Check out the new contests below like the ASGs Song Song Conpetition 2000

A fuzzy picture after a night on the town...

Missed your chance to chat online with Pat and Pete Luboff last year? They're back again this August, so join us and bring your questions! All you need is a Java-enabled browser. More info on the Chat Page.

The Luboffs are the authors of "88 Songwriting Wrongs and How To Right Them"

FAQ

I'm starting a FAQ to answer questions I commonly get.

More Chats

We'd like to welcome Jeri Goldstein, author of "How to be Your Own Booking Agent" to our web chat, November 22.  Join us!

JoAnn Braheny chats with us Sept. 8!

We're very pleased to have JoAnn with us this WEDNESDAY (9/8) at 6 p.m. P.S.T. She has helped out many top-notch performers with their presentation and is known on the songwriting organization circuit as a great lecturer on "goosing your muse." Come join us -- all you need is your browser. Please see the chat page for details!

John Braheny Chat This Wednesday!

I am proud to announce that author and organizer John Braheny will chat with us on the web Wednesday, July 28 at 6 pm P.S.T. (NOT Monday this time!) John is the author of The Craft and Business of Songwriting, a co-founder of LASS, a veteran interviewer of hundreds of songwriters, a songwriting teacher at The Musicians' Institute,... the list goes on. Please see the chat page for details!

Sara Light Chat On Monday!
Sara Light, professional songwriter and instructor will be our next chatroom guest on Monday, July 12th from 9-11pm EST.  Her song, "Home To You" is the title cut and current single on John Michael Montgomery's newly released CD.

Recent columns
A column of mine has been appearing in The Muse's News newsletter. I've now made these columns available on the web.

Recent award
This site was selected by Links2Go as the second best site on the web in the Songwriters topic. Click here to see other awards lyricist.com has won.

Next chat guest - Pat Pattison
Pat will chat with us on May 17. Pat is a songwriter author and hit songwriter. He founded the songwriting school at Berklee.

Chat online with Jon Ims!
BMI songwriter-of-the-year Jon Ims, writer of "She's In Love With The Boy" and "Falling Out of Love", will chat with us live on Monday, May 3rd! All are welcome -- you'll only need is your browser and some good questions. Please visit the Chat page for details.

Weekend Retreat with Pat Pattison
Songwriter/Author/Teacher Pat Pattison will be giving a weekend workshop in Connecticut, April 30-May 2. Details here.

SCALA 1999 Song Competition Announced
To enter the SCALA 1999 Festival of Original Music (FOOM), Song Competition, and CD Release, jump to their site. The deadline is Friday, June 11.

Chat Online With Jai Josefs!
Jai Josefs, the author of Writing Music for Hit Songs, will be chatting with us on the web on Monday, April 5, 6-8 PST. Come join us and bring your songwriting questions! Details on the chat page.

ASG Email List
The Austin Songwriters Group now has an email list.

Christmas Songs!
Janet Fisher of Goodnight Kiss Music is looking for Christmas Songs. She often screens songs at events/conferences I've been at here in California. More info on Opportunity Knocks.

1999 USA Songwriting Competition Announced
Ira Greenfield wrote to me to announce the 1999 USA Songwriting Competition. Winners for the 1998 contest have been posted.

March 15: Chat Online with Dinah Brein
You'll get a chance this Monday at 6 pm PST to talk live on the web with Nashville Pruducer/Songwriter Dinah Brein. Click here for a bio and more information.

Log of Pat & Pete Luboff Chat Posted
A transcript of our last web chat with authors Pat & Pete Luboff ("88 Songwriting Wrongs & How To Right Them") is here.

Goosing Your Muse in Las Vegas
On February 27, John and JoAnn Braheny will team up to Goose Your Muse in Las Vegas. Details on the Events page.

Chat with the Authors of "88 Songwriting Wrongs"!
Pat and Pete Luboff, authors of "88 Songwriting Wrongs & How To Right Them", will be our featured guests at this week's songwriting web chat. Just point your Java-enabled browser and bring your questions.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 6:00 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

Log of John Dawes Chat Posted
A transcript of our last web chat with author John Dawes ("Musicians' Guide to Web Promotion") is here.

