21 Songwriters – Fundraiser for the Food Bank

Aug 29 @ 1:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Please join us for a day of celebrating original music with 21 of Western New England’s best musicians. This amazing collection of talent (even including a Grammy Award winner & several New England Music Award winners), will all be in one place and in one show. They’ll be sharing their songs with you to raise funds to benefit the vital work of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Bigger Beast Records. in partnership with New Music Alliance, has put together this show at Bright Ideas Brewery. Starting at 5:00 pm, there will be alternating performances on 2 stages with 3 artists sharing each stage throughout the evening. This will be an evening you’ll never forget!

To benefit local musicians, we’re offering Free Workshops (starting at 1:30 pm) that focus on honing skills that are crucial to success in the music industry. Topics

include 2 levels of Songwriting, Music Business strategies, and Studio Recording. (See the list below for more details.) We’ll end the night with an after-hours song circle where anyone can perform a song–bring your instrument!

This is a free event, but space is limited. Reserve your spot now!

Workshops:

  • 1:30 PM Songwriting – Beg/Intermediate: Bryan Titus & Jim Armenti- Topics: What makes a song … a song”; song forms, hooks, prosody (melody/lyric interaction), and our individual writing processes
  • 1:30 PM Songwriting- Advanced “How Will I Know When My Song is Done?” Jon Carroll – Incl. Discussion on Tenacity & Perseverance in Songcraft
  • 3:00 PM Navigating the Music Business: The Venn Diagram of Artistry, Community & Entrepreneurship –Frank Viele and Lee Totten
  • 3:00 PM Making the Most out of a Studio Recording Session: Peter Newland and Warren Ammerman (Rotary Records)

Performers:

  • Jon Carroll
  • Frank Viele
  • Peter Newland
  • Lee Totten
  • Lonesome Brothers
  • Makayla Nelson
  • Richard Parris Scott
  • Charlie Diamond
  • LeFever
  • Bekka Dowland
  • Aimee Van Dyne
  • Katherine Winston
  • Me, Like Many
  • Bryan Titus
  • Liz Reed
  • Kate Callahan
  • Marc Apostolides
  • Laura Clapp
  • Lara Herscovitch
  • Brie Green

Details

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