Pete Seeger |
One of the
legendary figures in American folk music |
Dar Williams |
One of
today's top contemporary Indie folk artists |
Gene Pitney |
Recording
artist and songwriting legend with many top 10 hits including
: ( "Only Love Can Break a Heart", "The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valence" , many more...) |
Rupert Holmes |
Hit
songwriter ("The Pina Colada Song" ) and Tony-Award winning
Broadway writer ( " The Mystery of Edwin Drood" ) |
George David Weiss |
Hit
songwriter for Elvis Presley & Louis Armstrong; Writer of
"What a Wonderful World"; President of the NY-based
Songwriters Guild of America |
Julie Gold |
Grammy Award
winning writer of "From A Distance" |
Alex Forbes |
Co-writer of
national #2 hit, "Don't Rush Me " recorded by Taylor Dayne |
Sheila Davis |
Hit
songwriter ("Who Will Answer" ), teacher, author of "The Craft
of Lyric Writing." |
John Braheny |
Founder and
Director, L.A. Songwriters Showcase; Author "The Craft and Business
of Songwriting" |
Bobby Weinstein |
Hit
songwriter (Goin Out of My Head ) and Vice President of BMI |
Gary Burr |
Hit
songwriter for Juice Newton and Kenny Rogers, and named "Nashville
Songwriter of the Year". |
Paul Leka |
Publisher
and Producer of Harry Chapin's "Cats In The Cradle ", and many hits |
Bob Leone |
Director of
Special Projects, National Academy of Popular Music and Songwriters
Hall of Fame |
Jen Chapin |
Independent
artist, daughter of Harry Chapin, Chairperson WHY. |
Steve Chapin |
Grammy-winning arranger, composer, and member of Harry Chapin's
original band |
Ann Ruckert |
Vice-President NARAS, producer of the Grammy Award show, and
Coordinator of Pitch-A-Pro Sessions |
Steve Katz |
Songwriter
and member of Blood Sweat and Tears, and The Blues Project |
Jack Hardy |
New York
City folk legend and mentor to such stars as Suzanne Vega, Svaughn Colvin,
and David Massengill |
Dick Gabriel |
Special
Assistant to the President of AFM; Member of Gary Puckett and
the Union Gap, performed with Elvis, the Beach Boys, and Chuck
Berry. |
Alan Roy
Scott |
Multi-Hit
songwriter (The Spinners), official Taxi Screener, and Founder of
Music Bridges and the international Unisong Songwriting Competition.
|
Jeff Franzell |
Composer of
the music for Taylor Dayne's #2 hit, "Don't Rush Me " |
Fred Koller |
Hit
Songwriter (Going Gone ) and author of How to Pitch and Promote Your
Songs |
David Darling |
Noted
Cellist and member of Paul Winter Consort |
Stephen Citron |
Noted
Broadway writer, author and teacher |
Herb Gart |
Successful
producer and promoter who discovered Bill Cosby and Bette Midler |
A.J.Gundell |
4 time Emmy
Award winner for songs and scores of TV shows like "The Guiding
Light" |
Karen
Reynolds |
Founder of
Writers Block Radio, Nashville Songwriting Mentor |
Alan Siegel |
NYC Music
Attorney and author of "Breaking In To the Music Business". |
Scott Zito |
Hit writer
for Grace Slick of Jefferson Starship |
Al Anderson |
Writer and
performer with NRBQ |
Buddy Cage |
Steel
guitarist for New Riders of the Purple Sage |
Mike Laskow |
Head of TAXI |
David Roth |
Nationally
known indie singer-songwriter |
Pat Pattison |
Noted
Author, and Professor of Songwriting at Boston's Berklee
School of Music |
Richard
Dieguez |
New York
based music attorney and originator of "The Circle" pro sessions |
Michael
Hopkins |
Grammy-Award
Winning producer from Nashville who worked with Sheryl Crow |
Noel Ramos |
Publisher of
InterMixx Magazine, and Founder, national Indie
Music Conference |
Gilli Moon |
From L.A.,
Founder of the international SongsAlive organization |
Amy Gallatin |
National
country/bluegrass recording artist with Stillwaters |
Steve
Gillette |
Hit
songwriter and songwriting coach |
Marci Geller |
Nationally
known mainstream-turned-Indie artist with several film and TV
placements, appeared on "Live with Regis" |
Paul Cullen |
Bassist for
"Bad Company" |
Skye
MacBroom |
CEO of
Skye Communications, a major PR firm |
John
Battaglia |
NYC Image
Consultant and agent for Beyonce and Usher |
Deb Russell |
Founder of
Leading Edge, and Artist Career Development Coach |
Vicki
Blankenship |
President of
Indiegrrl and founder of the Indiegrrl Conference |
Karen
Reynolds |
Nashville
writer, producer, and host of nationally heard Writers Block Radio |
Bill Pere |
Grammy-winner, Songwriting
Coach and Author of "Songcrafters' Coloring Book: The Essential
Guide to Effective and Successful Songwriting" |
Dr. Lou DeLise |
Producer, Publisher, hit writer, Philadelphia |
Jordan Tishler |
Producer, Digital Bear Music, Boston |
Janey Street |
nationally
known writer and protege of legendary producer Clive Davis |
Representatives from ASCAP, BMI SESAC, & Sound Exchange |
The major
Performing Rights Organizations |
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PLUS many of
Connecticut's own Successful Singer-Songwriters |
Les Julian |
Grammy-winner, Nine national
awards for his children's CD's; New Haven's #1 Folk Artist |
Bill Pere |
Grammy-winner, National
Indie Artist of the Year ,03;
Internationally published author of songwriting articles,
Award-winning recording artist and songwriter with 14 CD's released;
Founder of LUNCH; An Official Connecticut State
Troubadour. |
Nancy Tucker |
National
Indie Artist of the Year '04; #3 hit song
on Dr Demento, "Everything Reminds Me of My Therapist";
Accomplished comedienne, performer, inventor. |
Don Donegan |
Founder CSA;
Numerous songpitching trips to Nashville |
Tom Callinan |
An Official
Connecticut State Troubadour; Noted soloist and member of The
Morgans; Considered "a state treasure" |
Lucinda |
Cyberstation's
#1 Indie artist of 2002 |
Sally Rogers |
An Official
Connecticut State Troubadour and well known raconteur |
Randy
Anagnostis |
Internet marketing pioneer,
and internationally distributed composer |
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NEW GUEST SPEAKERS BEING ADDED ALL THE TIME ! |
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