A (Thankfully) Rare Personal Plug
FYI, after years of work, my first self-published CD has been released, just in time for Christmas. :-) It's not a music CD though, it's Windows software that plays board games (Chess, Checkers, Reversi, Nine Men's Morris, etc.). More information is on this site. Thanks for listening. Now back to our regularly scheduled program...

The First Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest
A new contest is on the horizon. Check it out.

Monday, January 18th -- Talk with John Dawes!
John Dawes, author of "The Musician's Guide to Web Promotion" will be the special guest at our web chat this Monday. I know you're a songwriter and you're on the web, so tune in your browser at 6 pm Pacific Standard Time and bring lots of questions!

Catskills Conference Next Summer
SummerSong, a new conference and workshop for songwriters, is looking for teachers, participants, and staff members. More info on the events page.

Co-writing with David Bowie?
A rather unusual contest for a $15,000 publishing contract and a trip for two to NYC. The winner will be picked by David Bowie after a vote on the Internet. All you have to do is come up with lyrics for three verses... Bowienet Cyber Song Contest

1998 Unisong Song Contest Results Are In!
Congratulations to Ruth Merry, the grand prize winner of the 1998 Unisong song contest! Congratulations to winner Mark Aaron James, who is one of our Songwriters On The Web writers! Congratulations to Deborah Levoy and Josh Coleman from my area, and to all the other winners! Click here for the results.

Upcoming chat: Pat Pattison!
Pat Pattison, the founder of Berklee's songwriting major and the author of "Writing Better Lyrics", will be on the web to chat with you Monday, November 23 at 6 pm P.S.T. All are welcome, so please come and pose your toughest songwriting questions! For details about the web chat (which has a new site partner) click here.

Log Of Chat With Harriet Schock Posted
A little while ago grammy-nominee Harriet Schock was our special guest on the songwriter web chat. Click here to see the transcript.

15th Annual Mid Atlantic Song Contest
Eric Eckl, the president of the non-profit Songwriters Association of Washington, informs me that their Mid Atlantic Song Contest is now underway. The deadline for entering tapes is February 1. Winners in the contest's dozen categories appear on the contest CD, perform at the awards ceremony, and receive prizes from the sponsors BMI, TAXI, Omega Recording Studios, Songcasting, and Writer's Digest Books. Visit their website for more information or email or call (301) 654-8434.

The Songwriters On Songwriting page has been updated with several new entries.

Log Of Chat With Harriet Schock Posted
A little while ago grammy-nominee Harriet Schock was our special guest on the songwriter web chat. Click here to see the transcript. If you are in L.A. on November 10th, you can catch her doing a book signing and talk at "Book Soup" (7 p.m.).

Chat Online with Grammy-nominated Harriet Schock!
Monday, October 26: Singer-songwriter Harriet Schock will be in our guest in the songwriter web chat room. Harriet teaches songwriting in L.A. and has written a new book for writers: "Becoming Remarkable".

Other Stuff Going On
October 27 is the first day of Jim Messini's workshop on Hilton Head. Lahavot: check out the new opportunity in Israel for songwriters.

Web Chat Transcript
On August 17 we held our first songwriter web chat with an industry guest, which was Alan Roy Scott. In case you missed it, I've posted a full transcript.

NAS Conference in L.A.
I just got back from the NCSA conference in the bay area and it's almost time for NAS! See the Events page for details.

Becoming Remarkable
Advance copies of L.A. songwriting teacher Harriet Schock's book containing her songwriting articles are out: Becoming Remarkable: For Songwriters and Those Who Love Songs Harriet will be our special guest on our songwriter web chat in October.

Philadelphia Music Conference '98
The submission deadline to perform in the showcase is September 10.

Northern California Songwriters Association Conference
It's almost here. See the Events page for details.

Contest Deadlines: UNISONG!
Some big songwriting contest deadlines are approaching fast! Entries for UNISONG's 2nd Annual International Song Contest must be in by September 1! And while I'm at it, submissions to the 1998 John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the PSA's Annual Songwriting Contest must be in by August 31.

NCSA Conference Sign-Up Deadline
If you're planning on attending the Northern California Songwriters Association's annual conference this year, keep in mind the rates go up after August 15. See the Events page for details.

