SongNet – The Songwriters Network

Welcome!

The Songwriter’s Network hosts an industry speaker on the first Wednesday of each month via Zoom, and a Showcase (live performances) on the third Wednesday of each month. Please see below for our 2023 events and in Archives for previous events and speakers.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Two songs or 10 minutes on one of the nicest stages & comfortable venues around! Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to reserve your spot! FREE! We will be broadcasting live on YouTube at our “SongNet LA” channel.

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Chris “Hot Rod” Long

One of the most popular mentors at TAXI, CHRIS “HOT ROD” LONG began his career as a music journalist and concert promoter in 1989. By 1991 he had his first A&R job at Chameleon Records under producer Chuck Plotkin (Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan), and was responsible for signings of Kyuss and Ethyl Meatplow. Through the years, Chris worked with such bands as the Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, and Ice T’s Body Count, and served as an A&R marketing consultant for The Los Angeles Times, Delicious Vinyl, and Fuel 2000 Records –– working with Jethro Tull, Julian Lennon, and Ian Hunter.

Chris also managed Platinum-selling band Crossfade (Columbia)- whom he found through TAXI – and co-managed Jonah with legendary music attorney Alan Mintz. He was the first person to shop Christina Perri to major labels, currently manages Ed Sloan (Crossfade) and Trent Rush, and serves as a consultant for several labels, publishers and Paris-based playlist/blog curation company, Groover.

As always, email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the ZOOM link. To submit your song, send us your mp3 and lyrics files.

Free!

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Ben McLane

How often have you heard “Get it in writing”, followed by “GET AN ATTORNEY”? if the wrong things are written, getting it in writing isn’t enough! Ben McLane is one of the most active attorneys in the music industry. His website has some of the best free FAQ resources around. He gets it, & gets it done. As the former head of business affairs/CFO for JWP-USA/BMG Records, working legal and business affairs at Rhino Records, Priority Records and as a talent scout for Sire Records, Ben is one of the few attorneys who know both sides of the table well. His book, Music Business in 10 Easy Lessons is an informative and fast read about the basics of this industry.

With Attorney of the Year & more gold & platinum record awards than any wall can handle, his cred list reads like a Billboard top 40 chart. With clients like Gilby Clarke, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Marty Balin, Ralph Tresvant, P.O.D., LL cool J, Brian Austin Green (yeah, he produces too), The (Dixie) Chicks, the soundtrack for “Above the Rim” & many more. His site: www.benmclane.com, is an amazing resource unto itself, & a great place to start your professional journey into the industry, where his posted articles provide more information than some PRICEY seminars we’ve been to!

Anyone that can afford to give this much away is someone you NEED on YOUR side! He’s coming to share his knowledge, answer your questions & listen to your stuff… FREE! We suggest reading the articles on his site prior to coming so you don’t ask redundant questions, Then, you’ll have some serious specific questions to bring. The kind that usually cost money. Submit your demos & lyric sheets too. If he likes what he hears, you might be next on that client list!

Ben McLane @ SongNet

March 6, 2024, 7PM ON ZOOM! FREE!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the Zoom link & to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet files for a listen!

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Fett

If you’ve been to the TAXI road Rally, you know Fett! One of the most popular mentors & speakers, Fett is an independent music producer and engineer, author, music career coach, and co-founder of the Azalea Music Group in Nashville. He helps artists and songwriters reach their fullest sonic and emotional impact with the recordings he produces, and also teaches them how to do it themselves.

Fett is the author of the popular book Fett’s Mixing Roadmap: A Step-by-step Guide To Mixing Music In The Studio (available at Amazon.com), founder and host of EmpoweringWomenInAudio.com, and teacher of hands-on recording and production clinics for women. He is the former Technology Editor for Performing Songwriter Magazine. His diverse list of clients includes Davy Jones of the Monkees, Grammy-winning songwriter Don Henry, and international guitar virtuosos Tommy Emmanuel and Muriel Anderson. Although he works with folks of all stripes, Fett is particularly known for working with women, and people who are 50 and over.

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the Zoom link & to submit mp3 and lyric files for review! FREE!

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday January 3rd, 2024, 7:00 PM Pacific, PITCH NITE
with Joanne Ledesma!

Joanne Ledesma will be coming online to find new material to place, publish & promote for a couple of companies she has acquired & partnered with recently. Joanne’s placed composers and producers with key writing positions & signed numerous artists in to film & TV music agreements which can be heard on South Park, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, CW network, Tri-Star Pictures and more.

She has said many times “SongNet is one of my first go-to organizations because the quality of work and PEOPLE are the BEST!” Many of you have done pitch nights before. submit your best work, as well produced as possible with a copy of your lyrics and make sure you have all your clearances from those that worked on the project with you. If you’re looking to polish your music, market your talents, sell your songs, create a demo, or educate yourself on the music industry, or just hear some GREAT stuff you’ won’t hear anywhere else, You’ll be here!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet files and get the zoom link for the event! And as always, it’s FREE!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

The Jeweled Universe

1017 Mission St Unit B

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Ronan Chris Murphy

Ronan Chris Murphy is an eclectic, versatile producer/engineer involved with everything from alternative rock and punk to progressive rock and Latin music. Embracing everything from Afro-Cuban music with Irakere to progressive rock remixing some of King Crimson’s classic ’70s albums. He’s has also worked with drummer Terry Bozzio & Tay Zonday, Steve Stevens Tony Levin, and international legends like Malaysian artist Pete Teo, Icelandic band Soundspell, a #1 record with Greek artist Alexia, and many more. His touch can also be heard in non-album projects in video games like Assisin’s Creed & Mafia III.

In 2003 Ronan founded the Recording Boot Camp, which helped pioneer the concept of an intense one week recording school. It attracts students from around the globe & helps everyone from home recording hobbyists to major label producers make great recordings & stop making Lame Records! His life in recording has focused on the art and craft of making records, creating great works that will stand the test of time, rather than chasing the latest fad. His creative approach to recording has been called for around the world, and he’s been a featured lecturer & speaker at SXSW, TAXI, Berklee, M.I, 2MC and other major conferences & events. His productions have received wide critical acclaim, been featured in films and television, won awards and hit the top ten around the world. Murphy is a charter member of the Music Producers Guild of the Americas, a member of the Recording Academy and a contributing writer for the Grammy newsletter.

As an artist himself, he has shared the stage with rockers like Dinosaur Jr., GWAR, Henry Rollins, and continues to perform ambient guitar.

Understanding both sides of the glass is important when working in a world of technical overload, & Ronan’s passion for music is evident in all that he does, and he’ll be with us on ZOOM, listening to YOUR work, FREE!

Ronan Chris Murphy
December 6, 7pm on ZOOM
Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric files & get the link.

Submissions will only be listened to if you are present. Thanks!

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Barry Rudolph

Best known for his work with Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall & Oates, and Waylon Jennings, and Enrique Iglesias and a contributing editor for Music Connection Magazine and Mix Magazines, Barry Rudolph is credited on more than 30 RIAA-certified gold and platinum records.

Playing drums in a rock band during high school and his interest in electronics led him to design and build a PA system for their use and later developed an interest in recording engineering: “I was interested in what made certain records sound better to me and why”.

His electronics interest led to working full-time nights for various aerospace companies throughout his college years. But that ended suddenly when his supervisor fired him explaining to the incredulous unemployment arbitrator: “I didn’t think he like his job”.

Now on his own, Rudolph wandered into nearby United Audio recording studio around 1969 and it changed his life. He quickly learned what worked and what didn’t when you altered the sound with an equalizer and a compressor. It was a place where you could learn by experiment, watch a seasoned pro work, make a few mistakes, and not cause many problems.

Later, after hearing about a studio changing hands in West Hollywood, he started working at the original Larrabee studios in 1970. It was back to basics first as a gopher/helper and then as operator of the mono disc cutter lathe (back then song demos were cut on 10-inch acetate discs) and then as a second engineer/helper on huge sessions with full orchestras.

After assisting on many hit records in the early ’70s cutting a few thousand discs, Barry fell in love with the whole studio life and process, After recording and mixing his first #1 record, Al Wilson’s album “Show and Tell” in 1972, he became a freelance engineer and was invited to join NARAS and is still a lifetime Grammy™ Award voting member.

Rudolph started writing for Music Connection Magazine in 1987 and for Mix Magazine in 1997 and has been a regular contributor and product reviewer to both journals ever since. He started teaching audio engineering in 2010 first at Pinnacle College and then Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.

Barry Rudolph is founder/owner of mixing facility Tones 4 $ Studios (pronounced “Tones For Dollars”). His constantly updated Web site has over 6,000 pages of reviews, technical information, advice, useful charts and recall sheets of equipment front panels, plus Barry’s interesting stories of some of the artists and producers with whom Barry has worked with.

https://www.barryrudolph.com/

Barry Rudolph @ SongNet
November 1st, 7PM PST on ZOOM
Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the zoom link & to submit your work to listen to (mp3 + lyric files). This is gonna be fun!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Two songs or 10 minutes on one of the nicest stages & comfortable venues around! Email showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com to reserve your spot! FREE! We will be broadcasting live on YouTube at our “SongNet LA” channel.

