Songwriting News--3.31.12

Top songwriter can win $375 for the Duxbury 375th anniversary celebration song Wicked Local By Kathryn Gallerani Aspiring songwriters with an affinity for Duxbury could win the top prize of $375 while securing their place in town history. Last fall, it was a logo contest. This spring, it's a songwriting contest. By writing the next Duxbury ... See all stories on this topic »

Pop Diva -- Songwriter Paul Williams and hope still alive in new documentary Plain Dealer And are songwriting geniuses, like Paul Williams. Remember him? If you watched a minute of television in the 1970s, and the Diva was weaned on it, you couldn't miss Williams' impish, ubiquitous presence, from Merv and Mike to "The Captain and Tennille" ... See all stories on this topic » Plain Dealer

Heather Pierson, Live at the Merion Inn Cape May County Herald (press release) The public is invited to a free performance by New England singer/songwriter Heather Pierson at The Merion Inn on Saturday, March 31st at 8:45 pm as part of the Singer-Songwriter Cape May conference weekend. Heather Pierson was born on the edge of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Guest Blog: Adam Duritz Of Counting Crows American Songwriter By American Songwriter March 30th, 2012 at 4:47 pm SXSW has come and gone, and for Adam Duritz, frontman for alt-rock icons Counting Crows, this year's fest was a pleasant blur of music, friends, and questionable meat products. See all stories on this topic »

Tech and Biotech: Madison-based Broadjam offers musicians free web streaming ... Wisconsin State Journal "I'm a songwriter and I was in the technology business for years," he says. Elkins' dad was a musician who played marimba in the big band era, and Elkins inherited the music bug. One of his fond, early memories is singing Hank Williams songs as his ... See all stories on this topic »

R&B star Ne-Yo promises a memorable performance gulfnews.com The smooth-talking R&B singer and songwriter to the stars is geared up to 'wow Dubai' on Friday. Ne-Yo — not afraid to show emotions — apologises to UAE fans for his curtailed club appearance last year, talks about 'wonderful' Shakira and the two ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Music: Miranda Lambert on her career and current tour NewsNet5.com MANHATTAN, KS - JUNE 24: Singer/Songwriter Miranda Lambert performs at the 2010 Country Stampede music festival at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 24, 2010 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) By BRIAN DUGGER, Toledo Blade Miranda ... See all stories on this topic » NewsNet5.com

Kalispell to host final open auditions for songwriting competition KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News KALISPELL- The Flathead Valley is holding auditions for the biggest singing competition in the nation with over 2000 people attending the event each year. The Texaco Country Showdown is designed to find country music talent in America and give artists ... See all stories on this topic »

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Ben Kweller's songwriting instincts serve him well - Page 1 - Music ... Talking to Ben Kweller is much like listening to him sing. His cadence is rhythmic, and his quasi-hippie, pseudo-slacker demeanor is as identifiable over a phone ... www.riverfronttimes.com/.../ben-kweller-interview-go-fly-a-ki...

Steinhardt faculty introduces songwriting major | NYU's Daily ... This is a great change for Galdston, as a majority of his career was devoted to songwriting. He received his first record deal at the age of seventeen. After several ... nyunews.com/arts/2012/03/29/29galdston/