday Party at the Mint on December 14, starting at 7 p.m. More than 20 artists will be performing, and there will be raffles and prizes. In addition, the Songsalive! Song of the Year Award will be presented. This event is FREE to members and the g general p public. If any members want to perform at this event, they should submit an application at www.songsalive.org/showcaseapp. For more information about the organization and the benefits of membership, please check out the website at www.songsalive.org, or drop me a line li att llamusiccritic@yahoo.com. i iti @ h I'd b be h happy to put you in touch with the right people. Read this online at http://www.examiner.com Search Songsalive!