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PAST WORKSHOP

SONGWRITING FOR ABORIGINAL YOUTH WITH DON AMERO

DATE:	2010-03-18
LOCATION:	Manitoba Music
ADDRESS:	1-376 Donald Street

PANELISTS

Don Amero

DESCRIPTION

This workshop will provide a look at the “life” of a song. Don will start by talking about his songwriting process and techniques, later going into the recording process, album completion, and live performance of the song. He’ll also talk about the funding and support available to Aboriginal songwriters in Canada and the value of setting career goals.

About Don Amero
Winner of Best Male Artist at the 2009 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards, Don is a Métis songwriter with two albums to his credit.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Alan Greyeyes, Aboriginal Music Program Coordinator
Email: alan@manitobamusic.com

Songwriting for Aboriginal Youth with Don Amero

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
DATE	WORKSHOP TOPIC
2008-09-01	MusicWorks - Professional Development Workshops for the Music Industry
2010-07-22	Aboriginal Songwriters in Residence with Don Amero and Jason Tuesday
2010-08-11	Aboriginal Songwriters in Residence with Digging Roots

PAST WORKSHOPS
DATE	WORKSHOP TOPIC
2010-06-16	Hip Hop Producers in Residence, June 16 & 17
2010-05-20	Before MTV: An Evening with Video Pioneer Chuck Statler
2010-05-12	FACTOR Info Session
2010-04-12	Songwriter in Residence: Luke Doucet
2010-03-27	Work the Stage: Performance Seminar
2010-03-25	Crossing Over: Breaking into the UK and Europe
2010-03-18	Songwriting for Aboriginal Youth with Don Amero
2010-03-13	Digital Music Production
2010-03-11	Songwriting for Aboriginal Youth with Tracy Bone and JC Campbell
2010-03-04	Songwriting for Aboriginal Youth with Jason Tuesday
2010-02-25	Songwriting for Aboriginal Youth with Dominique Reynolds
2010-02-24	Rock the Books: Tax Preparation for Artists and Entrepreneurs
2010-02-22	Songwriter in Residence: David Francey
2010-02-13	Making Friends with the Media: A Publicity-Savvy Seminar
2010-02-09	Street Date: Planning a Record Release
2010-02-06	Make an Impression: Music Industry Networking and Conferences
2009-12-09	How to Gain Followers and Update People: The Musician's Guide to Social Networking
2009-12-05	Welcome to the Future: Marketing Music in the New Economy
2009-11-28	Stick with Me Kid: Music Management Panel
2009-11-18	The Show Must Go On: Concert Promotion
2009-11-14	Words and Music: Publishing Panel
2009-11-05	Aboriginal Music Week 2009 Workshops
2009-10-28	Get the Gig: Booking Shows and Tours
2009-10-24	Taking it From the Streets to the World: Hip-Hop and Urban Music Panel
2009-10-22	Songwriter in Residence: Tom Wilson
2009-10-07	Creative Cash Flow: Funding for Music Projects
2009-10-03	Music Supervision for Filmmakers: The Art and Craft of Matching Sound to Images
2009-10-03	Music Supervision for Producers: The Business of Licensing and Commissioning Music
2009-08-08	Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, in conversation
2009-05-11	Songwriter in Residence \| Emm Gryner
2009-04-27	MENTOR SESSIONS: One-on-One Consultation Opportunities
2009-03-24	Direct to Market: Making Meaningful Connections with Online Music Consumers
2009-03-15	He Shoots He Scores: A Masterclass with Bob Wiseman
2009-02-28	Beyond the Bandstand: Marketing Jazz Artists and Recordings
2009-02-18	Songwriter in Residence \| Pura Fe
2009-02-14	Onstage: Live Music Coaching with Tom Jackson
2009-01-24	Plan M: Creating a Marketing Plan
2009-01-13	Rock the Books: Business Management and Bookkeeping
2008-12-10	Street Date: Planning a release
2008-12-06	Tracking Success: Commercial Radio Promotion
2008-11-29	Get the Word Out: Independent music publicity
2008-11-12	On The Right Soundtrack: Music placements and film and television licensing
2008-11-07	The International Market for Music by Aboriginal Artists
2008-10-15	YouTube Killed the Video Star: Planning your next music video project
2008-10-01	Get the Gig: Booking Shows and Tours
2008-09-22	What's the Deal? Entertainment Law and Music Industry Contracts
2008-09-13	Southern Exposure: Breaking into the US
2008-08-25	Music Artist Management
2008-06-25	An Evening with Electronica Artist Bryce Kushnier
2008-06-09	Songwriter in Residence \| Hawksley Workman
2008-05-28	Music Publishing Lunch with Michael McCarty
2008-03-15	Audio Mastering
2008-03-05	Songwriter in Residence - Stephen Fearing
2008-02-22	Creative Manitoba 2008 Conference
2008-02-16	Indie is In: Independent Record Labels
2008-02-01	Jazz on the Road: Building Domestic and International Tours
2008-01-26	Get the Gig: Booking Shows and Tours
2008-01-16	Street Date: Planning, Marketing, and Budgeting a Release
2008-01-12	Creative Copyright: Ownership, Royalties and Rights in Music
2007-12-12	Digital Distribution and Marketing
2007-12-07	The Songs that Matter the Most: A Discussion with Buffy Sainte-Marie
2007-12-01	Focus on Folk and Roots
2007-11-17	SAC Songposium 2007
2007-11-07	Press Kit Perfect
2007-10-17	Music Business Basics
2007-10-03	Jazz for the Record
2007-09-25	Music for Film and Television
2007-09-05	Find the Fun in Funding: Grants and Loans for Musicians
2007-06-13	Stage Your Own British Invasion - Touring and Marketing in the U.K.
2007-05-10	Music Management Workshop
2007-03-24	Music Publishing
2007-03-14	Set Your Sites: Essential Websites for Your Music
2007-03-03	Hitting the High Notes: Vocal Workshop
2007-02-07	Plan and Produce Your Next Recording: Studio Basics
2007-02-03	The Changing Face of Artist Management
2007-01-17	Get Your Sh*t Together: Business Basics
2006-12-06	Booking the Shows and Touring
2006-11-22	Word on the Street: Grassroots Marketing
2006-11-08	Going Through the Stages: Performance Skill Sets
2006-11-04	The New Music Industry
2006-07-31	Lunching with the Law with Jordan Jacobs
2006-07-01	MusicWorks - 2007/08 Series