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Peter Doell

With a degree in Music (Electronic Music Composition) and a previous career as a professional musician (Bass), with Grammy™, Oscar©- and Emmy©-winning projects as part of his resume, Peter Doell knows what makes good recordings WORK. As a recording engineer/mixer at such renowned L.A. studios as Wally Heider’s, Sunset Sound, and Capitol Studios, he’s recorded Miles Davis, Toto, Richard Marx, Dwight Yoakam, Frank Sinatra, Poco, Marcus Miller, Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, Joan Baez, and many other respected artists & legends.

His tenure at SONY pictures provided him with an understanding of sync & placements and he continues to be one of the most sought after mastering engineers in the industry.

Renowned as he is, Peter’s all about community, and is a great friend to all who know him. Who else “does lunch” with several dozen friends every week?

Experienced, connected, and a nice guy, he’s the kind of legend you want to have listening to your stuff! And here your chance! And it’s FREE!

Peter Doell @ SongNet
October 4th 7PM PST on ZOOM
Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the zoom link & to submit your work to listen to (mp3 + lyric files). This is gonna be fun!

https://21stcenturyaudio.com/

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

SongNet Presents Bobby Owsinski, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 7 pm PDT

Starting his musical journey his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter and arranger, producer/engineer Bobby Owsinski is one of the best selling authors in the music industry with 24 books that are now staples in audio recording, music, and music business programs in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook, Social Media Promotion For Musicians, and The Music Business Advice Book.

He’s also a contributor to Forbes as a category expert on the new music business, his long-running production and music industry blogs have won numerous industry awards, and he’s appeared on CNN and ABC News as a music branding and audio expert. Bobby’s highly-rated Inner Circle podcast is now in its 9th year, with more than 400 episodes that feature mover and shaker guests from all parts of the music industry.

He’s also recently produced and mixed albums that appeared at #2 on the Billboard Blues Chart and #5 on the Apple Music Rock Chart.
Look up his stuff, & sign up or his podcasts & you’ll see why you NEED to be on zoom for this one!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric files & get the Zoom link for the event!
FREE!
Bobby Osinski @ SongNet Sept 6, 7 PM PST

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, August 2nd, 7pm PDT SongNet Presents Ron McMaster (virtual event)

So amazing, they named a whole recording process after this guy! (not really but should be)

Ron McMaster (yes that really is his name) has listened to more music than anyone, and even more than that, has had a hand in helping that music become HIT RECORDS!

The mastering process is something that a lot of artists miss, especially in the current hit-and-run fleeting state of the music industry. Yet, it often is the difference between getting heard and being LISTENED to. A favorite of producers like Don Was and T Bone Burnett, he has cut LPs for the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, Radiohead and virtually the entire vintage Blue Note catalog, while continuing to work on jazz reissues. He’s mastered or remastered vinyl versions of the Beach Boys (“Pet Sounds”), Radiohead (“Kid A”), Frank Sinatra (“Only the Lonely”) “Meet Glen Campbell,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Freaky Styley,” Wayne Shorter’s “Speak No Evil,” and George Harrison (the “Dark Horse” boxed set) as well as T Bone Burnett’s “Hunger Games” soundtrack, Robert Plant/Allison Krauss collaboration and much more. But not everything was Blue Note-level stuff. “I can remember working with Angelyne [on her EP], and that was just crazy,” he laughs.

Though recently retired, after FIVE DECADES in this business, he still loves music and knows what works, and will be sharing some of that wisdom FREE!

This is an opportunity to ask questions with one of the most legendary figures in music that you never knew was behind music you love & respect, and have him listen to YOUR work!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the link and to submit mp3 and lyric files. Please do NOT send links, as often they do not work for these events. Thanks!

Legendary Mastering engineer Ron McMaster
August 2nd, 7pm PDT on ZOOM!

Seeya then!

Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday July 5th, 7:00 PM PITCH NITE
with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

If you’re looking to polish your music, market your talents, sell your songs, create a demo, or educate yourself on the music industry, or just hear some GREAT stuff you’ won’t hear anywhere else, You’ll be here!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric files and get the zoom link for the event! And as always, it’s FREE!

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Alex Del Zoppo (virtual event)

Woodstock 1969, the very first band was Sweetwater, with Alex on keys. As one of the primary songwriters with plenty of live performances & airplay, he continued to study the craft & business of songwriting, At UCLA, with John Braheny, Jai Josefs, Harriet Schock & others, & established the songwriter’s Co-Op workshops with Franklin Spicer specializing in “the Anatomy of a Hit”, a deconstructive process popularized by LASS & other songwriting organizations.

This led to the creation of an online series calles “Songwriter’s Vantage” and involvement with several songwriting competitions including UNISONG. In 2003, he founded Tuneworks, an intuitive approach to songwriting, & he’s also a constant presence in the L.A. songwriting scene, keeping up with all that is going on, sharing both his knowledge AND keyboard chops with his friends playing on the circuit. Stories from experience, hit songwriting tips, and a little bit of “anatomy of a hit” will all be part of this special night with the legendary Alex Del Zoppo!

As always, we’ll be listening to as much as we have time for, be sure to email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric files, and for the Zoom link!

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Lenise Bent (virtual event)

Lenise Bent is an artist. As an audio engineer and producer who has put her creativity and talent on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan and “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp, she uses the brush strokes & colors found in recording gear to help those on the other side of the glass realize their vision.

She is the first female engineer on record to receive a platinum album for Blondie’s “AutoAmerican” album, which features a wide range of sounds & music from the Caribbean groove of “The Tide is High” to the danceable rap-infused “Rapture”.

She also archives and repairs audio, instructs, consults and holds workshops for audio students and singer/songwriters. She is a long-standing member of many audio organizations including the Audio Engineering Society, SoundGirls and the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy.

Currently exploring spatial/immersive audio recording for music and sound healing, Lenise knows audio. Lenise knows awesome. So you should know Lenise. For more info and discography please go to her website at: www.lenisebent.com.

Then be sure to get the Zoom link & join us online May 3rd, 7pm PST.
Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the link and to send in your mp3 an lyric sheet (preferably txt file) files for listening and feedback!
Free!

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 7:00 pm PST SongNet Presents a Virtual Literature and Lyrics Workshop with Scott Memmer!

Literature and Lyrics Workshoop (via Zoom)

In this engaging workshop English Professor Scott Memmer walks us through the great works of literature and shows us how the writing techniques used by our finest writers – Shakespeare, Chekhov, Dickinson, Tennessee Williams, James Joyce – mirrors the writing techniques of our greatest songwriters.

During this interactive workshop we will pull apart then put back together some of the finest songs ever written. What makes them great? What techniques do these world-class writers use to craft their songs? And most importantly, how do these songwriters create works of art that move the listener?

This is not some boring, arid, freeze-dried “lecture” requiring a snooze button and electroshock to stay awake. No. Nor is it a songwriting critique session designed to tear apart – and down – your songs. No. This is a workshop alive with the celebration of great songwriting, songs that have stood the test of time, songs that accomplish that most important of tasks – to elicit an emotional response in your listener.

With practice and study, you CAN learn these techniques.

Activities:
● Timed writing exercises (stop listening to that inner voice that says your songs suck).
● Group work focused on taking apart and analyzing songs.
● Avoiding modifiers. Using nouns and verbs to add power to your lyrics.
● What is an action verb? Why use the active voice instead of the passive?
● Getting rid of adverbs and adjectives and other enemies of your song.
● Less is more: How to cut and edit your songs for increased emotional impact.
● The importance of studying great literature to improve your lyrics.

Questions about this workshop? Feel free to email me ahead of time at scottmemmer@yahoo.com.

Email showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com to reserve your spot and get the Zoom link!

ABOUT SCOTT MEMMER

Scott Memmer’s first love affair with the sound of words and the human voice began in the 1950’s, around the dining table of his grandmother’s kitchen, in Valley City, Ohio. His grandmother, Hazel Cadnum, was born in 1896, and was a yarn-spinner of the first degree. Raise in a rural community before the widespread use of electricity, telephones, indoor plumbing or natural gas – before radio and television – what did Hazel and her family and friends do all day? They talked. And talked, and talked. As Memmer notes, “Mark Twain died in 1910, so my grandmother’s life dates crossed paths with Samuel Clemens. They came from the same midwestern storytelling tradition.”

Scott was born and raised in Cleveland, OH, then moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was 16. Like so many of that generation, he was immediately drawn to the country-folk music coming out of Laurel Canyon and the Hollywood Hills. Thus began Scott’s second love affair: song lyrics. Yet it would be more than forty years, not until 2014, before Scott attempted to write his first few songs. “These songs must have been stored in some dusty corner of my mind,” Memmer says. “Some cryogenic ancient deep freeze. I have no idea where they come from.” But then the songs flooded out, more than thirty in two years.