August 10's Chat with Alan Roy Scott RESCHEDULED
Due to a death in the family, Alan Roy Scott had to cancel out of the online songwriting chat we had scheduled for Monday, August 10. He will be our special guest the following Monday, August 17, instead. Our sympathies go out to Alan, and also our apologies to all of you.

Chat with Alan Roy Scott on Aug. 10
UNISONG-founder Alan Roy Scott will be the special guest on my songwriting chat on Monday, August 10. Visit us there! No special software is needed; just use your web browser. Online interview.

Live in California? Only a few days are left to enter the Napa Valley Music Festival's Emerging Songwriter Showcase.

The results are in for the Billboard Songwriting Contest! Congratulations to all the winners!

The Kerrville Folk Festival and the Kerrville Music foundation congratulate the following 1998 Newfolk Winners ....

chosen from 600 entrants. Special congrats goes to Mike Brandon and Dave Carter, who are both Songwriters on the Web. Mike was one of my early correspondents on this site and one of the first to share his wisdom with us.

I've been helping the Northern California Songwriters Association (NCSA) with their new website. It's still got a ways to go, but check back later for information about the annual conference in September.

Coming in July... L.A. songwriting teacher Harriet Schock will soon have a book out containing her songwriting articles. Stay tuned for Becoming Remarkable: For Songwriters and Those Who Love Songs

Remember to drop by Monday evenings to chat on the web! You can access the MOO client through a Java applet.

Pat Pattison wrote me that on July 18-19, he's giving an NCSA seminar in Northern California. I went to the last one he gave and it was great. See the Events page for details.

I just got a note from the Braheny's that John Braheny (author, LASS founder, etc.) is going to give a week-long Craft and Business of Songwriting seminar in TN for the National Guitar Workshop! Guests include hit songwriters Charles John Quarto and Steve Diamond. The dates are July 12-16 so you need to hurry to register. More information can be found on the Events page.

Collifer Music Publishing is accepting demos. See the Opportunities page for details.

Meanwhile, the deadline for the Song Spree Songwriting Competition is almost here, so mail in those tapes ASAP!

Berklee has announced their Summer Songwriting Workshop. Read more about it on the Events page. Sounds like fun!

Congratulations to one of our own Songwriters on the Web, Mike Brandon, for becoming a Kerrville 1998 New Folk Finalist! It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Mike was one of my early correspondents on this site and one of the first to share his wisdom with us.

Acropolis Records is looking for songwriter artists. See the Opportunities page for details.

Another song opportunity came to me and, once again, I've opted to pass it on to you! Ginae is looking for material for a new C&W artist's CD. See the Opportunities page for details.

All entries for the 1998 USA Songwriting Competition must be postmarked by May 31!

The announcement of the winners of the Billboard Songwriting Contest has been delayed again. They claim they'll post results soon...

Rod Kennedy's Kerrville Songwriting School starts May 26. Details on the Events page.

Virginia Records is looking for song demos. See the Opportunities page for details.

New Folk Finalists Announced The Kerrville Folk Festival and the Kerrville Music Foundation announced the selection of 32 finalists to compete in the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition. Finalists will perform on Saturday, May 23 and on Sunday, May 24.

Own Memphis? Don't expect customer support. In the mail today I received legal notice that Passport Designs, maker of the songwriting software "Memphis" shown at the last NAS expo, filed for bankruptcy protection on 4/27/98. There aren't expected to be any assets to pay creditors ...like me (I'm owed thousands of dollars for programming I did on their "MasterTracks Pro" sequencer.)

Thanks for visiting this site. I'll be away in L.A. next week but intend to return with a new co-written song or two!

Ready for the 2nd Annual Unisong International Song Contest? Read the press release and then visit the Unisong site for more details.

Take a peek at the many new entries on the sharing wisdom page.

Announcing a songwriting chat on the web! Since it uses Java, your web-browser is all you need.
Join me and others Monday nights at 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Click here for details.

Info about the 1998 USA Songwriting Competition is now available.

I'm starting a songwriter opportunities page. Got any leads to post?

Ross Altman at an L.A. workshop this Thursday; The SACEM International Music Rights Conference in April;
Come check out all the latest info in the new songwriter events page!

Time is running out to enter the Billboard Song Contest! (12/15/97) ... time ran out

Songwriter-authors Pete & Pat Luboff just wrote me about their site.

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