New date for songwriters workshop with Haydain Neale

Music and Film in Motion
News Release

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Music and Film in Motion’s (MFM) full day workshop, Writer’s Block: Workshopping your Songs, has been moved from Saturday May 5th to Sunday, May 6th. Guest speaker and Juno Award winner Haydain Neale will help beginner and seasoned songwriters discover new and interesting ways to look at their material. The workshop will be held at Loplops in Sault Ste. Marie from 9am to 5pm.

Songwriters often find it difficult to know when a song is complete. It can be even more difficult to uncover the one element that makes a great song. With a focus on workshopping material, participants will have the opportunity for idea sharing, as the workshop will focus on group dynamics and the advantages of co-writing and sharing feedback. It will also focus on discipline, making time for your craft and making the most out of that time. This workshop is geared towards music artists, businesses and organizations at all levels who want to learn more about working quickly, efficiently and effectively at the independent level.

Haydain Neale is the lead singer of jacksoul, a band known around the world for their soulful and invigorating music. jacksoul enjoys a career of continuous successes and has recently added a 2007 Juno Award for “R&B/Soul Recording of the Year” for their album mySOUL to their list of achievements.

Neale, an active and dedicated member of the community and the music industry, lends his time and his talents to worthy projects such as Musican, Bridging the Gap, and Canada for Asia . He also lent his voice to the title track on the holiday soundtrack Do You Hear What I Hear?, a CD benefiting Kids Help Phone. For more information on Haydain Neale or jacksoul, please visit their website at www.jacksoul.com.

The workshop is $75 for members, $90 for non-members and $35 for student members. It will be taking place at the Loplops Lounge & Gallery located at 651 Queen St. East in Sault Ste. Marie and there is free parking at the back of the building. They can be contacted at 705-945-0754 or at www.loplops.com. For more information or to register for this workshop, please call MFM at 705-674-9954, toll-free at 1-866-674-9954, or visit the website at www.thinknorth.ca. Space is limited so please book ahead to reserve a place. This workshop is offered in English only.

Music and Film in Motion is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to foster and promote the development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario .

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