Beginning in 1971, Scott worked so many odd jobs that he lost count – short-order cook, bartender, limousine driver, retail sales, wholesale sales, automotive journalist, political reporter, newspaper delivery, substitute teacher, assistant lecture, drama coach, technical writer, marketing writer, and ten or twenty others – fired from many, retained by few, great preparation for the lowly craft of a songwriter. Along the way he became a national award-winning playwright, earned an BA In English at CSUN and a Masters in creative writing from USC; and for the last 18 years has worked as a fully tenured English professor at Antelope Valley College, in Lancaster, CA.

But none of this matters. None of this compares his third love affair – his wife, Rhonda. This September they will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. Of being married to an English teacher and a songwriter, Rhonda says, “I like the roller coaster.” His two daughters filled the cup: and his grandson, Max – who stole his heart and will not give it back – brimmed it over.

For more than thirty years Scott Memmer has been obsessed with parallels between great songwriting and great literature. Join us as we take a deep dive into the finest songs ever written.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 7:00 pm PST SongNet Presents Ben McLane!

How often have you heard “Get it in writing”, followed by “GET AN ATTORNEY”? if the wrong things are written, getting it in writing isn’t enough! Ben McLane is one of the most active attorneys in the music industry. You’ll find his name in almost every issue of Music Connection magazine, helping to get someone a deal. His website has some of the best free FAQ resources around. He gets it, & gets it done. As the former head of business affairs/CFO for JWP-USA/BMG Records, working legal and business affairs at Rhino Records, Priority Records and as a talent scout for Sire Records, Ben is one of the few attorneys who know both sides of the table well. With Attorney of the Year & more gold & platinum record awards than any wall can handle, his cred list reads like a Billboard top 40 chart. With clients like

Gilby Clarke, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Marty Balin, Ralph Tresvant, P.O.D., LL cool J, Brian Austin Green (yeah, he produces too), The (Dixie) Chicks, the soundtrack for “Above The Rim” & many more. His site: www.benmclane.com, is an amazing resource unto itself, & a great place to start your professional journey into the industry, where his posted articles provide more information than some PRICEY seminars we’ve been to!

Ben McLane @ SongNet
March 1 7PM

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the Zoom link & to submit

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, February 1^st 2023, 7PM /PST SongNet Presents Bobby Borg!

Drumming for multi-platinum band WARRANT, touring with Beggars & Thieves, songwriter & session pro, Bobby Borg knows the right people. He’s the author of “THE MUSICIANS’ HANDBOOK”, which is used as a text in major universities, & is one of the best books ever written about getting into, & staying in, the music industry. He’s also written books about specific topics in the industry, runs the music business program @ M.I., and puts up GREAT brief Youtube posts on a regular basis you MUST see. Every time he speaks, attendees are blown away by his honesty & the vast amount of information he provides in a short couple of hours. If you THOUGHT you were headed for a music career, but aren’t moving forward, or maybe stuff isn’t happening like you expected, Bobby Borg explains it all, FREE, this Wednesday online on zoom! And as always, He’ll also be listening to your stuff too!
Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric files and get the Zoom link for the event!

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT, PITCH NITE with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

She has said many times “SongNet is one of my first go-to organizations because the quality of work and PEOPLE are the BEST!” Many of you have done pitch nights before. Submit your best work, as well produced as possible with a copy of your lyrics and make sure you have all your clearances from those that worked on the project with you. If you’re looking to polish your music, market your talents, sell your songs, create a demo, or educate yourself on the music industry, or just hear some GREAT stuff you’ won’t hear anywhere else, You’ll be here!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet and get the Zoom link for the event! And as always, it’s FREE!

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday December 7th, 7PM PST, SongNet Presents
Shannon Deane on Zoom!

Shannon Deane fell in love with music at the tender age of 6, when her parents signed her up for violin lessons. Since then, her passion for music has led her to learn basically any instrument she can get her hands on.

Working as a freelance engineer, her specialties are sound design, editing, and mixing for film, TV and new media. She owns, operates and works as creative director and ninja for DeaneCreative currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Los Angeles chapter of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and is the Dialogue/Post Coordinator at PlayStation.

The sheer volume of talented folks in this industry, especially here in Los Angeles, means you have to work really hard to stand out and keep work coming in, especially as a freelancer. Shannon’s goal is to “Be as good as I possibly can at what I do. To tell stories that matter. To represent the under-represented whenever possible.”

In what little spare time she has, you can usually find her racing motorcycles or training Muay Thai and Gracie Jui-Jitsu. We may not achieve rockstardom in some places, but She’s taken a different route and is TOTALLY a star in her own right! In an alternative sonic and music world, Shannon walks the walk, and she will be talking the talk FREE ON ZOOM! Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the link & to submit your mp3 and lyric files for review!

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday November 2nd, 7PM PST,
SESAC VP James Leach @ SongNet on Zoom!

Some of you may remember when we took a field trip to the SESAC offices where James graciously hosted us for the evening! Sometimes referred to as “the other P.R.O.”, SESAC is actually the biggest & most proactive performing rights org. in the world now! With the acquisition of the Harry Fox Agency, SESAC is now also a unique one stop for all things songwriting when it comes to clearances, rights & revenue. HOWEVER…
To be a member requires a little more than just writing a song.

Creative Operations VP James Leach Is all about supporting songwriters & publishers, exploring new business strategies as digital music & media converge. Prior to joining SESAC, he was at Famous Music, where he signed Akon, and consulted for hit TV shows like the Magic Hour & NT Undercover. He also handles some of the most prestigious catalogs for ATV music including The Beatles, Sly & the Family Stone, Michael Jackson and many others.

Find out more by attending this important seminar, and, yes as always, we’ll be listening to your music too. Email your mp3 and lyric sheet files to s ongnetshowcase@gmail.com and get the Zoom link for the event.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 7 pm Pacific, SongNet presents Uri Gelman (virtual event)

Producer/engineer Uri Gelman owns Voodoo Doll Productions, currently based at the legendary Aspen’s Place facility. With roots in Argentina, he’s engineered overdubs for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Fox, Warner & Sony, and placed some of his own work in several movies.

A graduate of Hollywood’s Musician’s Institute, Uri’s familiar with the L.A. scene as well, having played with his own band on the circuit and managing several Guitar Center locations, while having a career as a touring guitarist and session musician. He’s also written articles for several publications & lectured at various schools & workshops. His experience on both sides of the glass as well as understanding what it takes to make it as an artist in the toughest markets in the world gives him an extra edge & insight that will help YOU make your work a little more commercially viable!

Priceless information from a guy who’s been there & done that…FREE!

This is a virtual (online only) event. If you would like Uri to listen to your song and give comments, send your mp3 and lyric sheet files to songnetshowcase@gmail.com and you will get the Zoom link for the event!

To avoid your email going to spam, be sure to add songnetshowcase@gmail.com to your Contact list.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 pm (Pacific, Los Angeles) SongNet Presents Erin Alden (virtual event)

Erin Alden is a Singer/Songwriter / Producer / Podcast Host, based in Los Angeles. Her music has been played prominently on Radio, in TV and Film, on such Networks as Lifetime, Hallmark, Syfy, MTV, E Channel, and in feature films. She’s worked with many of the top iconic producers, engineers and songwriters throughout her 30 year history in music.

Her latest work with South African Artist Cito / BLVD HVNNY, has recently achieved a number 1 on FM Radio for their song ‘Joaquin’, in addition to winning several acclaimed Best Music Video in several top film festivals.. Their other work has won the International Songwriting competition top honors several times.

She is also a songwriter with Sleeping Giant Music Group, which is headed by Legendary Producer Ken Caillat (Fleetwood Mac, Colbie Caillat). In addition to music, Erin is a Podcast Producer of several shows, and Host at Pantheon Podcasts. Her show called “The Real Me” is in support of The Who’s organization ‘Teen Cancer America.’ This incredible show follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer.

www.reverbnation.com/erinalden
www.soundcloud.com/slow-motion-riot
www.pantheonpodcasts.com/The Real Me
www.instagram/ealden22
www.facebook.com/erinalden.alden

Erin will be listening to songs and giving critiques. If you would like your song considered, send your mp3 (small size) and lyric sheet file to songnetshowcase@gmail.com, and get the Zoom link.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday August 3rd, 7:00 PM West Coast time, K.A. Parker (virtual event)!

With dozens of songs recorded by such artists as George Duke, Gloria Loring and Juice Newton, K.A. PARKER is one of the top lyric teachers in the U.S., and has won the top prize in American Song Festival five times. A former staff-writer at Motown, she’s taught at Berklee College, Musician’s Institute, The Grove School, Trebas Institute, UCLA Extension, and more. Her students include major recording artists, music business professionals, and hundreds of working musicians and songwriters.

As a music business professional, she has worked with BMG Music Publishing, CBS Songs (now Sony Music), ATV Music, Island Music, and royalty administrator at Motown. She is the only teacher in Los Angeles who has spent decades on both sides of the desk, both as a business person and a songwriter.

Even with all the kudos & cred she has, she still goes out to events & workshops as an attendee because she knows there is ALWAYS something to learn! And as always, she will be listening to YOUR work too, so be sure to send in an mp3 and a file with your lyrics to songnetshowcase@gmail.com and get the Zoom link.

And yes, this amazing opportunity and PRICELESS information is FREE!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, 7:00 pm PDT (Pacific Time).

Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday July 6th, 2022, 7:00 PM PDT, PITCH NITE with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet and get the Zoom link for the event! And as always, it’s FREE!

Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 7:00 PDT SongNet Presents Camara Kambon (virtual event)

Camara Kambon is an American film composer, songwriter, pianist, music producer and educator. He is known for his collaborations with Dr. Dre (Chronic 2001, Up in Smoke) and Eminem (The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP). He co-wrote Mary J. Blige’s first and only Hot 100 number-one single Family Affair, composed the theme for Mara Brock Akil’s CW Network sitcom Girlfriends, the score for the DreamWorks’ feature film, Biker Boyz, and at age 23, became the youngest composer to receive a national Emmy Award for scoring the HBO film, Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion.

Kambon has worked with directors Oliver Stone, Tyler Perry, F. Gary Gray, John Singleton, Reggie Rock Bythewood, and Rick Famuyima. He also has written songs for Jay Z, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Macy Gray, Sara Bareilles, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Esthero and has been commissioned to write for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded with and/or produced for more than 20 artists, including Nelly Furtado, William Orbit, Perry Farrell, Nas, Gwen Stefani, LL Cool J, George Michael, Eve, Angie Stone, and Herb Albert. As a pianist, he has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Dennis Chambers, Roy Hargrove, Chuck Rainey, Giovanni Hidalgo, India Arie, Delfeayo Marsalis, Patti Labelle, Roberta Flack, Max Roach, and Gary Bartz.

Kambon has received an Emmy Award, three Emmy nominations, three Grammy Award nominations, a BMI Pop Award and a BMI Film & TV Award.

A graduate of Berklee College of Music and recipient of a Master’s in Transpersonal Psychology from Atlantic University with honors, Camara is the essence of a successful musician & knows what it takes to get placements in film & TV, while still being real enough to share some wisdom with our lil’ songwriting family.

And yes, he will be listening & commenting on YOUR work too, so be sure to get it together & email your mp3 and lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com for discussion, Q&A. Zoom link will be provided. We will also be broadcasting on our YouTube channel at “SongNet LA”.

This is going to be pretty epic! You do NOT want to miss this one!
Camara Kambon @ SongNet
June 1^st 7 PM PST
online!

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Lenise Bent (virtual event)

Lenise is also a post-production audio professional, specializing in recording and editing foley sound effects for many films and animated series and has traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising the foreign dialogue recording and producing the vocals for such animated features as “Shrek”, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” and “Shrek 2”. She also archives and repairs audio, instructs, consults and holds workshops for audio students and singer/songwriters. She is a long standing member of many audio organizations including the Audio Engineering Society, SoundGirls and the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy.

This is a virtual (online) event. Email showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the Zoom link!

Free!

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7:00 pm, SongNet Presents JoAnn Braheny (a virtual event)

JoAnn Braheny’s career in the entertainment business started with a leap: from a receptionist at a classical music station to Atlanta’s first full-time female deejay for an FM “underground rock” station.
She honed her skills doing on-air interviews with Dennis Hopper, Peter Max, Harry Chapin, Otto Preminger, Senator Ted Kennedy and others. Moving from DJ toTop 40 promotion for a small label, her experience, and being a woman in a male-dominated business, gave her unexpected advantages as she called upon national radio music directors and she was soon drafted into GRC’s music publishing department to organize and develop it.

With no prior knowledge of publishing, she credits BMI, ASCAP and the Library of Congress for her early on-the-job training. Assisting songwriters in their career development became a passion … so much so that JoAnn opened her own consulting and music publishing company. As owner of Jaffe Music Consulting, JoAnn provided ongoing career direction to new and veteran songwriters, screened and critiqued original songs, worked with producers and artists, and became a founding officer in the Atlanta Songwriters Association.

Moving to Los Angeles with her husband, John Braheny, she continued in the entertainment industry, working with Billboard magazine, CBS Records, Arista Records, Warner Bros. Records and Pictures, ATV Music Publishing, Island Music, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, and many more.

Hired by the Talent Development department of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), she designed and implemented a custom computer tracking system that provides instant access to the myriad of creative skills found at WDI. Also called “the skills bank,” this database, created via one-on-one interviews with hundreds of Disney artists, cataloging their skills, preferences and work styles, is still utilized in the areas of career-path work and team-building. At WDI she had the opportunity to work with and learn from the top experts in the field of creativity.

The corporate ladder, as a career path, doesn’t work for everyone, especially if you’re in the creative arts. Here, four basic career paths, including the corporate ladder, are explored, to identify what motivates and rewards you.

Priceless direction, FREE!

JoAnn Braheny “goosing your muse” @ SongNet!

April 6th, 7:00 PM PDT (L.A. time)
Email showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com for the link!

If you would like your song listened to, please send an mp3 and lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com.

More at joann@goosingyourmuse.com.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday March 2nd, 7:00pm Virtual Event with Music Attorney Ben McLane!

How often have you heard “Get it in writing”, followed by “GET AN ATTORNEY”? if the wrong things are written, getting it in writing isn’t enough! Ben McLane is one of the most active attorneys in the music industry. You’ll find his name in almost every issue of Music Connection magazine, helping to get someone a deal. His website has some of the best free FAQ resources around. He gets it, & gets it done. As the former head of business affairs/CFO for JWP-USA/BMG Records, working legal and business affairs at Rhino Records, Priority Records and as a talent scout for Sire Records, Ben is one of the few attorneys who know both sides of the table well.

With Attorney of the Year & more gold & platinum record awards than any wall can handle, his cred list reads like a Billboard top 40 chart. We suggest reading the articles on his site prior to coming so you don’t ask redundant questions. Then, you’ll have some serious specific questions to bring. The kind that usually cost money. Email your demos & lyric sheets in mp3 format & word. If he likes what he hears, you might be next on that client list! Anyone that can afford to give this much away is someone you NEED on YOUR side!

Ben recently released “Music Business In 10 Easy Lessons” as an e-book, which has become popular in the community and provides some insights to the changes we ALL need to know about! He’s coming to share his knowledge, answer your questions & listen to your stuff… FREE!

Ben McLane @ SongNet

March 2nd, 7pm PST

www.songnet.info for details

Email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for links and to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet for the listening session!

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet Virtual Showcase

Due to an abundance of caution concerning the current Omicron variant, we will have our February Showcase virtual. Each songwriter gets two songs or 10 minutes. Email us at showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com to reserve a spot and get a Zoom link.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, SongNet Presents Daniel Keller (virtual presentation)

In the music industry, there are many roads to success…and many kinds of successes. Daniel Keller is “That Guy”: Musician, tech, producer, PR guy, consultant, educator, talkshow host & more, currently running two of the most beneficial channels on youtube for anyone interested in what makes the music industry work.

Dan’s phone is a whos-who list of people he’s worked with, celebrities, should-be celebrities, and behind-the-scenes people far more important than celebrities. And every one of them has stories to tell. Stories of places they’ve been, roads they’ve traveled and so many reasons why they wound up where they are currently, and where they may go next. And because he’s been there himself, he’s one of the few that can discuss at the same level and bring a level of understanding & inspiration to every interview.

Having worn so many hats himself, he is also one of the few people who can identify what kinds of directions artists can take to make things happen, sometimes not in ways you might expect.

Dan’s YouTube Channel “Get it In Writing” is the home base online for “30 second chances”, quick relevant interviews with industry people you need to know that will provide great insight. “Insights in Sound” are the much deeper long format interviews that are inspiring, educational AND entertaining!

Check it out before you log in. Yes, we’re still going to be virtual, online, so it’ll be convenient, in the comfort of wherever you wanna be, and the links, as always, will be shared before the event if you email
showcase@songnet.info.

This is sure to be an entertaining evening and the kind of stuff you will learn is NOT the kind of learning you will get in class!

And It’s FREE!
Daniel Keller @ SongNet
February 2nd, 7:00 pm PST
www.songnet.org for details
For the listening session, email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for links and to submit your mp3 and lyric sheet!

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet Virtual Showcase

Due to an abundance of caution concerning the current Omicron variant, we will have our January Showcase virtual. Each songwriter gets two songs or 10 minutes. Email us at showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com to reserve a spot and get a Zoom link.

January 5, 2022, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma in a Virtual Event

This coming Wednesday, January 5th Music Placement specialist JOANNE LEDESMA will once again be our guest speaker, and it’s FREE!

One of our more popular industry guests, we’ve known her since her days at other companies programming music for airlines, businesses, Presidents and more, and her starting up & developing one of the largest music libraries in the world. Joanne knows this business like no other, and produces projects and events that also help keep her in touch with the real world too. She is the only guest speaker we have twice a year for sure because she is so popular and provides up to the second information!

Any other questions you can hit us directly @ showcase@songnet.info

YES THIS IS A PITCH NITE SO PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SUBMISSION DETAILS IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD!

Send an MP3 FILE with a lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com No later than Tuesday the 4th. Anything else will NOT BE USED. This is because we need fast standard formats & though we know there are better sounding ways to do this, time is more important in this context, and if our industry guests like something they will contact you directly.

