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3. Calendar of Events/Featured

Event

4. Opportunities Forum

5. Chapter News

6. Chapter News

7. Marketing & Advertising

8. NAMM Songsalive!

Showcase

9. Pro Member Spotlight

10. John Braheny

11. Get Involved

12. Featured Partner

13. Sponsored Event

14. Sponsored Events

15. Back Page

Happy 2013! We hope everyone’s new year is off to a fantastic start. We have a wonderful issue of Songnotes for you. As usual, there are some great chapter workshops and showcases coming up. See page 3 to see all of our chapter events taking place, including quarterly workshops at our brand new chapter in Springfield, IL. Congratulations to our PRO Member Spotlight artist and Songwriter of the Year Award recipient, Katie Garibaldi! You can read more about her on page 9. Our Partner of the Month is Indie-Music.com. See page 12 for more information on this incredible website. You can read the latest news from our chapters on pages 5 & 6. If you have a product or service tailored for SONGWRITERS, we can help you market it through our vast network. Please see page 7 for more information on our new marketing & advertising options. Want to get involved with Songsalive!? We are currently looking for chapter helpers and a Las Vegas chapter coordinator. See page 11 for more information on how you can get involved. We at Songsalive! are saddened to share the news that our patron, workshop guest speaker, teacher and friend, John Braheny, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Page 10 is dedicated to his memory. On the cover this month is San Francisco chapter coordinator, Kevin Barnard.

Have a great start to 2013! Mary Lemanski Director of Operations

FEATURED UPCOMING SONGSALIVE! EVENT

*NEW* SONGSALIVE! SPRINGFIELD SONGWRITERS WORKSHOP

Guest Speaker, Songsalive! Director of Operations, Mary Lemanski

TOPIC: "Tools to Get Moving on Your Songwriting Dreams for 2013"

WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th, 2013

TIME: Starts 6:00PM

WHERE: THE PHARMACY GALLERY

401 South Grand Ave W

Springfield, Illinois 62704

thepharmacygallery.com

COST: $5 Suggested Donation. Open to the public.

See our Events page at www.songsalive.org for more details

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CALENDAR OF

EVENTS

Tuesday, January 22

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Thursday, January 24

11:00am Songsalive! NAMM Showcase/Hilton Acoustic Stage

8:00pm Chicago Songalive! Showcase

Saturday, January 26

6:00pm Springfield Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

Sunday, January 27

7:00pm Orange County Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

Tuesday, January 29

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Tuesday, February 5

6:30pm Long Island Songsalive! Songwrters Workshop

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Friday, February 8

7:00pm Songsalive! San Francisco First Friday’s Song Circle Showcase

Tuesday, February 12

8:30pm New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic

Sunday, February 17

12:00pm Los Angeles Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop

www.songsalive.org/events.htm for Calendar and Upcoming Events

www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm for details on our Chapters.

Participate and find opportunities in our Forums as a Songsalive! Pro Member. SONGSHOP - Get song leads where music business professionals (record labels, publishers, film producers and music supervisors) hunt songs from the Songsalive! song pool. GIGS, JOBS & MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES - Listings of cool gigs, jobs and music opportunities posted by Songsalive! staff as well as members themselves. SONGCOLLAB -an opportunity for Pro Members to work/collaborate with other Songsalive! members from around the world on new song ideas and music projects. SONGCHAT - Members, have your say. Speak out, shout out. Tell it like it is! Find collaborators, other members, talk about songwriting, the biz, and speak your mind! SONG CRITIQUE - Critique other members songs and add yours for critique. (See below for a professional critique)

LATEST POSTS: Songsalive! Songshop - get song leads and pitch your songs forum

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Opportunities Forum - Gigs, Jobs, and Music forum Playwright Lyricist /Program Director Position at Storycatchers Theatre in Chicago & Near Suburbs And last week... Record Company Interested in Electro/Dance Music Sci-Fi/Paranormal Tracks Wanted For Compilation Album Record Company Looking for Hip Hop Songs Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, & Americana Songs Wanted Youth Organization Seeking Songwriters SEATTLE STUDIO SEEKS SENIOR MANAGER Singer/Lead guitarist wanted in LA. - Deadline: End of January 2013

AND MANY MORE!!!

