JAI JOSEFS Melody Magic Workshop - Saturday May 10th- Fort Mason

Jai Josefs will give a Melody Magic workshop on Saturday, May 10th at a Fort Mason in the Gatehouse, San Francisco 11am-4pm. The cost for the workshop will be $55 for members and $65 for non-members. Sign up using the link below or you can call the office to be included (650) 654-3966.
There are some melodies that have an almost "magical" quality to them. They're fresh, interesting and most importantly, you immediately like and remember them the first time you hear them. In this workshop, using examples from hit songs in the Pop, Rock
and Country idioms, Jai will demonstrate how you too can create melodies that have this effect on your listeners. You will learn the specific techniques that great writers use to make their melodies memorable Ð and how you can immediately begin applying these techniques to your own writing.
Jai Josefs is the author of Writing Music for Hit Songs, the definitive text on modern music writing endorsed by hit writers including Diane Warren. He is also a nationally renowned songwriting coach who has taught songwriting for dozens of songwriting
organizations and conferences natiowide and had many students go on to successful careers in the industry.
In addition, he is a successful songwriter/producer in his own right whose credits include more than 30 recordings with such companies as MCA, RCA, Motown, and Disney and hit artists like Jose Feliciano. His songs have been used in TV shows on every major network (CSI, Brothers and Sisters, What About Brian, Monk, Cold Case etc.) as well as over a dozen major motion pictures. WEBSITE: http://www.jaijomusic.com/
Jai also leads a private monthly workshop in which he serves as teacher and mentor in all aspects of songwriting from melody and lyrics to chords and groove to collaboration and marketing. For more information, you may contact him directly at jaijomusic@yahoo.com Sign Up Now

STEVE MEMEL Workshop on Sunday, June 1st- at Fort Mason

Steven Memel will give a performance workshop on Sunday, June 1st at 11AM at Fort Mason Building C room 210. Cost for the class is $50 for WCS Members and $60 for non-members. He will begin with a seminar and follow up with performance critiques to show ways of drastically improving your performance skills.

Steven Memel is an internationally acclaimed vocal technique and performance coach. His clients have won Grammies, Emmys, and Tony Awards and have been nominated for Academy Awards and Golden Globes. His clients have also recorded on Sony, BMG, Jive, Epic, J Records, DreamWorks, A&M, Atlantic, Warner Bros. and more.

Steven has also lectured and taught at various conferences and institutions, including TAXI Road Rally, Independent Music Conference - Philadelphia, Nashville Music Conference, Bermuda Songwriters Association, West Coast Songwriters Conference, SongsAlive, Musician’s Institute, UCLA, USC and numerous international programs.

Notable Clients:
• Adam Levine (Maroon 5) • Justin Long (Alvin & the Chipmunks) • Drew Barrymore • Brittany Murphy (Happy Feet) • Taryn Manning (Hustle and Flow, 8 Mile) • Melee • Juliet Simms • Big City Rock • Lauren Bacal • Mariel Hemingway • Isabella Rossellini • John Wood
• Linda Hopkins Sign Up Now

PAT PATTISON - Phrasing: The Body Language of Your Song - July 19/20

Phrasing: The Body Language of Your Song. This seminar will give you important keys to phrasing your lyrics for the most impact and support of meaning. We'll work with rhythms and placements, making sure that the line, like body language, helps to really deliver the emotion you intend. This is a "can't miss" seminar -- it's bound to take your writing to the next level.

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 patpattison.com. Several of his students have won Grammys, including John Mayer and Gillian Welch.

"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.” – Grammy winning artist/songwriter John Mayer

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STEVE SESKIN Critique Class

Steve Seskin will present a monthly critique class, from 7pm-10pm at his home in Richmond , CA starting on NEXT DATE TBA. Cost for the six classes is $250.

Steve is a successful songwriter who has written seven number one songs, including Grammy-nominated “Grown Men Don’t Cry," recorded by Tim McGraw, and “Don’t Laugh at Me," winner of NSAI Song of the Year and Music Row Magazine Song of the Year in 1999 as recorded by Mark Wills. His other #1 hits are “No Doubt About It" and “For a Change," both recorded by Neal McCoy, “No Man’s Land" and “If You’ve Got Love," both recorded by John Michael Montgomery, and “Daddy’s Money," recorded by Ricochet. Other chart toppers include “I Think About You," recorded by Colin Raye, and “All I Need To Know" recorded by Kenny Chesney. The video for Raye’s “I Think About You" single was named the Academy of Country Music’s Video of the Year in 1997, and the song and video were also given an award by the Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence. Recent recordings of his songs include “Pictures," by John Michael Montgomery, “We Shook Hands," by Tebey, and “I’ll Always Be There For You," by Brian McComas.

While Steve is best known for writing hits, he is also a successful performer and recording artist. He is currently touring in support of his latest CD, An Original. This is his 16th recording, released on his own record label.

“Don’t Laugh at Me" was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary and became the impetus for the Operation Respect/Don’t Laugh at Me project, a curriculum designed to teach tolerance in schools. This program has already been implemented in more than 20,000 schools across the country. Steve now enjoys performing at school assemblies in support of this program. The song is now available as a children’s book, Don’t Laugh At Me, which was featured on PBS’s Reading Rainbow in September 2002.

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