Songwriter Girl Camp Happens Again

May 4, 2009 - PRLog -- Songwriter Girl Camp is returning to Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, TN.  Kirsti Manna, #1 hit songwriter (Blake Shelton’s “Austin” and Big and Rich’s “Loud”) is hosting her third Songwriter Girl Camp at beautiful Montgomery Bell State Park’s Conference Center. Springtime will be an amazing time to experience this 3-day life and career-changing event.

According to Kirsti, “Songwriter Girl will help girls of all ages find their creative voice.  Music has been good to me; I would like to empower all females to keep pushing their way to achieving personal success.”
Songwriter Girl Camp will give you the opportunity to network and meet face-to-face with people who create and work in the industry. You will have the chance to attend unique workshops where you’ll get invaluable information that can help take you to the next level as a writer and writer/performer.  You’ll have the chance to collaborate with other attendees and also have the opportunity to work directly with Kirsti. You will make new friends or meet future co-writers of your next big hit!
A Songwriter Girl Camp 3 day pass for May 15-17, 2009 is $248 for participants and $75 for observers.  This all girl event begins Friday evening and ends late Sunday afternoon.  Room accommodations are not included.  All observers must be accompanying a participant but not all participants are required to bring an observer. Several fine giveaways will be awarded to camp attendees including a Daisy Rock Candy Electric Guitar, a co-writing session with Kirsti Manna (including a $1000 demo), an 8 day Mexico Getaway trip, song critiques by Nashville publishers, and much more.

As part of the Songwriter Girl concept, a website (www.songwritergirl.com)  and MySpace page (www.myspace.com/songwritergirlsite) have been launched. The website includes a membership subscription service, consultation service and offers a free bi-monthly newsletter.

Kirsti Manna is available for interviews by contacting her directly by email or by phone.

kirsti@songwritergirl.com           615-323-2915      myspace.com/songwritergirlsite
Nashville, Tennessee

Camp Schedule Follows:

About The Songwriter Girl Camp Schedule
FRIDAY
To kick off Songwriter Girl Camp, we are going to have a meet and greet, where you’ll get to meet your fellow songwriters and rub elbows with industry professionals. The first 20 people who sign up and submit a song will have the opportunity to perform at an open mic for everyone in attendance.

After the open  mic, hang out and get some one-on-one time with an industry pro at "Meet a Mentor!"

SATURDAY
Participants will have the opportunity to attend workshops about the nuts and bolts of writing, marketing yourself and your music, stage performance troubleshooting, co-writing and more!

Information You Will Learn

  * “Songwriter Survival Tips” (or “How to Survive in the Big Pond when you’re a Little Fish”)
  * “Making the Perfect Demo”
  * “The Truth Behind Copyrights”(the importance of protecting copyrights)
  * “The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Working Songwriter”
  * “How to Have Fun and Keep Writing When You’re Getting Rejected”
  * “Becoming a Great Networker”
  * “OMG Moments!"
  * "Stage Performance Troubleshooting”
  * “How to Get Your Songs Out There”
  * "How to Find Titles and Ideas"
  * "Producing Successful Demos"
  * "How Writers and Publishers Get Paid"
  * "How to Effectively Pitch Your Songs"

SATURDAY NIGHT
All participants and the general public are invited to the Songwriter Girl Cafe. We will have two writer’s rounds. Five writers from Songwriter Girl Camp will be selected to perform one song in a writers’ round before a panel of industry pro judges. The winning song will receive a fully produced demo. Then we’ll sit back and enjoy a round where our pro writers play their hits and tell the stories behind the songs.

SUNDAY
The morning will be the chance to have a one-on-one session with Kirsti (you must sign up for this in advance). There will be additional workshops, lectures and writing time.



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About Kirsti Manna, Songwriter Girl Creator
Her 6-week Billboard #1 smash hit, “Austin” introduced Blake Shelton to country radio. She is a Nashville-based songwriter/publisher/producer and an actress with numerous credits that include creating and starring in her own national children’s TV show, “Kirsti’s Manor” viewed by 34 million homes. She’s also the co-writer/co-publisher for Big & Rich’s rock-in hit, “Loud” (WB/Nashville) which is the theme song for CMT's, " Gone Country" and has been used in everything from video games (EA NASCAR 2008), to Nike NFL ads. Artists such as Gretchen Wilson (Sony/Nashville), Colt Prather (Sony/Nashville), Cowboy Crush (Curb/Nashville) and many others have recorded Kirsti’s songs which have been heard around the world in such places as ESPN, “The Tonight Show", “The David Letterman Show", “Friday Night Lights", and “Dance Wars”.