We will not have live performances for this one because for placement purposes, material is always needed “yesterday”, and if you can’t have it here and now, oh well. 300 others will.

When you log in on Wednesday, be sure to pay attention to the chat box, because if there is a problem that is where information will appear, and of course you can have running commentary with other attendees there, great for collaboration!

The event is free but the information is PRICELESS!

Placement specialist Joanne Ledesma @ SongNet January 5th, 7:00 pm PST (Pacific, USA), ONLINE!

NOTE: this event will be online only! We will send you a Zoom link.
@
The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Two songs or 10 minutes on one of the nicest stages & comfortable venues around! Email showcase@songnet.info to reserve your spot! FREE! We will be broadcasting live on YouTube at our SongNet LA channel.

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday December 1st, 7:00PM SongNet Presents Gerald Ishibashi!

“Done it all” is an overused phrase, but in Gerald Ishibashi’s case, it’s true! As a teenager, His dad gave him a choice between a dirt bike or an electric guitar, and since then, he’s become one of a small handful of people in the industry who has performed on major stages around the world, owned a music store, produced and promoted huge events with legendary bands & artists, broke through multicultural barriers, partnered with cities & major corporations to create events and much more.

He’s still active on both sides of the glass, performing with a Santana tribute band and “Island Crooners” honoring the work of artists like Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin & Don Ho while still promoting other bands & artists across a wide spectrum of events & venues. “Because of electronic media, social media, the population has changed, the demographics have changed. And it’s exciting because I honestly believe we can create a world-class venue [online] if we do the right thing!”

“You can get anybody with three phone calls” is one of the secrets of his success. As a person who’s worked with Kool & the gang, The Pointer sisters, Tower of Power, Sugar Ray, The Righteous Brothers and countless others, you know it must be true. Working with and around the issues of promoting events with cities like Newport Beach, venues like the Aratani Theater, and NAMM, it’s proof he knows what he’s doing and is still doing it! This is the kind of PRICELESS career building knowledge that can change your life, and December 1st, it’s FREE!

Send your BEST work in mp3 format with lyric sheets to
songnetshowcase@gmail.com for a review!

(and / or zoom link for this event)

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday November 3rd , 7:00 SongNet Presents Eric Bettelli!

As the Publisher of Music Connection Magazine, Eric Bettelli has seen it all. In 1977 he and J. Michael Dolan realized artists needed something that could help them find gigs, and also realized that clubs needed to showcase their venues and to attract acts. They put the two needs together, formed Music Connection and founded what became the industry standard for performers, clubs, recording studios, publishers, songwriters, and all things music in L.A.

Music Connection has since expanded from its LA base to full national coverage, maintaining an attitude and atmosphere of integrity in an industry that often is borderline in its practices. The magazine has been instrumental in launching a number of well-known music groups & artists over the years, and Eric is proud that the publication has served the community successfully for over four decades!

The publication and its website (musicconnection.com) offer inside information about the music business, including specialized directories and contact information about music professionals every month. Eric knows what works, knows the right people and knows that even in this digital age, being in print really stands for something. Priceless information,

FREE!

Send your BEST work in mp3 format to
songnetshowcase@gmail.com with lyric sheets for a review!

(and / or zoom link for this event)

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday October 6th, 7:00 PM SongNet Presents Tess Taylor!

Wanna real JOB in the music industry? NARIP is the National Association of Recording Industry PROFESSIONALS, which means if you’re SERIOUS about the industry, you NEED to know wazzup.

As founder and CEO of this organization and LAMN (Los Angeles Music Network), Tess Taylor has been quoted as an authority in publications such as USA Today, Newsweek, LA Times, & lectured at Harvard Business School, UCLA, & Berklee College of Music. Tess is an educator that will bring information to share you won’t find anywhere else!

On top of all that, she’s a talented musician & songwriter too & is one of the most connected & respected people in the industry. She will be taking time out of her schedule to explain why you need to know key players in this business, & who they are. And, how YOU can be one. She’ll explain how networking has helped people get working.

Always informative & entertaining, be sure to bring your notepads for this one, ‘cuz she often gets a weeks worth of great information crammed into a couple o’ hours. And as always, we’ll be listening too, so send your mp3 and lyric sheets to songnetshowcase@gmail.com! FREE!

If you’re SERIOUS about your music, this could be another life-changing event!

FREE!
Not in the area?

email songnetshowcase@gmail.com for a zoom link for this event.

Venue

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

www.thesongnet.org Wannaplay? showcase@songnet.info

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 7:00 pm (Los Angeles) SongNet Presents Jeff Weber!

Having produced over 185 CDs with two Grammys, seven Grammy nominations (so far) for artists like Nancy Wilson, David Benoit, Steve Lukather, Jackson Browne, Tom Scott, Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Etta James, Count Basie, Ritchie Blackmore, Pat Boone, Billy Preston, at least seventeen top ten albums, two number one album releases and more, Jeff Weber KNOWS this industry. He’s re-defined the business model for record labels ranging from contracts to innovations in sales, marketing and promotion, re-inventing and re-energizing relationships between artists and labels, and artists and consumers, with format-breaking levels of transparency and unique partnerships in all label/artist/fan relationships.

His innovative concepts were the operational foundations for two labels distributed by Fontana (Universal). Jeff has also helped give back to the community producing The Band From TV, comprised of famous television actors who travel the country raising money for their selected charities. THIS is a guy you NEED to know! His books, “We’ll Get Back To You!” & “You’ve Got A Deal! The Biggest Lies of the Music Business” are a hilarious reference to his thirty-five plus year career AND He will be GIFTING IN PERSON ATTENDEES WHO PRE-REGISTER A COPY OF HIS LATEST BOOK OF HUMOR, “Pandemic Side Effects”!

PRICELESS amounts of real world wisdom, & he’s coming to share it with you… FREE!

Send your BEST work in mp3 format to songnetshowcase@gmail.com with lyric sheets for a review! This will be both an in-person and virtual (Zoom) event. Please indicate how you will attend and we will send you a Zoom link if needed.

Venue

The Urban Homestead, 631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

August 18th, 7:30 @ the Urban Homestead! 631 Cypress ave, Pasadena CA. We are outdoors, you can bring your own mic, or trust our wiping off the community mic. Though we will still stream to YouTube, we will not have remote audio returning back to this event because it’s still just a little too difficult. Sign up to reserve your spot! showcase@songnet.info or songnetshowcase@gmail.com.
Seeya IN PERSON then!

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 7:00 pm PDT, Song Net Presents Col. Darryl Harrelson & Chuck Tenin!

Col. Darryl Harrelson

Col. Darryl has had almost every possible job in the industry promoting, producing, engineering, recording, eventually becoming the Executive Director of the California Country Music Association, while winning a producer of the year award & being commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel for his artist development work.

His company, MLE Studios, specializes in artist development, recording, producing, mastering & replication, and has worked with such notables as Charlie Daniels, Gary Allen, Leann Rimes, Donna Fargo, Little Jimmy Dickens and many more.

Teaming up with companies like Big Fish Music, The Colonel brings out the best in emerging and established artists to further their careers.

Chuck Tennin

Chuck Tennin of Big Fish Music has a career extending back to 1968 when he and Ray Thomas worked with Artists such as Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, Steppenwolf, Elvis Presley, Procol Harum, CSNY Jimi Hendrix, Little Feat, Peter Frampton, Rolling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner, Neil Diamond and many others.

Chuck formed Big Fish Music Publishing Company in 1974, followed by a sister ASCAP company, California Sun Music. Big Fish Music publishes and licenses all types of music to recording artists, motion pictures, T.V. and film projects, as well as artists and songwriter development projects, focusing on background and theme music for television, and has placed numerous songs with NBC, ABC, and CBS TV shows and recently placed songs for one of our SongNet members…and literally placed music on the moon!

Together, these guys have PRICELESS amounts of real world wisdom, & they’re coming to share it with you… FREE!

Send your BEST work in mp3 format to songnetshowcase@gmail.com with lyric sheets for a review & possible pitch by 1:00 pm PDT August 4th. Event begins at 7:00 pm PDT.

This will be both a Zoom AND live event. The live event venue is at
The Urban Homestead, 631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
7:00 pm PDT
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Wednesday, July 21, 2021, SongNet In-Person Showcase

July 21st, 7:30 @ the Urban Homestead! 631 Cypress ave, Pasadena CA. We are outdoors, you can bring your own mic, or trust our wiping off the community mic. Though we will still stream to YouTube, we will not have audio returning back to this event because it’s still just a little too difficult. Sign up to reserve your spot! showcase@songnet.info
Seeya IN PERSON then!

July 7, 2021, SongNet Presents Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma

This coming Wednesday, July 7th Music Placement specialist JOANNE LEDESMA will once again be our guest speaker, and it’s FREE!

Any other questions you can hit us directly @ showcase@songnet.info

YES THIS IS A PITCH NITE SO PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SUBMISSION DETAILS IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD!

Send an MP3 FILE with a lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com No later than Tuesday the 6th. Anything else will NOT BE USED. This is because we need fast standard formats & though we know there are better sounding ways to do this, time is more important in this context, and if our industry guests like something they will contact you directly.
We will not have live performances for this one because for placement purposes, material is always needed “yesterday”, and if you can’t have it here and now, oh well. 300 others will.

