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Songwriters from across the country will converge on Sydney in June 2008 for the first annual Australian Songwriters Conference, and with attendance spots strictly limited, organisers expect the event to sell out quickly.

The ASC is a four day event, being held Friday 6th to Monday 9th June 2008, taking advantage of the Queen's Birthday long weekend. The conference will take place at the Ettalong Beach Club and Mantra Resort, in the beautiful seaside resort village of Ettalong on the NSW Central Coast, about an hour north of Sydney.

Although week-long songwriting camps and conferences are regularly held overseas, particularly in the USA, there has never been a conference of this scope, especially for songwriters, held in Australia.

The Australian Songwriters Conference will deal specifically and exclusively with the craft and business of songwriting.

The ASC is unique in that it is open to all songwriters, regardless of age, location, songwriting experience or genre. Songwriters do not need to be members of existing organisations, and the conference agenda is packed full of seminars, workshops and other activities relevant to both performing and non-performing songwriters.

The ASC is excited to confirm that our Keynote Speaker and main seminar facilitator will be top US songwriter, author and teacher, JASON BLUME (Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney, Collin Raye, the Oak Ridge Boys and John Berry). He is one of the few songwriters to ever achieve the distinction of having his songs on Billboard’s Pop, R&B, and Country charts all at the same time, and his songs are included on albums that have sold more than 50 million copies! One of the USA's most respected songwriting teachers, when he is not writing hits, Blume teaches others how to do so.

The conference agenda includes seminars run by Jason Blume on a variety of subjects such as ‘Using Successful Song Structures and Rhymes’, ‘Writing Melodies Listeners Can’t Forget – and Artists Want to Record’, ‘Producing Demos that Demonstrate Your Song’s Hit Potential’, ‘This Business of Songwriting (A Discussion of Publishing; Royalties; Pitching Songs, and More)’ and ‘Pitching/Placing Songs in International Markets’. A selection of top Australian songwriters in the major genres will also give talks on writing for the local market. There will be a group songwriting workshop, informal Q&A sessions, and nightly open mics and jam sessions. Representatives from major and indie music publishing companies will conduct song pitch/critique sessions and attendees will have virtually unlimited opportunities to mix and chat with the industry Pros over the course of the conference.

The ASC is committed to bringing in Australia’s top music industry professionals to run seminars relevant to songwriters and the Australian music industry, including top songwriters, producers, publishers, music lawyers and representatives from all the major Australian songwriting organisations. We have already received commitments from a number of Australia’s top songwriters, publishers and music organisations who will attend as speakers or mentors to share their knowledge and advice with attendees during the conference.

There are ‘special extras’ for Early Bird sign-ups to the conference, including one-on-one critique sessions by Jason Blume, so don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to take your songwriting to the next level. There are limited spots available so book early to avoid disappointment.