Sessions
August 15-19: Workshopping Online!
In 2020, the pandemic forced us to pivot our week-long workshop to an online format. We missed being in-person, but loved the online experience so much that this year we’re doing both!
NOTE: for those who would prefer to attend in Toronto in July, CLICK HERE for all the details.
It’s true – we’re excited to once again be hosting an in-person workshop in Toronto. But we recognize that a Toronto workshop isn’t practical for many of our songwriters, and likewise for our mentors in distant music centers.
Our online workshop will feature the heart of the SongStudio experience – working face-to-face with professional mentors on YOUR songwriting – and will continue to take advantage of those opportunities that come only with our online workshop:
- the ability to serve songwriters EVERYWHERE
- access to mentors in distant music centers
- recorded replays of our sessions, even those occurring simultaneously (so that you CAN be in every room)
- the chance to participate without the expenses of travel and accommodation
All sessions take place within Zoom meetings, NOT webinars. Participants enjoy full audio and video participation, not simply a chat window in a webinar.
The schedule for our online workshop is geared towards serving songwriters comfortably in all North American time zones, with limited-length sessions and frequent breaks to reduce screen fatigue.
We hope you’ll consider joining us at either our online or our Toronto workshop this summer – or both, if you’re looking for the premiere experience!
Your Mentors
Along with our intrepid SongStudio team – Blair Packham and Allister Bradley – we will be enlisting a team of songwriting mentors who are sure to elevate your songwriting. As we confirm each additional mentor, we will announce them right here! Stay tuned.
For a sense of the mentors we have welcomed in the past, visit our Mentors page!
Schedule: Monday August 15 – Friday August 19, 2022
** All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (Toronto). **
** Schedule is subject to change. **
Monday, August 15
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | WELCOME ADDRESS |
| 12:00 – 12:15pm | BREAK / Sign up for Afternoon Workshopping |
| 12:15 – 1:30pm | KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00 – 5:30pm | Song Workshops This time is spent in small groups, each with a workshop leader. Participants take turns performing a song and seeking suggestions from the mentor. |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | DINNER BREAK |
| 7:00 – 9:30pm | GETTING TO KNOW YOU Participant speed-dating |
Tuesday, August 16
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Songwriting Lesson |
| 12:15 – 12:30pm | BREAK / Sign-up for Afternoon Workshopping |
| 12:30 – 1:45pm | Hooks and Ladders LIVE A lively guest interview focusing on topics in songwriting. |
| 1:45 – 3:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00 – 5:30pm | Song Workshops This time is spent in small groups, each with a workshop leader. Participants take turns performing a song and seeking suggestions from the mentor. |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | DINNER BREAK |
| 7:00 – 10:00pm | WRITING TIME & THE SONG LOUNGE |
Wednesday, August 17
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Music Theory for Songwriters with Allister Bradley |
| 12:15 – 12:30pm | BREAK / Sign-up for Afternoon Workshopping |
| 12:30 – 1:45pm | Play What? Song Charting with Allister Bradley |
| 1:45 – 3:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00 – 5:30pm | Song Workshops This time is spent in small groups, each with a workshop leader. Participants take turns performing a song and seeking suggestions from the mentor. |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | DINNER BREAK |
| 7:00 – 10:00pm | WRITING TIME & THE SONG LOUNGE |
Thursday, August 18
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Songwriting Lesson |
| 12:15 – 12:30pm | BREAK / Sign-up for Afternoon Workshopping |
| 12:30 – 1:45pm | Hooks and Ladders LIVE A lively guest interview focusing on topics in songwriting. |
| 1:45 – 3:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00 – 5:30pm | Song Workshops This time is spent in small groups, each with a workshop leader. Participants take turns performing a song and seeking suggestions from the mentor. |
| 5:30 – 7:00pm | DINNER BREAK |
| 7:00 – 10:00pm | COVER ME SONG SHOWCASE |
Friday, August 19
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Demo Derby Pitch a song (live or pre-recorded) to our panel of industry experts, and hear what they have to say about your song on the music market. |
| 12:15 – 12:30pm | BREAK / Sign-up for Afternoon Speed Dating |
| 12:30 – 2:00pm | Demo Derby (continued) |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00 – 5:30pm | Speed Dating One-on-one meetings with our mentors |
| 5:30 – 6:00pm | GROUP PHOTO & FAREWELL ADDRESS |
Registration Price
$499 (plus tax) for registrations received before July 1, 2022
$649 (plus tax) for registrations received July 1, 2022 or later
** SongStudio alumni and active members of the Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) receive a 10% discount off the full ($649) registration price. **