The event is free but the information is PRICELESS!

Placement specialist Joanne Ledesma @ SongNet
July 7th 7PM

Sign up to showcase@songnet.info or
songnetshowcase@gmail.com, and
CHECK YOUR SPAM FILTERS IF YOU DO NOT SEE A LINK BY TUESDAY July 6th!

Events will be BOTH online AND in person!
@
The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway
www.thesongnet.org Wannaplay? showcase@songnet.info

June 16th, SongNet IN-PERSON SONGCIRCLE!

The state officially reopens (with a few guidelines still in place) so we are celebrating in song at the Urban Homestead, with a few changes to our usual format:

This will be OUTDOORS

ACOUSTIC songcircle format. Please let us know if you need a keyboard.
No mic sharing, but a single ambient mic will be up for the stream.
Usual format, 2 songs or 10 minutes, whichever is shorter.
We will have a laptop, projector and amp up for online participants.
Masking and distancing requested, but not mandatory.
Bring your own water/beverage (no alcohol).
We will not be asking for vax cards.

To sign up and if you have any questions, please email directly to showcase@songnet.info.

Let us know if you plan on joining online or in person, and if you need a keyboard on site if you are coming in person.

Depending on how this works out, either this will be the new normal or we may add on another virtual showcase on either the 2nd or 4th Wednesdays.

Seeya then!

The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA. 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks off the 210 freeway

Jimi & Steve

Wednesday June 2nd 7PM, SongNet Presents Hit Songwriter Clay Drayton!

As the president of TWO publishing companies and over 40 years in the music industry, Clay Drayton is a Songwriter/Producer who has hits with Motown and 20th Century records. He has written, arranged, produced and played on songs for Diana Ross, The Supremes, the Jackson 5, Bette Midler, Al Wilson, Jermaine Jackson, Billy Davis Jr. and many others, earned multiple gold records, and Clay’s song “The Life of the Party” is included on the CD entitled “Michael Jackson’s 50 Greatest Songs.”

Currently, he speaks at colleges, music schools and conducts Professional Songwriting seminars. Subjects & tips include How to write memorable melodies, prepare your mind for writing, the secret to writing catchy titles, tools of the trade, breaking out of writer’s block, co-writing & much more.

Yes he will be LISTENING TO YOUR WORK so email an mp3 to songnetshowcase@gmail.com to get heard and to get the link! We’ll be sure to put our east coast friends & those with time constraints up first. Getting a reality check from a songwriter who’s been there & done that is good, making a connection like that with someone who can make a difference is PRICELESS, & for tonight, it’s FREE!

May 19th SongNet Virtual Songwriter Showcase

May 19th SongNet Showcase – another virtual Zoom edition! You can be larger than life! get your music heard around the globe! Sign up to showcase@songnet.info to reserve your spot now! We will send you the Zoom link.

Wednesday, May 19th, 7pm Los Angeles time (PDT). Sound check, if needed, 6:30 – 7:00 pm.

May 5^th SongNet Presents Warrior Girl GILLI MOON!

As a founding member of Songsalive! In Australia, Gilli was doing well enough to try her hand at coming to Hollywood to fulfil her dreams. In doing that she also found a need for others to connect & find their direction as well. This is why Songsalive! & SongNet became “Sister” orgs connecting the industry & community along multiple levels on different paths, always looking to each other in this industry of constant change.

Gilli is an entrepreneur, producer, motivational speaker and more and she will be listening to your work as well as discussing what Songsalive! Is all about as well.

This is a VIRTUAL event. To RSVP for a Zoom link, send your response to showcase@songnet.info. If you’d like some commentary about your music, send an mp3 of ONE song with a lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com .

No cover, starts at 7pm sharp and we will give priority to our east coast attendees.

Seeya then!

Steve & Jiimi
TheSongNet.org

April 21, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

April 21st SongNet Showcase – another virtual Zoom edition! You can be larger than life! get your music heard around the globe! Sign up to showcase@songnet.info to reserve your spot now! We will send you the Zoom link.

Wednesday, April 21st, 7pm Los Angeles time (PDT). Sound check, if needed, 6:30 – 7:00 pm.

April 7, 2021 SongNet Presents Chris Fletcher: How to make money as a DIY artist.

Chris Fletcher has her own Artist Development company Coast to Coast Music since 1989.

Her expertise is in booking tours through college & festivals plus acquiring sponsorships, grants and guiding DIY artists in releasing their music to the world. In 2014 she started ‘thecoolschool’ hosting music business panels with manager Icon Kenny Kerner; in 2016 she re-branded the education events now callled MusicBizMentor.com.

Chris is doing weekly FBLive events and a blog encouraging musicians to use their music skills and creativity during these COVID times. The next zoom panels topics include: Planning your music career through COVID, How to place your songs in TV & Movies, DIY tips to getting press & features, Understanding social media and more!

Fletcher teaches in the music business program at Musicians Institute conducting classes on Making Money as a Musician. In fact, ‘Making Money as a Musician’ will be released as a book and a YouTube series by the end of 2021. Chris also is a speaker at conferences and does personal music career coaching. Currently, she guides Multi-platinum songwriter/performer Harold Payne, Global Music Award Winner, Brazilian musician Anna Beatriz and coaches 3 other DIY artists.

https://musicbizmentors.com

https://musicbizmentors.com/blog/

Fridays Facts for the DIY Musician, Fridays at 10am

https://www.facebook.com/MusicBizMntrs

POSSIBLE SUBJECTS for APRIL 7th

How to use my music skills to make money. (I’ll share music jobs to do at home)

Tips to enter into social media and virtual performances. (How to get started)

What does it take to get my music ready to pitch to TV and Film.(Do’s and Don’ts)

When should I be looking to go back to touring? (Outdoor opportunities to pitch to right now!)

March 17, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

March 17th SongNet Showcase quarantine edition! You can be larger than life! get your music heard around the globe! Sign up to showcase@songnet.info to reserve your spot now! We will send you the Zoom link.

Wednesday, March 17th, 7pm. Sound check, if needed, 6:30 pm.

Wednesday March 3rd, 7:00pm Virtual Event with Music Attorney Ben McLane!

How often have you heard “Get it in writing”, followed by “GET AN ATTORNEY”? if the wrong things are written, getting it in writing isn’t enough!

Ben McLane is one of the most active attorneys in the music industry. You’ll find his name in almost every issue of Music Connection magazine, helping to get someone a deal. His website has some of the best free FAQ resources around. He gets it, & gets it done. As the former head of business affairs/CFO for JWP-USA/BMG Records, working legal and business affairs at Rhino Records, Priority Records and as a talent scout for Sire Records, Ben is one of the few attorneys who know both sides of the table well. With Attorney of the Year & more gold & platinum record awards than any wall can handle, his cred list reads like a Billboard top 40 chart.

We suggest reading the articles on his site prior to coming so you don’t ask redundant questions. Then, you’ll have some serious specific questions to bring. The kind that usually cost money. Anyone that can afford to give this much away is someone you NEED on YOUR side! His book, “Music Business In 10 Easy Lessons” is available as an e-book, & he’s coming to share his knowledge & answer your questions FREE!

IMPORTANT!

Email “showcase@songnet.info” for the free link to attend, and check your spam filters if you do not get the link in 24 hours.

To assure email delivery and avoid spam filters (esp for Hotmail and Outlook accounts), please add “showcase@songnet.info” to your Contact List.

You can also message Jimi on FB but please provide your login name if you do so we know you are coming. Thanks!

February 17, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

Feb 17th SongNet Showcase quarantine edition! You can be larger than life! get your music heard around the globe! Sign up to showcase@songnet.info to reserve your spot now! We will send you the Zoom link.

Wednesday, February 17th, 7pm. Sound check, if needed, 6:30 pm.

February 3, 2021 SongNet Pitch Night with Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma

This coming Wednesday, February 3rd Music Placement specialist JOANNE LEDESMA will be our guest speaker, and it’s FREE!

One of our more popular industry guests, we’ve known her since her days at other companies programming music for airlines, businesses, Presidents and more, and her starting up & developing one of the largest music libraries in the world. Joanne knows this business like no other, and produces projects and events that also help keep her in touch with the real world too. More information is on our site at songnet.info or www.thesongnet.org

Any other questions you can hit us directly!

YES THIS IS A PITCH NITE SO PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SUBMISSION DETAILS IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD!

Send an MP3 FILE (preferably 128) with a lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com No later than Tuesday the 2nd. Anything else will NOT BE USED. This is because we need fast standard formats & though we know there are better sounding ways to do this, time is more important in this context, and if our industry guests like something they will contact you directly.

We will not have live performances for this one because for placement purposes, material is always needed “yesterday”, and if you can’t have it here and now, oh well. 300 others will.

The event is free but the information is PRICELESS!

Placement specialist Joanne Ledesma @ SongNet

February 3rd 7PM

Sign up with mp3 and lyric sheet to songnetshowcase@gmail.com (preferred) or showcase@songnet.info
and
CHECK YOUR SPAM FILTERS IF YOU DO NOT SEE A LINK BY TUESDAY!