PRO MEMBERS ACCESS - GO TO: www.songsalive.org and click on

BACKSTAGE / then FORUMS / then Songshop or Opportunities.

Direct link: www.songsalive.org/forums/

(Pro Member log in required)

Visit our Songsalive! Forums for more information on these

opportunities: www.songsalive.org/forums/

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Songsalive! San Francisco November Showcase – The November 2 Songsalive! SF Showcase at Cyprian's was an enjoyable and mellow evening of acoustic music. We had a singer/songwriter named Alex come from Novato with his girlfriend Kathryn. Alex played 12-string acoustic guitar and sang all originals. The father-daughter duo Evo and Angel from San Francisco sang their interpretations of classic folk tunes. Poet Francine Brevetti read one of her pieces and a Rumi poem, while Kevin accompanied on guitar. Everyone expressed how they enjoyed the acoustic space at Cyprian's. All said they would come to the next event, which will be part of the NOPNA Holiday Party on Friday December 7. -Kevin Barnard Songsalive! Orange County November Showcase – I have been trying to convince Stevie Blue to join us for one of our Songsalive OC Showcases for some time now -- tonight, he finally did! Up on stage and ably assisted by his friend Mark Galloway, Stevie did not disappoint. Some smokin' electric blues on some beautiful vintage instruments, and of course Stevie's power-blast vocals. And washboard rhythms thrown in for good measure! After Stevie Blue it was the welcome return of Tom Hacker, who has been away from the scene for a couple of years. In the interim it seems that he's only gotten better: His guitar, his songs, and of course his powerful voice were all in tip-top shape. Now we take a break from Showcases for the holidays, and come roaring back into the thick of things in January! -Rod O'Riley

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REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS Songsalive! Chicago November Workshop – On November 10th, Songsalive! Chicago hosted a very educational workshop at the Beat Kitchen. There were 5 people total in attendance. Three people presented songs. The quality of songs was high, and the feedback given was great. In the second half, I discussed "Orchestration for Songwriters." I talked about the skills one needs as a basis for learning orchestration, the steps in the process of orchestration, what instrumentation is and why it is important to orchestration, and the approaches one can take to orchestration. I also assigned a homework assignment to be completed before the workshop on arranging in March. Each songwriter is to complete a lead sheet for an original or cover song by the March workshop. It was a very informative workshop! -Mary Lemanski Songsalive! Grass Valley November Showcase – The November Songsalive showcase back at my studio, Alta Sierra Music Center was fun for all. 6 people attended. My guest performer, Tim Auckerman and his buddy Joe performed some interesting original folk rock inspired tunes. It was more informal than usual, but given the small group it was appropriate anyway. -Michael Gregory

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Songsalive! Holiday Party at The Mint – On Dec 4, Songsalive! LA hosted our annual Holiday Party at The Mint LA. It was a bumper night! 18 artists performed to a full house, with extraordinary talent, great songs, and a whole bunch of holiday tunes interweaved. We had a best costume prize which went to Brooke Trout, and the over-$2000 worth raffle prizes (offered by a ton of Songsalive! Music Industry Partners) went to Suzy Husner and Michael Vanags (also performers). Key highlight, Katie Garibaldi received the 2012 Songsalive! Songwriter Of The Year Award, with a trophy. She was very surprised and honored. Details at www.songsalive.org/songwriteroftheyearaward.htm -Gilli Moon Songsalive! San Francisco December Showcase – Live music and performances from Songsalive! SF Songwriters Kevin Barnard and Katie Garibaldi. Also appearing were local SF bands Walking in Sunlight and Shake Your Peace. Food and raffle sponsored by Whole Foods, Bistro Central Parc, Bi-Rite, Rare Device and Salt & Honey. Cash bar with local wine provided by Green Barrel. Fun for the kids too! Movie and pizza with the cyprian's arc Parents Night Out sitters from 6-9 pm. Kids activities sponsored by Jennifer Rosdail of Paragon Real Estate Group. Celebrating the end of another great year in the neighborhood! -Kevin Barnard Songsalive! San Francisco December Showcase – The Long Island Chapter is still going strong even though we switched days from the 1st Wed of the month to the 1st Tuesday of the month. The people who have come out to the workshop say it is invaluable information they are receiving not only about their songs they are presenting and the feedback they are getting, but from the information they are learning about the music industry in general. Looking forward to a great New Year of song critique workshops! -Steve Archdeacon

