2012 Festival Submissions Open Now Via Sonicbids!

Sonicbids is once again the primary submission format for booking consideration on the Copenhagen Songwriters Festival.

All artists submitting their work through Sonicbids will be responded to within a month of their submission, to allow for maximum tour planning time.

Three artists will also be selected for paid Sonicbids feature spots on the festival, as well as inclusion of a song on the annual festival media CD (distributed to radio, press, booking agents, etc and not available for sale).

While only three Sonicbids submitting artists are currently guaranteed these feature spots, numerous additional bookings will be made through this format, as in past years.

January 22-28 California Sequoias Listening Room Songwriters Retreat Features Reduced Pricing

Songwriters new and known from around the globe are once again gathering for the 9th Annual California Sequoias Listening Room International Songwriters Retreat.

Pricing has been reduced for the January 22-28, 2012 event to 1075USD, inclusive of shared housing, catered dinner service, daily workshops, co-writing assignments and Listening Circles, where the works of the day are shared and shaped.

Join us for the experience of a lifetime, in the timeless setting of the Sequoia Retreat Center, Ben Lomand, CA.  (Assistance with travel planning and pre/post event touring is also available).

Further information at www.listeningroomretreats.com or by writing directly to brettperkins@hotmail.com

2012 Festival Booking Submissions Open October 1st

Artists wishing to be considered for the 2012 event will be able to submit their music for consideration through Sonicbids – with the new listing scheduled to open by October 1.

Thanks For An Amazing Festival & See You Next Year!

Thanks to all you beautiful people for an amazing experience – manifested by community, for community.

‘The L Factor’ is alive and well in Copenhagen: Love & Listening To All.

See you at the 4th Annual Copenhagen Songwriters Festival August 17-19, 2012!

GAFFA.DK Gives Festival 4 Stars: ‘The perfect antithesis of Strøm & Distortion’

Copenhagen Songwriters Festival er den perfekte modpol til Strøm og Distortion

I år afholdes Copenhagen Songwriters Festival for tredje gang, og er, som navnet antyder, en hyldest til sangskriverkulturen. Festivalen byder, ud over en række optrædener fordelt på to scener, også på “open mic” sessions og jam sessions for musikere. Læg hertil en række faglige workshops, blandt andet introduktion til guitar picking, eller hvordan man begår sig som manager i indie-verdenen, og resultatet er en mangfoldig festival for både publikum og især udøvende og håbefulde musikere.

http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/51904

Copenhagen Songwriters Festival is the perfect antithesis of Power and Distortion
This year the Copenhagen Songwriters Festival for the third time and, as the name suggests, a tribute to songwriter culture. The festival offers, in addition to a series of appearances in two scenes, including at “open mic” sessions and jam sessions for musicians. Add to that a series of professional workshops, including an introduction to guitar picking, or how to behave as a manager in the indie world, and the result is a diverse festival for both the audience and especially executive and aspiring musicians.

http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/51904

KODA/GRAMEX ‘Who, How & Why?’ Presentation Added Sunday, 11:00-12:00 Forsamlingshus

Musician, singer or record label? Composer, songwriter or music publisher? New in the music industry? Or just need an overview? Put words on rights organizations KODA and Gramex – who does what, what can you use them for and what do you remember? Come and get the short version.

Presented in collaboration with KODA and Gramex.

From KODA Erik Martens and Gramex Rie Toldam Knudsen

KODA og Gramex

Hvem, hvordan og hvorfor?

Musiker, sanger eller pladeselskab? Komponist, sangskriver eller musikforlag? Ny i musikbranchen? Eller bare brug for et overblik? Få sat stikord på rettighedsorganisationerne KODA og Gramex – hvem gør hvad, hvad kan du bruge dem til, og hvad skal du selv huske på? Kom og få den korte version.

Præsenteres i samarbejde med KODA og Gramex.

Fra KODA Erik Martens og Gramex Rie Toldam Knudsen

SONIA/disappear fear & Moreish Headline Friday Night Mainstage

SONIA/disappear fear (US) and MOREISH (DK) headline the Friday Night Main Stage.

SONIA is an artist and activist, who’s independent recordings have sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. This is her second appearance in Denmark – last seen as a feature performer for Copenhagen Pride.

MOREISH is rapidly making a name for themselves in their native Denmark, having recently opened for Bon Jovi in Horsens.

Full Week Of Free Pre-Festival Events Continues August 15th

A full week of free, pre-festival public concert events continues tonight at R åhuset, Kbh V with special guests Sascha Dupont & Bryan Conner (US) on the monthly Listening Room Open Stage, with 19:30 doors and 20:00 – 23:00 show time.

Free shows continue, with various artists, Tuesday, August 16th, Loeve’s Bog Cafe, Kbh V, Wednesday, August 17th Kvarterhuset, Kbh S. Check venue websites for specific times and artists.

Educational Workshops Expanded For 2011

The 2011 event continues to expand on the festival mission statement to provide educational opportunities,  through an increase this year to five workshops.  Participants can choose between one hour presentations on Independent Artist Management, Introduction To Guitar Finger Picking, Inspiration For Songwriters, and Services Overview Presentations by the Dansk Musik Forbund (DMF) and Dansk Artist Forbund (DAF) – where member and non-members alike can ask questions about the various services offered.

Check the daily program pages for more times and locations.

Høgni Lisberg Added To Sunday Night Feature Stage

Faroese songwriter Høgni Lisberg, who opened the 2009 Copenhagen Songwriters Festival Main Stage, has just been confirmed to play the final scheduled Stuen Feature Stage Set at 23:40 Sunday, August 21st.

Høgni’s performance will be followed on the Stuen Feature Stage by the final Late Night Scene stage hosted by Benjamin Aggerbæk, while Chili Djurhas hosts the final Open Stage scene on the First Floor Listening Room Stage.