Songwriting Workshop for Singers October 14, 2012

Are you a singer?
Are you frustrated with your songwriting limitations?
Do you need help developing your ideas?
Do you want to know how to write killer 'hook' melodies and lyrics?
Would you like professional advice and guidance to improve your songwriting skills?

Then this is the workshop for you!

Rita Campbell has 26 years of music industry experience to share with you. She is a busy professional topline writer and vocalist working and fully understands how frustrating it can be for some singers to put their ideas across without a studio or co-writer.

You will learn about
Topline writing
Writing 'hook melodies’
The power of ‘hook words’
Starting from scratch
Writing and collaboration
The difference between ‘internet’ and ‘in the room’ collaborations – how they work and how to get the best results.
Rita will help you develop and improve your songwriting skills, the importance of self-recording, studio set ups, mics and music software programmes.
Date: Sunday 14th October
Time: 1-5pm
Venue: Sing Vocal Studio 485a Finchely Rd London NW3 6HS
Cost: £47 (participator -limited places) £37(observation -limited places) £27 (online -unlimited)
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ABOUT RITA CAMPBELL

Rita began touring and writing with her first band at the age of 15, which soon led to a full time career as songwriter and session singer. She has worked in all genres from Pop, Dance, R&B, Drum & Bass and Rock.

Rita has worked and written with a diverse range of artists including Steps (for whom she wrote the UK Number 1 hit ‘Stomp’), Westlife, Toploader, Paul Weller, Jools Holland, Michael McDonald, Cher Lloyd, The Brand New Heavies, Rebecca Ferguson, StoneBridge, Russell Watson, Avalon Superstar, Bonnie Tyler, Adam F and Lemon Jelly.

She has also written TV ads, library music and BBC Children’s TV Themes and taught at the London Music School for 3 years.

Rita has written and been the featured vocalist on many dance house tracks over the past 10 years (HedKandi, Ministry of Sound, J Majik&Wickaman, Azulietc) and tours all over the world performing her club hits as well as touring with The Brand New Heavies as a session singer.

When not touring and performing live, Rita is a very busy session singer and topline writer working from her studio in London and is currently about to start the vocal recording sessions for the latest X Factor series (this is her 3rd series and she has worked on the US version in 2011).

Rita sits on the Songwriters Executive Committee for BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors) and part of her role on the board this year will be to create and establish new writing camps, enabling new and established writers opportunity to collaborate and form new partnerships.

More info on Rita available at her website http://www.ritacampbell.co.uk

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