Jason Blume 2011 Workshops Bookings Open!

Songwriting success with Jason Blume

Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27, Wellington

Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, Auckland

NB: each event is a two-day workshop, running through both days

Want to know how to write your best songs AND successfully market your work? Gain insight from internationally successful songwriter/music publisher Jason Blume.

Topics covered in the seminar include:
· Crafting Melodies Listeners Can't Forget; Publishers Want to Sign; and Artists Want to Record
· Lyric Techniques to Express What's in Your Heart - So Millions of Your Listeners Can FEEL It
· Analysis of Successful Demos
· Taking Care of Business
· Understanding Royalties - And How to Earn Them
· How & Why to Get a Publisher
· Self-Publishing
· Pitching & Placing Your Songs Internationally
· And Constructive Critiques of Selected Participants' Songs

New topics this year:

"Everything You Need to Know About Placing Your Songs and Music in TV and Film."

"Anatomy of a Rewrite: Learn the Specific Tools Used to Turn Good Songs into GREAT Songs"

Selected participants will have an opportunity to receive constructive critiques of one of their songs or lyrics.

You'll leave inspired, and armed with the tools to take your songwriting to the next level, and understand how to pursue the "business" of the music business.

No other teacher has Jason's simple, effective and easy to understand ideas for writing songs. I have been to Jason's workshops every year in a row and have learned something new and exciting about writing every time. Since learning his "tools of the trade", I have refined my writing skills to the point where my songs have made it onto commercial radio and I have played them on stages with artists as big as Bon Jovi!

Nick Roberts - October Rage, Sydney, Australia

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Author/songwriter Jason Blume has produced one of the most comprehensive, no-nonsense, true-to-life guides for understanding and succeeding in the highly competitive world of professional songwriting and music publishing. For anyone seriously considering a career in professional songwriting, This Business of Songwriting is "the quintessential resource" you don't want to be without.

Kirk Boyer, Director, A&R, Disney's Lyric Street Records

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Apart from being a gifted songwriter, Jason is a fantastic teacher. He has methodically broken down the craft of songwriting and gives clear, thorough and very interesting presentations on the various aspects of songwriting. I found his presentations riveting and I have learnt a great deal from these sessions.

He has an amazing ability to quickly see the strengths and weaknesses in a given song, but beyond this, my experience of this is that Jason actually does care for the writer and the song. In summary, I do believe my songwriting has significantly improved as a result of Jason's influence, he has remained very approachable regarding song critiquing, he has a wealth of knowledge, he is an excellent speaker/ teacher, I strongly recommend his services.

Joe Romeo, Australia

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If you are serious about being a professional writer, Jason has compiled the most comprehensive how-to guide I have ever read. All the way from getting a writing deal to understanding it once you get one. This is a must read!

Tom Luteran, Director of A&R, EMI Music Publishing

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"I know how much my students LOVED Jason, and many would be very happy to go to again"

Sarah McNabb, teacher, Waiheke High School, New Zealand

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There are so many truly awful books out there that promise even the untalented success in the field of music. Having read 6 STEPS TO SONGWRITING SUCCESS, though, I'm impressed with the quality of Jason's research and the handy guides to everything from making demos to figuring out where your money comes from.

Janis Ian, nine-time Grammy nominee

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INSIDE SONGWRITING is a wonderfully honest and deeply insightful look at the challenges that face the professional songwriter. Jason's innovative exercises blend creativity and technique, inspiration and perspiration, to turn aspiring tunesmiths into master craftsmen.

Eric Beall, Vice President of A & R, SonyBMG Music

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Jason Blume's songwriting workshops are a "must-do" for any budding songwriter. He will teach you the difference between a "good song" and a "hit song" and give you the necessary tools to take your songwriting to a whole new level. What you learn at his workshops is inspiring and invaluable.

Alex and Alida Valmorbida, Melbourne, Australia

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Wellington
Saturday November 26 and
Sunday November 27
09:30 am-5:30 pm

Wellington Performing Arts Centre, 36 Vivian Street
Te Aro, Wellington

Auckland
Saturday December 3 and
Sunday December 4
09:30 am-5:30 pm

MAINZ (Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand)
150 Victoria Street, Auckland Central
(Just up the road from Les Mills and Victoria Park Market)

$250 Standard registration
$190 APRA members
$175 unwaged and students

The first fifteen who register in each city will be guaranteed a critique.

Additional critiques will be chosen at random.

* Groups of 8 or more: $150 per person, and the organiser comes free

REGISTER NOW!
(see attached form)

or pay at the door if there are still places available

QUESTIONS?

email me: gini@actrix.co.nz

text/phone me:
021-590-788

About Jason:

Jason Blume's songs are on Grammy-nominated albums and have sold more than 50,000,000 copies. One of only a few writers to ever have songs on the pop, country, and R&B charts, all at the same time--his songs have been recorded by diverse artists including Britney Spears, the Gipsy Kings, the Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney, Radio Disney star Matt Johnson, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Scandinavian star Christian Ingebrigtsen, Japanese superstar Tomohisa Yamashita, indie rockers "Escape from Earth," and country stars including Collin Raye (5 cuts), the Oak Ridge Boys, and John Berry ("Change My Mind," a top 5 single that earned a BMI "Million-Aire" Award for garnering more than one million airplays). Upcoming releases include Chris Daysh's Universal Scandinavia debut single and a cut with "X-Factor Scandinavia's" Endre.
His songs have been included in films and television shows including "Scrubs," "Friday Night Lights," Disney's "Kim Possible" and "First Kid," MTV's "Next Thing" and "Taking the Stage," "MVP," "Barbie of Swan Lake," "Dangerous Minds," "Kickin' it Old Skool," "Fame," "The Guiding Light," "The Miss America Pageant," and many more.

Jason Blume is the best-selling author of 6 Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs; Inside Songwriting: Getting to the Heart of Creativity; and This Business of Songwriting, (all published by Billboard Books). Acknowledged as one of the world's top songwriting instructors, Blume teaches workshops for performing rights organizations including BMI, IMRO, and the Nashville Songwriters Association. He presented an acclaimed master class at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (founded by Sir Paul McCartney) and has taught at conferences, colleges, and universities throughout the U.S. and in countries including Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, the U.K., Canada, Bermuda, and Jamaica.

For additional information visit www.jasonblume.com. Blume's music can be heard, and a list of upcoming workshops and events can be found at www.myspace.com/jasonblumesongwriter