January 20, 2021 Virtual SongNet Showcase

Our next Virtual SongNet Showcase is this Wednesday, January 20th, 2021. We will have a sound check at 6:30 pm and start the showcase at 7:00 pm PST (USA west coast Los Angeles time).

Email showcase@songnet.info to get on the list & get the Zoom links. We will each play 1 or 2 songs depending on how many sign ups we get.

If I have already sent you a Zoom link, you’re good to go!

January 6 SongNet Returns with Speaker Jimi Yamagishi!

In keeping with our original Schedule, we’ll be putting together Zoom conferences every first & third Wednesday, First Wednesdays with an industry guest, 3^rd Wednesdays our usual Showcase, with an emphasis on original songs.

Our first event will be with Jimi Yamagishi!

Director of SongNet for two decades and 50 year industry veteran, Jimi has seen a lot, experienced a lot and understands alternative marketing & ideas.

In the studio with hit writers & producers, on stage with his own music, running labels, building & teaching guitars for some of the best artists around, and now finding an international audience online, he’s learned a lot, made some connections & wants to make a difference in YOUR musical career, answer your questions, and as always, FREE.
We’re starting just a little earlier, 7PM, to accommodate some of our east coast friends.

We’re negotiating with some of our previous guests as well as new ones to see how we can navigate these online events in a way that works for everyone, so keep watching!

Email showcase@songnet.info to get on the list & get the links.
Seeya soon!

Hope you’re havin’ fun!

We are joining our friends on the east & west coasts, as well as Canada, South America, New Zealand and more to ring in the new year with the MOST AMAZING VIRTUAL OPEN MIC EVER with the Hambone’s organization. Special hosting on the hour to celebrate as the year passes through time zones, ending a 2AM New Year’s Day in L.A.!

You will meet new friends, find new favorite artists & be part of a global community!

Fill out the form & we’ll be organizing how many people & songs will be playing per time slot before we get back to you!

But please do this asap so we can estimate how many we will have! See the link below for signup times throughout the day.

Seeya there!

New Years Eve signup form https://forms.gle/mfx8UEmKKdTN1kzw9

Jimi, Steve & the staff @ SongNet

December 16, 2020 Holiday Virtual Showcase

Hope you’re havin’ fun!

When we first went into lockdown we figured just a few weeks, maybe missing a couple of guest speakers, but still, we’d come right back to business as usual. 100 days in most of us figured we were in for the long haul.

And now, we’re talking terms like “The New Normal”.

We’ve researched how others are working stuff out, and rather than re-invent the wheel, we posted links to other virtual events & open mics. Some of you even attended virtual conferences like TAXI and songwriting camps.

But many of you did not take advantage of these opportunities.

And I kinda get why.

SongNet is a family. There is a trust, a bond, a love that has grown because we have a common point of reference, and the music we share comes from a deep and personal place that you might not want to share with just anyone.

Others are afraid of the technology, of stepping into a new world that is infinitely connected internationally.

Steve & I discussed this, and decided DECEMBER 16th 7:00pm we will have our own Zoom open mic online. We will be open at 6:00 for sound checks and any Zoom details. Kinda a virtual Christmas party. No matter what kind of technology you have, you should be able to participate if you can read this note. Steve and I are familiar with how it all works so we can step you through. If you’ve never done this before, we’ll be happy to help in advance, you’re welcome to email either one of us directly.

We plan to run it a little differently, with two rounds of one song each to be sure everyone is heard even if we have latecomers. We do have members that have moved out of state or overseas so hopefully we will see them here!

And that is the beauty of a virtual showcase like this. There is a chat feature on the side so you can comment to everyone or single out people while the show is happening. You can get artists’ links immediately, and even save the chat to your computer.

We may even save it ourselves, we’ll see about that as well.

Sign up NOW as usual to showcase@songnet.info. We will then send you Zoom details. We will also stream from Zoom to our new YouTube channel.

Lots more being considered for the coming year!

Seeya there!
Steve & Jimi

August Update

Hope you’re doing ok & still maintaining!

We were hoping for a July reboot, but it STILL does not look good.

We got close, but then we got closed.

Worse, some of you know at the beginning of the month one of our local artists passed from Covid. Many of my relatives are on the front lines and they are tired. Some of our SongNet family are in or married into the medical industry, and they have stories.

For me personally, I am reminded of the fragility of life on a daily basis. I am taking a little time to sort through my instruments and keep coming across those that were “willed” to me, and I treasure them for the link they have to those who are no longer around to play with. I am also very aware of how much I am missing all of you, and know how much many of you are missing sharing and interacting together at our events. A while back I posted a list of open mics. Most of those have gone away and not gone online because it takes a whole different mindset. I’ve also been trying to keep up with those that are offered, and a substantial number of you have asked me to start one too. Thank you.

However THIS is a time to make new friends & connections INTERNATIONALLY. I just posted about that on my page. I am compiling a new list of current virtual open mics and so far am attending at least 3 a week on a regular basis. If you want to add to my list or get what I have so far, please DM me on Facebook or email.

We will not be meeting in August either, but I am personally still supporting the venue as if we were there, because I have been making “just enough” selling off gear to keep the spot open.
In fact, I can probably keep it up through the end of the year without asking for donations. Because you are all THAT important, and I know everyone is struggling now to make ends meet, even if that 600.00 bonus gave you a lift, it ain’t forever, and you will probably outlive that paycheck. I am thankful many of you are keeping in touch, through FB, email, text & phone. We are not alone. Though handshakes hugs and physical contact isn’t happening, there are so many other great things that are happening in spite of that.

I recently lost a close cousin, and I am seeing more condolences, memories & posts from others that I might have missed if not for social media. Photos & videos will be shared. If we embrace what we have instead of mourning what is lost we can move forward. I hope to see more of you online, and am really happy to see those of you that are there now!

“Count your Blessings” & we’ll keep you updated!

Jimi, Steve & the SongNet crew

Hey SongNet Family

Hey SongNet family!

We’ve decided to hold off thru the end of the month (at least) before getting together again.

One of our members is married to an MD/PhD VIROLOGIST, so that is a serious discussion that is not skewed for politics.

SongNet is a beautifully diverse family, and it’s easy to overlook those who may be immuno-compromised because we focus on the positive part of every person. The somewhat sudden passing of Raul was a realization we don’t know what may be happening with each other outside of our gatherings.

And though his passing was not C-19 related, Most of us would feel bad if it was OUR cough or even handshake or hug that made him ill & shortened his life. There are already several members that have stopped everything because they are battling illness, and for those that don’t know, chemo strips away most if not all immunity, so a simple common cold can be deadly. I know this because I lost one of my best friends this way.
I respect the right & belief some have about not wearing masks, and I do not want to turn away those who may show up and refuse to wear masks.
But I also respect those who do not want to die, and I have enough experience before this whole thing started to know this is a real deal, even after this is over.

I have severe acid reflux and am prone to coughing, and know I am not contagious. But from now on I will carry a mask in case it flares up, out of courtesy to others.

Seeya in June!

April Events Canceled

Hope you’re doing ok & getting’ stuff done!

I am missing all of you more than ever, but thankfully, most of you are online “social media distancing” so we still have some kind of community!

The “official” guidelines are for everyone to limit contact through April, even though some politicians say otherwise. I believe it’s best to stay on the safe side. Some of you know an artist I worked with a lot recently lost a friend to Covid…his “positive” test confirmed it two days after he passed. And he was much younger than me. Several of my cousins are on the front lines in healthcare & they don’t even have time to tell me how bad it is. I have to hear it from other family members. Sure, the annual flu can kill you too, but this one’s a lot faster acting, and shortness of breath for a musician is not a good thing. Many respected artists & celebrities who have tested positive are quarantining themselves beyond the recommended period just to be safe.

Some of you know I’ve done workshops on alternative revenue streams, hit me back if you need some ideas. Look at the stuff that has been shared on our social media. We will get through this stronger than before, with a better idea of how to keep moving forward when things look different than what we perceived.

We Will have Jeffrey Weber at a future date, and we still have guests lined up for May, June & July.

WE WILL NOT BE MEETING APRIL 1ST OR 15TH, AND WILL BE IN TOUCH BY EMAIL AND POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

Thanks for being there, and you’re always welcome to text or email me.

I’m actually really busy with stuff I put off and finally am getting done now!

“Count your Blessings” & seeya soon!

Jimi
And Steve & the rest of the SongNet staff!

March 18th Awards Night and Showcase Postponed 🙁

A note to our lil’ songwriting family:

Awards nite showcase will be postponed until April 15th.

We still plan to have Jeffrey Weber April first! No Foolin!

And for sure no foolin’ around with this pandemic.
Though it’s impossible to tell what’s really going on in the world, one thing that has been proven, if you get it, it lasts about 2 weeks. And if you are not compromised & take care, odds are you will survive. Unfortunately, illness is one of the things that triggers symptoms you are compromised, so we will be NOT be meeting on the 18th, just missing one event. We will still cover the farm though, because it is their livelihood, and we want to support them.