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS Songsalive! Los Angeles November Workshop – The November Los Angeles Songsalive! Workshop series continued Sunday in North Hollywood at The Cahuenga General Store with an Standing Room Only turnout. Our guest speaker was songwriter/ producer Guy Marshall whose topic was entitled, "Think Like a Music Producer and Make Your Songs Broadcast/Radio Ready for Success!" Guy presented 3 before and after examples of songs and walked through how he developed them from scratch ”demos” into full blown broadcast ready productions. -Rik Lawrence Songsalive! Chicago November Showcase – On November 29th, Songsalive! Chicago hosted our last event for 2013. I kicked off the showcase with an acoustic pop-rock set performed on the Heartland Cafe's in-house upright piano. Danny Hickey was back this month again with his Neil Young-esque folk rock. The crowd really seemed to enjoy the show. See you in 2013! -Mary Lemanski www.songsalive.org/chapters.htm

Market/Advertise your services through Songsalive!

We would like to let you know about some special deals Songsalive! is offering for businesses and services. If you have a product or service

tailored for SONGWRITERS, we can help you market it through our vast network. Songsalive! is the largest international non-profit organization

supporting, promoting and educating songwriters and composers worldwide since 1997. We have a dedicated readership of more than 16,500+,

through our mailing list, social networks and membership and over 703,000 visitors to our website www.songsalive.org to date.

We are also a non-profit 501c)3) organization. By advertising with us, you help us in our efforts to support songwriters, while we help you get the

message across.

Our Audience: Visitors, subscribers and members include music lovers, songwriters, composers, musicians, artists, attendees at our live showcases,

and other music industry professionals from all over the world, representing all genres of music. Our primary target audience is: songwriters and

composers.

Get involved as a Songsalive! Sponsor - We have a host of music business and community supporters who provide us sponsorship support to

continue to do what we do. We are always looking for more of the community to be involved and in return we offer an amazing network of promotion,

collaboration and connection with us and our members. Consider sponsoring Songsalive!, receive high level advertising, and help our non-profit

efforts and community vision.

Advertise with us - Choose from a combination of advertising through our mailing list, monthly magazine, discussion list, website, or social

networks. You can either take up dedicated email blasts or add your Ad to our existing newsletters and promotions. We also have a cool website

advertising offer. Advertising starts from as little as $25. Get your message out to 20,000+ people on our mailing list, and thousands who visit our

website on a weekly basis.

Partner with us - Our Partnership Program is different to advertising or sponsoring us. Partnering with us means you can help Songsalive! with cross

promotion, while we promote you. It's typically chosen by those who cannot afford advertising or sponsorship as above, and/or where you want to

deliver awesome songwriting resources to our Pro Members through our Partner Directory.

Go to www.songsalive.org/sponsorship.htm for all the details

Marketing

&

Advertising

NAMM SONGSALIVE! SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

Thursday January 24, 2013 11:00am – 1:00pm @ the Hilton Hotel Anaheim, 777 Convention Way, Acoustic Lobby Stage (NAMM Badge not required to attend showcase) Join Songsalive! for a full 2 hours of entertainment from our premier songwriters. Featuring talented songwriters from around the globe, the Songsalive! Showcases are the best industry secret, a great happening all around the world. We are thrilled to be back at the leading Music Convention: NAMM Anaheim. Hosted by Songsalive! Orange County Chapter Coordinator Rodney O’Riley.

SONGSALIVE! SONGWRITERS PERFORMING:

MIKE V

KATIE GARIBALDI

MICHAEL VANAGS

THADEUS GONZALEZ

KAYE REZNICK

LIZ NASH

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PRO MEMBER SPOTLIGHT We are all excited about Katie Garibaldi being chosen for the Songsalive! Pro Member Spotlight as well as Songsalive! Songwriter of the Year Award Recipient for 2012!!! You too could be featured by Songsalive! ... to 16,000+ subscribers on our mailing list, social networks and members. Join as a PRO MEMBER at www.songsalive.org/join.htm and find out more under Backstage.

