Songwriter in Residence | Hawksley Workman
- Date
- Monday, Jun 9, 2008 at 1pm
- Featuring
- Hawksley Workman
- Location
- Manitoba Music Industry Resource Centre
- Address
- 1-376 Donald Street
About
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,
Tuesday, June 10,
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,
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
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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).
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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