San Diego Songwriter's Guild

Come out to the second annual Rock Fights Hunger on February 20th from 2:00 to 7:30 at Winstons in Ocean Beach.  All you need to do to get in the door for this event is to bring a bag of non-perishable food.  All food will help fill the food banks for the Lutheran Churches throughout San Diego County.   The event is sponsored by San Diego Songwriter’s Guild,  Project Hands and Lutheran Social Services of Southern California.

The performers for this even include:

• Sister Venus
• Bad Science Fiction
• Grace Ellen
• Eddie Jason Coven
• Chelsea Flor
• Wild Older Women
• Sean Reilly

FYI: Here is an event that is coming in San Diego

NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) /A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) Music Business Crash Course in San Diego June 7.

When: Sun. June 7-8:30am-7:00pm
Where: San Diego Marriot, 333 W. Harbor Dr.
Free for NARM 2009 convention attendees,
A2IM members and individual artists-$25
all others- $75.
Includes lunch and invitation to the NARM opening cocktail event

For who:

• individual artists
• music labels
• music entrepreneurs looking to get into the music commerce space who need to learn the music industry rules & regulations

The course will start with an industry overview and music basics for artists and newbie labels and businesses and then, as the day progresses, cover the pressing industry issues that all music creators and content users at any experience level need to know. A2IM Pres. Richard Bengloff will moderate the program and as a portion of the morning present portions of his music industry course that he teaches at Fordham MBA as well as at ADA University, Fontana University and to members of the Billboard editorial staff, among others. The instructors will include music label owners, distributors/aggregators, retailers and social networking/web execs. The curriculum is as follows:

2009 NARM Music Business Crash Course Agenda:

• 8:30am – 9:30am – Welcome & Opening Panel “How to access the U.S. Market”
• 9:30am – 10:15am – Music Industry Overview & 101 Business Basics
• 10:15am – 10:30am – Break
• 10:30am – 11am – Music Business 101 Cont’d
• 11am – 11:30am – Seven Ways to Market Music
• 11:30am – Noon – Label War Stories panel – I wish I had known…
• Noon – 12:30pm – Lunch
• 12:30pm – 1pm – Hiring staff in-house or out-sourcing your radio promotion, publicity and other functions
• 1pm – 1:30pm – Social Networks & The Web as Free Promotion!
• 1:30pm – 2:15 pm – Distribution/Retail access – How do I get it? (Physical/Digital)
• 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm – Break
• 2: 30pm – 3:00 pm – Label Back Room – Royalty & Tech. Support
• 3:00pm – 3: 45 pm – Current industry issues
• 3:45pm – 5pm – NARM Speed Dating
• 5:30pm – NARM Cocktail Reception

NARM WEBSITE

A2IM WEBSITE

Tell any Artists you love to submit for San Diego IndieFest 5 http://www.SanDiegoIndieFest.com
Submissions are still Open.

SDSG is in the process of sponsoring a Performing Songwriters Showcase. We will announce the details as they become available. Local San Diego songwriters who want to perform their original music will be selected. Again keep posted for more details

1. Up and coming musicians from San Diego only. Open to all genres of music. Cd’s and Ep’s accepted and allowed to be sold. All shows will be on Sundays.

2. Performances will be thirty to forty-five minute sets with 2 to 3 different performers.
3. Each performer will be required to send out email notices to their lists. Canyonfolk will also send to theirs.
4. All shows will be outside and Canyonfolk will provide the sound system. We have 2 mics and stands so if more is required performers will provide.
5. Admittance will be $7.00 with the donated proceeds to be split evenly amongst performers. CD sales are for performers to keep.
6. There is no monetary guarantee to performers and Canyon folk will provide only restrooms, backyard and sound system. Performers do thier own mixing for the sound system.
7. Audience will provide their own chairs/blankets and are allowed to bring a picnic lunch/coolers and their own drinks. Beer and Wine will be allowed. Canyonfolk will not provide food or beverages.
8. Show time will be from 1pm to 4-4:30pm.

We are constantly asked “how can we play your series?” We have a set criteria for headlining here and not all musicians can fill these. They are extremely talented and we love listening to them but again they are up and coming in their field. We have come up with the idea of The Sunday Social. Each performer will be picked by canyonfolks and will have an opportunity to perform in the backyard. This is not an open mic but by invite only. email sdsongwriters@hotmail.com if you want to participate we will forward your info to conyonfolks

Mark your calendar for some upcoming events of interest:

Wednesday March 5 – Belly Up Tavern – don’t miss Candice Graham and Jeff Berkeley & the Citizen Band

Wednesday March 5 7:30-9:30pm – E Street Cafe Encinitas featuring Brian Darnell, Endoxi, Susan & Jon Allasia, Karen Real, Brandon Rice

Tuesday March 11 – Special attorney seminar with Paul Mirowski and Associates – please see flier below – amazing opportunity to ask legal music questions to the experts…