KATIE GARIBALDI Interview excerpt “Songwriting is a very personal, emotional, and cathartic experience for me. Performing is a fun and adrenaline-high experience that's all about connecting with other people and sharing my music with them. I love both for different reasons.“ Read the CD Review by Songsalive! and Interview with Songsalive! in the Songsalive! Pro Member Spotlight blog or at www.songsalive.org/blog.htm Also featured on our HOME PAGE www.songsalive.org and Members Page: www.songsalive.org/members.htm Check out Katie’s Songsalive! Profile page at www.songsalive.org/profile/Katie-Garibaldi/

"Katie Garibaldi's latest single, "Baby We're Really in Love," was written by the late, great Hank Williams. It is an infectious, bluesy Americana tune with great pop appeal.”

Read more of his review and other MEMBER

REVIEWS at www.songsalive.org/blog.htm

Baby We’re Really in Love Single Review

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Congratulations Katie Garibaldi on being featured as our

Songsalive! Pro Member Spotlight and receiving the Songwriter of the Year Award

for 2012!

We at Songsalive! are saddened to share

the news that our patron, workshop guest

speaker, teacher and friend, John Braheny,

passed away on Saturday, January 19th at

1:25 PM after a long battle with cancer. We

express our sincere love and appreciation

to his family and especially to JoAnn

Braheny, and wish her strength through

this time. John, we will NEVER forget you.

See John's legacy at

www.johnbraheny.com

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Join The Songsalive! Team

Volunteer Positions Open:

1. Los Angeles Chapter Coordinator

2. Las Vegas Chapter Coordinator

3. Helpers at all our Chapters

Los Angeles Chapter Coordinator

As the Songsalive! Los Angeles Chapter Coordinator you will manage the monthly Workshop

event (1) and showcase event (1) . You will be the visible ambassador for Songsalive! You will

heighten our presence in the community and will be charged with maintaining and growing a

vibrant membership. You will also manage a team of volunteers that carry out specific roles.

Las Vegas Chapter Coordinator

As the Songsalive! Las Vegas Chapter Coordinator you will manage the monthly Workshop event

(1) and showcase event (1) . You will be the visible ambassador for Songsalive! You will heighten

our presence in the community and will be charged with maintaining and growing a vibrant

membership. You will also manage a team of volunteers that carry out specific roles.

Helpers at all our Chapters

We are always looking for volunteers to help our Chapter Coordinators at all our Chapters. Current

Chapters looking for volunteers include Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco CA, Grass Valley CA,

Chicago IL, Las Vegas NV, New York NY, Long Island NY, and Nashville TN. To get involved

email mary @ songsalive.org and also visit the Chapter Groups and make direct contact with the

Coordinators. We can't wait to hear from you!

Apply at www.songsalive.org/volunteer.htm

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FEATURED

PARTNER Songsalive! Partner of the Month: Indie-Music.com

Check in at Indie-Music for your daily music news fix. Serving musicians, fans, and the industry since 1996, we post the latest daily news that affect the indie music world - making music and listening to it. Indie-Music also reports on music tech trends, apps, creative marketing solutions, fan engagement and artists who are blazing the next trail. Founded by an idealistic collection of music freaks and industry hacks from the greater Bloomington-Indianapolis, Indiana area, Indie-Music has survived and thrived through more than 16 years of change by keeping our ears to the ground and our feet to the street where musicians and industry professionals are striving to make solid, mutually beneficial connections.

For more information on Indie-Music.com, click on Partner Directory in Backstage, or direct link:

www.songsalive.org/link-directory.htm

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About the Songsalive! Partner Directory: Discounts to our friends’ products, promotions, resources, services and events to help you

with your songwriting career.

