WRITING CAMP: NASHVILLE IN LA!

(You missed the camp which took place 12/7-8 as we wrote for the new Gary Allan Record, with our special guest #1 hit/Grammy-nominated writer Odie Blackmon--the A&R for the project. BUT(!) you can still learn from one of the #1 Writer Guests! Get the 2-hr PRIMER from Rick Beresford at this link.

NASHVILLE in LA! The December Writing Camp is a special one, with our guest #1 hit and Grammy-nominated songwriter Odie Blackmon. He is doing A&R for a big record on Thirty Tigers with an iconic artist, and on Sunday 12/8/24, 12-4pm we are running a camp both in-person at historic Enterprise Recording Studios in Burbank and over zoom for non-LA people with the chance to write for that project and get feedback and direction.

BONUS: Writing Camp participants get a Nashville primer on Saturday 12/7, 2pm PT / 4pm CT -- a hit song deconstruction live over zoom with #1 Country Writer Rick Beresford. Rick will deconstruct a couple of Gary Allan hits AND take a swing at a direction he might go. Tune in live to be able to ask questions or receive the archive over the weekend.

There is an option to attend the Saturday 12/7 2pm PT session over Zoom (and archived) with Rick Beresford ONLY, for a reduced fee. Select that option at the dropdown menu.

Contact us to learn more about the artist and the opportunity! 818-848-7664 • info at the songwritingschool dot com

You'll not only get guidance from a #1 hit and Grammy-Nominated writer, you'll have the chance both to submit your co-write AND to pitch an appropriate song from your catalog.

BONUS: "Study with a Buddy" Option where you and a buddy can take part for only $50 for the second person (149 + 50 = 199 for the two people). You can request to be in the same co-writing group or to be split up so you meet new people. 

How the day will go:

• Writing Camp participants will fill out a brief survey in advance so we can set up strong, complementary collaborative teams 
• participants will receive 5+ valuable pre-recorded materials as both a Sync 101 primer and helpful prep
• Camp will begin with our Music Supervisor Guest offering some general guidance and advice, and then an explanation of the briefs themselves for each group. Each group will have a chance to ask questions about the brief (style, approach, key words, references, etc)
• groups will break out into separate spaces to write. Guitarists bring your guitars; keyboardists, we'll have you covered
• the Supervisor(s) will make the rounds to offer feedback and input and guidance on each song so groups can course-correct where needed or proceed with confidence toward the target
• we'll group up at the end for each group to present the current draft of the song for all of us to appreciate
• each group will have the real-world deadline to submit
• You will additionally be able to submit a song of your own, outside of the day's co-write
• option to access additional extensive on-demand materials as well
• option to bundle this Writing Camp opportunity with the full Fall 2024 class and save
  

Be our Guest to watch a conversation with President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, Award-Winning Music Supervisor Lindsay Wolfington! 
Go here to watch the event 

Class will meet over Zoom with some in-person opportunities to gather and collaborate for LA people as well as virtual co-writing rooms for online students in the "writing camp."

Questions? Text or leave a VM at 818-848-7664 or email to info @ the songwritingschool.com and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL CLASS 'PLACING SONGS IN TV, FILM, & COMMERCIALS'

Learn from some of TV's top Music Supervisors, Publishers, and Songwriter/Producers all about how to write, prepare, approach, pitch, and license songs to television, commercials, film, games, and more.  In this unique interactive class, learn from the other side of the desk about how best to build the catalog, relationships, and business acumen to place your songs in the various media. Learn not only what sync licensing agency does, enjoy the opportunity to have your music considered for representation. 

Chances to submit for multiple critical listening sessions and on live briefs for music supervisors, for consideration by sync agency rosters, multiple libraries, and more.

