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London 3rd -4th August 2024
Safo Studios

Saturday/Sunday
03rd/04th August
 2024

Weekend Songwriting Workshop

Following on from the sold out June  2024 SPPS workshop weekend at Lil Heaven Studios in Holland we are back for another songwriting workshop weekend at SAFO Studios Crouch Hill London.

Each day will be as usual limited to 6 groups of 3 people in your own space and mentored during the day by both Shelly & Paul. Each day will have its own theme as this allows us to focus on a particular style/possible lyrical theme/writing to brief etc. More news on the theme will be given on the day. We are very lucky to have such a lovely and creative/supportive group of songwriters who regularly attend so you will be in a fantastic and safe space to thoroughly express yourself with an informal live performance of your song over a glass of vino at the end of the day!

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These workshops are now sold out

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Saturday 03/08/24

We gotta get out of this place

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The desire to be some where else, to escape current lives and loves or simply 'wanderlust' has informed many great songs. We examine songs as diverse as 'Urge For Going' - Joni Mitchell to 'California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas.

Lloyd Coles whimsical 'Travelling Light' to the expansive imagery and feeling of simply moving across the wide American plains of 'Texas Sun' from Khruangbin and Leon Bridges.

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Prosody in the feel of the music and the tone of the vocal and imparting that yearning feeling are examined before creating your own wanderlust songs and playing back!

Sunday 04/08/24

Writing to live sync brief

Writing to 5 live and current briefs for TV and film sync.

we discuss and explore the often misunderstood world of writing for sync.

What to look for in in the brief, staying on point and writing from the perspective of yourself as an artist and not a 'jingle' writer.

There is a marked difference between library music which can be more formulaic and writing a song that satisfies a briefs remit but has the style and feel of as genuine artist. We explore the different approaches and then choose the requisite pitch!

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