Music resources, books and directories / Online websites and services for marketing,

promotion and social networking / Artist development, production and training / Music

Licensing (Film, TV, Ads, Games and A&R contacts / Music creation, sales and distribution /

Songwriting learning and writing tools / Legal Services / Sponsored Events

Behind the Songsalive! Backstage, you can access 100 exclusive discounts, only for our

Songsalive! Pro members. www.songsalive.org/backstage.htm for all Pro Member

exclusives, or access the Partner Directory here: www.songsalive.org/link-directory.htm

Go Pro today! Join Songsalive! on our website at www.songsalive.org/join.htm.

Indie Connect Virtual Music Conference

and Expo

February 26-28th

Online

Indie Connect is bringing Independent artists and music professionals from around the

globe together online for 3 days of live high-level networking, education and business

development! The event features an artist expo where artists and record labels can

showcase their act and their music to the industry (live and/or with video). There is

also a global music industry trade show where music-related businesses can

introduce their products or services to thousands of artists worldwide (live and/or

with video). There will be 50+ presentations on how to be a more successful artist or

musician from industry experts across the globe. There will be moderated, topic-based

and general chats, as well as contests, giveaways, games and much more! The best

part is that the entire event is held exclusively online! You will network and conduct

business using chats, through one-on-one video chats, by exchanging virtual business

cards, on teleconferences, through an internal email system and on social networks!

For more information on this conference and other Songsalive! Sponsored

Events, visit www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm

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DRIVEN MUSIC CONFERENCE

Fort Lauderdale, FL

May 16-19, 2013

May 16 - 19, 2013 the Driven Music Conference

arrives in Fort Lauderdale at Hyatt Regency

Pier 66 and Revolution Live continuing to

successively connect artists and music fans

with the most accomplished professionals in the

music world. Artists of all genres will be in the

position for a chance to advance their careers at

panel discussions led by Van's Warped Tour

Founder Kevin Lyman, Ron Burman (signed

Nickelback), Atlantic Records Radio Promotion

Manager Johnny Coscia, Mayday Parade

Manager Josh Terry, Warner / Chappell Music

A&R Marc Wilson, top managers, top

producers, top agents and more.

UNSIGED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION

Deadline: March 14, 2013

Unsigned Only is a unique international music

competition geared toward solo artists, bands,

and singers who are not signed to a major label

record company. Unsigned Only is looking for

an outstanding, talented performer… the “gem”

of an artist waiting to be discovered. Unsigned

Only has a highly esteemed judging panel,

including recording artists such as Chrissie

Hynde (The Pretenders), Iggy Pop, Carly

Simon, Neon Trees, Kirko Bangz and many

more. In addition to $10,000 and other great

prizes, the Grand Prize winner will also receive

one-on-one mentoring from high-profile music

industry executives from some of the world’s top

record labels including Universal Republic,

Capitol, Word Label Group, and many more.

For more information on these and other Songsalive! Sponsored Events, visit www.songsalive.org/sponsoredevents.htm

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Discussion Groups/Lists

eNotes - free weekly discussion list where the art and business of

songwriting meet online. Regular posts from our partners - music

business professionals offering opportunities, plus up to the minute

posts from our program SONGSHOP (looking for songs).

Songchat - free weekly discussion list to self

promote! Dedicated to self-promotion, gig and music news, plus

interaction with songwriters and composers around the world.

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Access ALL at www.songsalive.org/groups.htm

The Songsalive! Community

Confirm your email address: Please confirmed your email address on the site to continue

with your membership. It's important that you either:

a) click on the link within the email you may have received, or

b) go to the website and LOG IN with your username and password (which may then ask you to

confirm your email address).

Update your profile

There are hundreds and hundreds of other songwriters, artists and music business

professionals waiting to meet you! Update your profile on the website with some info about you,

some pics, and even use our integrated music player, where you can show off up to 10 of your

own songs! Pro members can also create their own blogs, groups and add videos. Woo hoo!

Songsalive! exists because of the songwriters and composers community at large. We feed it,

and we feed off it. We are all about community. Get involved today! JOIN A CHAPTER

GROUP - READ AND CREATE BLOGS - COMMENT ON BLOGS - ADD PHOTOS AND

VIDEOS - FIND OTHER MEMBERS.... Have FUN!

ACCESS: All at www.songsalive.org Join as a Pro Member today!

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