I noticed many concerts, SXSW, Broadway and more are also taking a couple weeks off to see what the real truth will be. So we are following suit.
We can still share on social media, including songs & stuff until we gather again, soon!

Get your songs ready for JEFFREY WEBER to hear on the first!

Seeya then!

Jimi, Steve & the staff @ SongNet
BTW, please check out our new website @ www.songnet.info!

March 18th, 2020 is Awards Night!

Releasing a physically recorded collection is one of the biggest milestones in an artist’s career. It is a validation that they have created something tangible that is worthy of being shared anywhere in the world.SongNet recognizes the amount of effort, time & resources required to actually get that project to market, so the SongNet Awards nite has become an opportunity for artists to be recognized for their achievement at a special showcase in March, honoring artists who released a PHYSICAL CD in the previous year.To be recognized, artists need to email Jimi directly (jimi@songnet.info) no later than March 1st, & be available to perform 2 or 3 songs live @ the March showcase.Bringing some discs to sell is also important.

This year, we are recognizing Henry Zhao, Diana Green, and Duff Ferguson! We’ll have a little food & yes, a few showcase spots for the rest of us too!

March 18th, 7:30 PM
SongNet Awards Showcase
@ The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave,
Pasadena CA 91103
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks

SongNet presents Ben McLane

WEDNESDAY, March 4th, 2020, 7:30-10:00 pm

His website has some of the best free FAQ resources around. He gets it, & gets it done. As the former head of business affairs/CFO for JWP-USA/BMG Records, working legal and business affairs at Rhino Records, Priority Records and as a talent scout for Sire Records, Ben is one of the few attorneys who know both sides of the table well. With Attorney of the Year & more gold & platinum record awards than any wall can handle, his cred list reads like a Billboard top 40 chart.

We suggest reading the articles on his site prior to coming so you don’t ask redundant questions. Then, you’ll have some serious specific questions to bring. The kind that usually cost money. Bring your demos & lyric sheets too. If he likes what he hears, you might be next on that client list! Anyone that can afford to give this much away is someone you NEED on YOUR side! “Music Business In 10 Easy Lessons” is his latest e-book, full of great information you need to know! He’s coming to share his knowledge, answer your questions & listen to your stuff… FREE!

Ben McLane at SongNet
March 4th, 7:30 PM
@ The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress ave, Pasadena, CA.
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks

February SongNet SHOWCASE!

WEDNESDAY , February 19, 2020, 7:30-10:00pm

One of the most comfortable stages in Southern California to showcase your music! A place to “test drive” your new material and connect with other creatives; songwriters, artists, and performers! Sign
up early if you want to play, 2 songs or 10 minutes per artist! No fee,
no cover, in other words, FREE. RSVP using the Contact Form .

February 19th, 7:30 PM
@ The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress ave, Pasadena, CA.
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks

SongNet presents Kenji Nakai of Miyabi Music Publishing

WEDNESDAY, February 5th, 2020, 7:30-10:00 pm

February 5th is a really special night at SongNet.

Renowned engineer/mixer/producer Kenji Nakai who’s engineered Grammy winning projects for legends like Tom Petty & Celine Don, and 40 year industry veteran Jimi Yamagishi have teamed up to start up a new publishing company, Miyabi Music Publishing LLC.

With connections both here in the USA and in Japan, they have options that other companies do not have, and some creative ways to help songwriters move their careers forward.

They also are aligned with other publishers to do co-publishing deals that benefit the entire community.

One of the first artists they are working with just finished her first CD at 82 years of age. Her story is compelling and inspiring, and because of this, she is a great example of how to “work outside the box” to build a solid career in a changing environment.

Kenji & Jimi will be sharing many of the secrets they use to develop artists when artist development is not even a term in the industry anymore. You will learn how to look at stuff you may never have considered to help build YOUR careers, and resources to generate revenue NOW.

Stuff like this usually costs a lot to attend, but for February 5th, it’s FREE!

Miyabi Music Publishing @ SongNet
February 5th, 7:30 PM
@ The Urban Homestead
631 Cypress ave, Pasadena, CA.
Near Orange Grove & Fair Oaks

SHOWCASE
WEDNESDAY January 15, 2020, 7:30-10:00pm

WHERE: URBAN HOMESTEAD
The SongNet At Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103

PITCH NIGHT WITH JOANNE LEDESMA!
WEDNESDAY January 8, 2020, 7:30pm-10:00pm

Joanne Ledesma

PITCH NIGHT WITH JOANNE LEDESMA!

Joanne now has one of the largest music libraries around, and is always looking for new music!

We do these a couple times a year, & every time it’s a full house, because not only is it an opportunity to have YOUR work heard by an industry pro, it’s also a great way to meet others, hear what’s out there competing for the same spots, and getting great real-world response from both Joanne and the crowd. Her full cred is listed several places (including links on our website & social media) so you can just go there if you want, or just come with your BEST on CD (lyric sheets too) & see why she is always welcomed back again & again to talk about what it takes to make it & how YOU can make it happen…and maybe have YOUR stuff go home with her! FREE!

Ledesma Music

WHERE: URBAN HOMESTEAD
The SongNet At Urban Homestead
631 Cypress Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
Near Fair Oaks and Orange Grove

Welcome!

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Chris “Hot Rod” Long

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Ben McLane

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Fett

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Wednesday January 3rd, 2024, 7:00 PM Pacific, PITCH NITEwith Joanne Ledesma!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7:30 Pacific, SongNet Showcase

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Ronan Chris Murphy

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Barry Rudolph

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7:00 Pacific, SongNet Presents Peter Doell

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

SongNet Presents Bobby Owsinski, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 7 pm PDT

Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, August 2nd, 7pm PDT SongNet Presents Ron McMaster (virtual event)

Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday July 5th, 7:00 PM PITCH NITEwith Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Alex Del Zoppo (virtual event)

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Lenise Bent (virtual event)

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 7:00 pm PST SongNet Presents a Virtual Literature and Lyrics Workshop with Scott Memmer!

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 7:00 pm PST SongNet Presents Ben McLane!

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, February 1st 2023, 7PM /PST SongNet Presents Bobby Borg!

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT, PITCH NITE with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday December 7th, 7PM PST, SongNet Presents Shannon Deane on Zoom!

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday November 2nd, 7PM PST,SESAC VP James Leach @ SongNet on Zoom!

Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 7 pm Pacific, SongNet presents Uri Gelman (virtual event)

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 7:30 pm Pacific, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 pm (Pacific, Los Angeles) SongNet Presents Erin Alden (virtual event)

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday August 3rd, 7:00 PM West Coast time, K.A. Parker (virtual event)!

Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday July 6th, 2022, 7:00 PM PDT, PITCH NITE with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 7:00 PDT SongNet Presents Camara Kambon (virtual event)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 7:00 pm PDT, SongNet Presents Lenise Bent (virtual event)

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7:00 pm, SongNet Presents JoAnn Braheny (a virtual event)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet LIVE Showcase

Wednesday March 2nd, 7:00pm Virtual Event with Music Attorney Ben McLane!

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet Virtual Showcase

Wednesday, February 2, 2022, SongNet Presents Daniel Keller (virtual presentation)

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7:30 pm, SongNet Virtual Showcase

January 5, 2022, 7 pm PST, SongNet Presents Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma in a Virtual Event

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday December 1st, 7:00PM SongNet Presents Gerald Ishibashi!

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday November 3rd , 7:00 SongNet Presents Eric Bettelli!

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday October 6th, 7:00 PM SongNet Presents Tess Taylor!

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 7:00 pm (Los Angeles) SongNet Presents Jeff Weber!

Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 7:30 pm, SongNet In-Person Showcase

Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 7:00 pm PDT, Song Net Presents Col. Darryl Harrelson & Chuck Tenin!

Wednesday, July 21, 2021, SongNet In-Person Showcase

July 7, 2021, SongNet Presents Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma

June 16th, SongNet IN-PERSON SONGCIRCLE!

Wednesday June 2nd 7PM, SongNet Presents Hit Songwriter Clay Drayton!

May 19th SongNet Virtual Songwriter Showcase

May 5th SongNet Presents Warrior Girl GILLI MOON!

April 21, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

April 7, 2021 SongNet Presents Chris Fletcher: How to make money as a DIY artist.

March 17, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

Wednesday March 3rd, 7:00pm Virtual Event with Music Attorney Ben McLane!

February 17, 2021 SongNet Virtual Showcase

February 3, 2021 SongNet Pitch Night with Music Placement Specialist Joanne Ledesma

January 20, 2021 Virtual SongNet Showcase

Wednesday January 3rd, 2024, 7:00 PM Pacific, PITCH NITE
with Joanne Ledesma!

Wednesday July 5th, 7:00 PM PITCH NITE
with Joanne Ledesma (virtual event)!

Wednesday, February 1^st 2023, 7PM /PST SongNet Presents Bobby Borg!

Wednesday December 7th, 7PM PST, SongNet Presents
Shannon Deane on Zoom!

Wednesday November 2nd, 7PM PST,
SESAC VP James Leach @ SongNet on Zoom!

May 5^th SongNet Presents Warrior Girl GILLI MOON!