Taught by Alan Roy Scott. Among the many artists who have recorded his songs are Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Roberta Flack, The Allman Brothers, Sheena Easton, The Neville Brothers, Pat Benatar, Patti LaBelle, The Pointer Sisters, Rick Springfield and Johnny Mathis.
His TV/Film credits include songs used in First Wives Club, Top Gun, Coming To America, Karate Kid II, Fame (TV show), Rags To Riches, Santa Barbara, As The World Turns and Beverly Hills 90210, among others.
But Alan is more than a commercially-successful musician and songwriter. He has has a powerful vision: to unite a world community bonded by the collaborative creation of music.
With his "Music Bridges A.T.W." events, he has created original events around the world. In the late 80s he initiated "Music Speaks Louder Than Words," the historic summit of US and Soviet songwriters which included artists Diane Warren, Brenda Russell, Cyndi Lauper and Michael Bolton. Then, "Country and Eastern" featured a collaboration of American, Romanian, Czech and Slovakian songwriters. "Pacific Harmony" was a musical excursion to south Asia, with artists from Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia, where Alan was joined by The Scorpions, jazzman Dave Koz and hitsmith Allan Rich. The Songwriting School of Los Angeles is honored to have Alan teaching this course.
Special guest, Hit Writer Maria Christensen ("Waiting for Tonight", Jennifer Lopez and numerous other credits, see below), learn a variety of techniques and strategies, tackle real-world assignments, meet and write with collaborators, and grow as a writer--both with others and on your own.
Class Meets 6 Wednesday nights, 7:30-9:30pm starting 5/2/12:
This program is especially for me if I. . .
- have always wanted to co-write but have never tried before
- would like a safe, professional setting in which to work with a number of different writers
- would love a real-world opportunity to write with and for emerging artists who are special guests
- feel confident in my own writing and want an opportunity to grow and improve
- am feeling stuck in my own work and could use a jump-start of creativity
- have been hoping to network and collaborate but have not found like-minded people
- want a positive, respectful, and constructive arena to find potential collaborators
- want to learn the professional aspects of the business of collaboration
- want real-world assignments (members of the summer session placed their co-write on a visiting artist's record!)
- realize that many of my favorite songs were written not by a single writer but by co-writing teams, and now I want to become part of a productive, successful creative tandem
Eligibility: for intermediate and advanced writers
Tuition: $299
Tuition Specials: You may qualify for any one of the following specials designed to make this powerful course a part of your life:
1) Take any other class this semester additionally and receive $100 off the tuition of Co-Writing Songs (makes class $199)
2) Have you taken the class before? With new co-writers and new guests, it's new every time. Take it again for half tuition ($150).
3) Enroll with a friend who is new to The Songwriting School and you EACH take $100 off tuition to Co-Writing Songs ($199 each).
To see a full list of courses, including dates and tuition amounts, or to register for one or more classes, click the big blue button below.
To have someone contact you personally to discuss your best plan of study, please call 818-848-7664 OR fill out this form.
ABOUT Special Guest MARIA CHRISTENSEN...
Maria began singing and writing songs at the age of 9 after receiving a guitar from a family member as a gift and has continued to do so ever since.
Originally from South Florida by way of Pittsburgh, PA, Her voice caught the ear of Grammy award winning producer Ric Wake, who produced such artists as Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Taylor Dane and she moved to New York to record with him. The result was her self titled album on Atlantic Records.
At that time she co wrote with some of the most successful songwriters in New York and she honed her own skills as a songwriter and began to place songs with many successful artists. This lead to a publishing deal with "Notation Music Publishing"
Later, Maria also found success as the former lead singer of the group 3rd Party on A&M Records (that charted two Billboard pop hits, "Can You Feel It", which became an anthem that was played in many ballparks around the country, and "Love is Alive").
Her songs have been recorded by artists including Celine Dion, ("Just a Little Bit of Love" and "Christmas Eve") both on which she also lent backing vocals, N'SYNC,("The Only Gift") and Jennifer Lopez for whom she penned and added her vocals to the Top 5 Billboard charting single "Waiting For Tonight."
Her music can also be heard in films and t.v shows such as "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen", "Drumline" "Kiss me Guido" and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
She has also written for and sang with such artists as Kristine W. (Number 1 Billboard dance hit "Loving You") Anastacia, Raven Symone, Eternal, Wild Orchid, Paulina Rubio and Martin Sexton among others.
She co wrote the current single for German artist Joana Zimmer on Edel Records which was released June 1st 2010 where it debuted on a popular German soap opera and has two songs on a new Disney project called "Lemonade Mouth".
She is currently living and writing in Los Angeles.
