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Please note: This event is now sold out.



A one-of-a-kind songwriting workshop with the critically-acclaimed and brilliant Canadian singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman.



The Songwriter in Residence program runs June 9-11 and features one-on-one afternoon sessions with Hawksley, as well as three evening songwriting classes.



Monday, June 9, 7-9pm

Anatomy of a Song – Hawksley Workman dissects a couple of his favourite songs to find out what makes them work. This session will look at how form, lyrics, and melody come together to create a song that cuts above the rest.



Tuesday, June 10, 7-9pm

Inspiration vs. Perspiration – This workshop will address the balance of the art and craft of songwriting. Hawksley will talk about following your muse, while working to forge new ground and break old habits.



Wednesday, June 11, 7-9pm

Page to the Stage – Performing songwriters not only have to create the song, they have to deliver it. This session will look at getting songs ready to perform - finding the right key, tempo and feel, arranging the song for performance, and delivering the emotional impact of the song.



Full Registration: $40 members, $60 non-members - includes a private one-on-one songwriting session plus three evening songwriting workshops.



Workshop Registration: $25 members, $40 non-members - includes any or all of the three evening songwriting workshops.



About Hawksley Workman

A musician of incredible velocity, Hawksley Workman is at the top of his game. Since being awarded two Juno Awards in 2002, Workman has toured internationally and earned a significant global fan base. He is an accomplished songwriter and virtuosic instrumentalist, often playing most or all of the instruments on his nine recordings.



Hawksley Workman has worked as a producer for such artists as Sarah Slean, Jeen O'Brien, John Southworth, and Tegan & Sara. More recently, he has produced Jeremy Fisher, Great Big Sea, and is about to get started on the new Hey Rosetta album.



His music has been featured on the television shows Scrubs, Falcon Beach, Queer as Folk, and Whistler.



Spotted early in his career for writing personal letters in weekly magazines to his fictional muse Isadora. These and other writings were compiled in his first book, Hawksley Burns For Isadora (Gutter Press, 2001).



He works in Paris regularly, collaborating there with megastar Johnny Hallyday, techno artist Tommy Hools, and indie upstarts Aston Villa, and has toured Europe with such luminaries as David Bowie, Patti Smith, New Order, The Cure, Marianne Faithfull, and Noir D�sir.



During the last World Cup, his rendition of The Beatles' "Revolution" provided the soundtrack for a television commercial, featuring French soccer star, Zinedine Zidane. He contributed to the film and soundtrack for Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen, providing his take on "I've Got the World On a String". Portrayed a ghost in the film, Youkali Hotel, starring Mary-Margaret O'Hara. Hawksley Workman owns a century-old, one-room schoolhouse his grandmother attended as a child, which now serves as a home and recording studio.



REGISTRATION (sold out)

Full Registration

  One-on-one, plus evening workshops

  $40 members, $60 non-members

Workshop Registration (Any or all)

  $25 members, $40 non-members



***This event is now sold out. To be placed on a waiting list email sean@manitobamusic.com.
Contact: Sean McManus
Email: sean@manitobamusic.com
Phone: 975-5191