SongBIZ
JUN 24: SongBIZ
PRODUCTION LAB
*** LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE ***
We want to give you a taste of what it would be like to work with a producer to build a recording of your song. That’s why we’re planning to spend the day with talented producers who will show us – LIVE – how they would apply themselves to YOUR songs.
This is NOT a webinar, nor is it a livestream with a chat window. This is a live ONLINE interactive session with music professionals who can help you build a plan for your next steps.
Your Mentors: Karen Kosowski and Rob Wells!
Based in Nashville, Karen Kosowski is a versatile producer, writer and mixer who has contributed to a wide resume of hits. Karen produced and played on the majority of Mickey Guyton’s Grammy-nominated album “Remember Her Name” (Capitol Records Nashville); she is also a co-writer on several tracks, and mixer on two tracks. The album received three Grammy nominations including “Best Country Album”, and was hailed by NPR as “one of the standout country-pop works of the modern era”. Kosowski arranged, produced and played piano with Guyton for her live performance of the Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl LVI.
Previously, Karen produced the majority of The Washboard Union’s “Everbound” album, which was awarded Roots Album Of The Year at the 2020 Canadian Country Music Awards and contained the Certified Gold, #2 Canadian Country Radio single “Country Thunder”. She produced, mixed and co-wrote the six-week #1 Australian Country Radio single, APRA award nominated “Memphis T-Shirt” for Melanie Dyer and has two more Canadian Gold Certifications, a Platinum Certification, and a #1 Canadian Country Radio single for songwriting cuts with Tim Hicks (“What A Song Should Do”) and Brett Kissel (“Anthem”, “She Drives Me Crazy”).
Rob Wells is a multi-platinum, award-winning music producer and songwriter based in Canada. Wells has worked with Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Weezer, Mika, Backstreet Boys, Paloma Faith, Nelly Furtado, Nick Lachey, Katharine McPhee, Big Time Rush, Melanie Fiona, Pixie Lott, The Struts, Mindless Behavior, Cyndi Lauper, Corey Hart, Olivia Newton John, Patty Smyth, Serena Ryder, David Archuletta, Boyzone, Ria Mae, Ella Eyre, USS, Frank Walker, Randy Bachman, Colin James, Nice Horse, MacKenzie Porter, Keshia Chante, Matt Dusk and many others.
With a star on the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame, Rob’s work has been featured in numerous films, television shows, commercials and video games worldwide. Rob has appeared as a music producer on “Canadian Idol”, “The House Of Carters” & “The Next Star”. His awards include first place in numerous songwriting competitions, and SOCAN #1 awards with gold, platinum & multi-platinum certifications.
What We’ll Be Doing
Saturday, Jun 24, 11:00am – 5:30pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
We will spend a day together, online in a small-group session. Our day will look like this:
| 11:00am-12:30pm | Meet Our Producers Let’s get to know our producers and our fellow songwriters, and discuss the role of a producer and the ways you might find the right producer for you. |
| 12:30pm-1:00pm | BREAK |
| 1:00pm-3:00pm | Listening Session We will listen together to all submitted songs (one per participant) and ask our producers for suggestions about producing a great record for each one. |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | BREAK |
| 3:30pm-5:30pm | Making Tracks Time to observe our producers as they apply their technique and their artistry to building a production from submitted song demos. |
This session will be recorded for participants to watch again, but will not be made public.
*** Part of the registration process for this event will include the option for you to send us a simple demo of one of your songs. Our mentors will choose a song to work on in advance of the event, and ALL submitted songs will be discussed in the 1:00pm session. ***
Price: C$349 (plus tax) for the one-day program + video replay
SongStudio alumni receive a 10% discount.
This event is included in the following bundles:
SongBIZ 2023 SEASON PASS (all three events) for $529 (+ tax).
SONGSTUDIO 2023 VIP PASS (all SongStudio 2023 events) for $2299 (+ tax).
