May. 05, 2019
Greetings, Songwriters! We're meeting again on Thursday, May 16, 7-10 PM. Our discussion topic is "Writing for Sync", followed by song evaluations. Details follow: WRITING FOR SYNC Thursday, May 16, 2019, 7 - 10 PM Messiah United Methodist Church 527 Ridge Pike Lafayette Hill PA 19444 (Parking in back) Sync - music for television and film - is a whole different world of songwriting. Writing for tv and film deserves a completely different mindset (most of the time) than writing in a specific genre. We'll watch videos from NSAI that offer advice for sync placement, and look at exercises that can be done for honing sync-writing skills. Following the discussion will be song evaluations. Please bring 6 lyric sheets. You can perform live, play MP3, or CD. RSVPs appreciated by reply e-mail if you plan to attend. Non-members, guests welcome! OLE PUBLISHING CHAPTER CHALLENGE WINNERS THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to songwriters who participated in the Ole Publishing Chapter Challenge in April. NSAI members BONNIE WARREN and BOBBY McCORMICK are the Philadelphia Chapter's 1st Place and Runner Up winners. Their songs have been sent to NSAI as semi-finalists. NSAI will select finalists from among chapter winners to submit to Ole. NSAI member ANN AMMAR who attends our meetings is also a semi-finalist, having won 1st place with the South Jersey Chapter. MEMBER SHOUT OUT -- UPCOMING SHOWS !!! Two great shows with Philly NSAI Chapter members coming up soon!! We encourage you to come out and support our songwriting community! Saturday, May 11, 7:30 PM Bonnie Warren opening for hit songwriter Scot Sax TBI Music Cafe Live 1120 Skippack Pike Blue Bell, PA Advance tickets: $15 At door: $20 Reservations: [email protected] 610-275-8797 ext. 144 Bonnie Warren, an active and versatile award winning songwriter who travels between Philadelphia and Nashville, will be opening for Scot Sax, Philly native now Nashville based hit songwriter. He has written for singers like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and has numerous sync placements with film and televsion. The triple bill also features the band, Herding Cats. Thursday, May 23, 8 PM The Heartsmiths: Liz Miller - Debra Lee - Juliann Ott The Living Room at 35 East Ardmore, PA Tickets/Information: https://thelivingroomat35east.com Chapter Co-coordinators Debra Lee and Liz Miller, are thrilled to be singing in the round at one of Philly's premier singer-songwriter venues, The Living Room. We hope you'll plan to come out and support the show! If you are a current NSAI member in the greater Philadelphia-Eastern Pennsylvania region, we can list your upcoming gigs in our newsletter. Let us know of upcoming shows, awards, or other noteworthy events we can share with our local songwriting community. Please send an email to [email protected], with complete information.