Class will include

• a thorough overview of the world of sync licensing, from the creative to the business
• multiple listening and feedback sessions with some of the following: music supervisors, producers, and accomplished/placed artists. 
• multiple opportunities to submit for live briefs
• a "writing camp" on multiple briefs for a licensing opportunity directly with music supervisors
• a session with a music business attorney with a resume of more than 150 top 10 songs or albums to answer all your questions on the business of music (and not just sync)
• gain insight on your own music from producers with extensive success and experience in all aspects of sync
• assignments designed to help you write and re-write for film, tv, games, and commercials and to help you gain clarity about the role of sync in the creative focus and the business of your music
• each week's class meets live in-person in Burbank and over Zoom with the chance to ask questions of the guests in real time--not simply pre-recorded videos you watch.
• full archives of each week's class are available for your review at a private class site. At that site will be links to all live briefs and submission opportunities, as well as a platform to communicate with class members.

Previous Guests included...
We are proud and pleased to have had these distinguished guests in the previous rounds of class:

• Laura Webb, music supervisor, 2021 & 2022 Winner(!) Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Supervision in a Film for Television, Laura has a knack for discovering the next big song.  She enjoys collaborating with musicians to create original songs for her projects, and current and past projects include the To All the Boys I've Loved Before movies, Resident Alien, Teen Wolf, The Purge, and many more. 
• Alex Nickson senior VP for Television Music at DreamWorks
• Lindsay Wolfington, music supervisor, 2021 & 2022 Winner(!) Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Supervision in a Film for Television, her credits past and present include One Tree Hill, The Royals, Ghost Whisperer, The Village, her hit Netflix show Virgin River, the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film trilogy, etc.
• Evelin Garcia, Music Director at award-winning agency Wild Card Creative Group. She was previously Director of Music at Ignition Creative, and has music supervised a number of theatrical advertising campaigns including Godzilla vs Kong, Boogie, Love and Monsters, Peter Rabbit 2, and Soul to name a few. She has worked with a number of clients including Warner Brothers, Pixar, Paramount, Netflix, Hulu, etc.
• Bleu McAuley was a Warner Brothers recording artist and is an in-demand hitmaker as songwriter and producer (cuts with Big Freedia, Michelle Branch, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, etc). In addition to this expertise, Bleu is the creator and instructor of the respected Berklee College of Music degree course for music production and sync licensing.
• Eric Robinson has worked on countless recordings as engineer, producer, or musician, from the Grammy-nominated Milk Carton Kids to Natasha Bedingfield, from Taylor Swift to Ingrid Michaelson. He brings his vast experience in all aspects of artistry to his work in A&R at Nettwerk--and he brings that vantage point to our sync class. 
• Jessica Vaughn, CEO of HeadB*tch Music and artist/songwriter of 2 of Billboard/TuneFind's Top 10 TV Syncs of 2021!
  Jessica Vaughn does it all in Sync--songwriter, singer/artist, CEO. She brings these hats as creative and business woman to help class navigate opportunities and challenges in sync. Her recent artist projects, LACES and JPOLND, yielded 2 of Billboard's top 10 tv syncs of 2021. What will 2022 hold?
• Ben McLane, attorney with over 150 top 10 record deals, sync licensing, IP, and author of a music business primer
• Daniel Higbee of Secret Road Music Services
• Jason Kramer from KCRW & Elias Music Group
• Garrison Starr, songwriter/recording artist
• Amy Stroup, songwriter/recording artist

Each class video involves a mix of presentation, demonstration, lecture, question and answer, interactive and take-home assignments, regular feedback, and a series of assignments designed to help each class member build and organize their catalog and prepare it and themselves for improved chances of placing songs. There will be actual pitching opportunities with direct feedback from music supervisors, placement houses, and publishers.

THIS CLASS IS FOR ME IF I...

• am a songwriter or producer looking for various opportunities for my music
• have always wanted my music on television
• keep hearing that my songs "would be perfect for tv" but don't know where to start
• want to understand all about how licensing works, how to prepare paperwork, rights, etc
• have a home studio and know there must be opportunities waiting for me
• or...I am not a songwriter but want to learn the business of music supervision from this unique three-dimensional perspective. Two alumna of this class have gone on to respected positions in music supervision directly as a result of this class.