- Australian Songwriters Association

The Australian Songwriter
Issue 99, December 2013
First published 1979
The Magazine of The Australian Songwriters Association Inc.
In this edition:
Chairman’s Message
Editor’s Message
2013 National Songwriting Awards Night
Jacques Mario Gentil: 2013 Australian Songwriter of the Year
Dani Karis: 2013 Winner of The Rudy Brandsma Award For Songwriting
Excellence
2013 Rudy Brandsma Award Nominees
2013 Top 30 Category Places in The Australian Songwriting Contest
James Linderman: Song Tessellation
2013 In Memoriam
Songwriter Profile: Ruth O’Brien
Members News and Information
The Load Out
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Chairman’s Message
Hi All Members,
WOW!
That’s the only way I can describe the ASA National
Songwriting Awards 2013 held at Wests Ashfield
Leagues Club on Wednesday 4 December.
It was an awesome night, with huge presentations
from all Category Winners, plus the most amazing
performance from Hall Of Fame Inductee Garth
Porter, along with Daryl Braithwaite, Tony Mitchell
and Alan Sandow, all of Sherbet fame. They got
together after all these years to belt out ‘Howzat’. It
was truly a show stopping moment. ‘Boys From The
Bush’, Lee Kernaghan’s tribute to Garth’s writing
prowess, just about brought the house down as well.
It seems that every year the Awards get bigger and better. Jacques Mario Gentil was
crowned APRA/ASA Songwriter Of The Year by Jo Musso from APRA, and Dani Karis
took out the Rudy Brandsma Award. Little Pattie brought a tear to my eye when she
spoke about her cousin Chrissy Amphlett, who died earlier this year. Mike Cardy from
Perth was also awarded the ASA Regional Coordinator Of The Year, and dynamic up
and coming Singer/Songwriter Lucy B was interviewed by renowned author Bernie
Howitt.
All in all, it was a night to send shivers down the spine. A Special Event indeed. If
you weren’t able to get there, please have a look at the DVD of all the highlights
when it comes out. I’m sure you will love it.
The next day the ASA Regional Coordinators Conference was held. It was a huge
success, with reps from WA, QLD, NSW, SA, TAS and Regional Australia discussing
how the ASA is progressing in each of their areas, and how our Wax Lyricals are
advancing the ASA name all over the country. From that Conference, it can be
garnered that the Australian Songwriters Association is in good hands and is going
from strength to strength.
Our latest missive from Vice-Chairman Alan Gilmour is once again packed with
information. He works extremely hard to keep Members up-to-date with everything
that is happening at the ASA, and his output is incredible. Along with Russell Smith
from Wests Ashfield Leagues, Alan also interviewed all the Category Winners on
Awards Night. That was a huge undertaking, and we salute both of them for their
efforts.
Have a wonderful Christmas Season, and when everybody returns after the break,
we can look towards the biggest year yet for the ASA. Meanwhile, see you at the
Wax Lyricals.
Denny Burgess
Chairman
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Editor’s Message
Welcome to the final edition of The Australian Songwriter for 2013. In this edition
we feature the full list of winners in the 2013 Australian Songwriting Contest plus a
list of the Rudy Brandsma Award nominees.
Congratulations to Jacques Mario Gentil, 2013 Australian Songwriter of the Year, and
to Dani Karis, winner of 2013 Rudy Brandsma Award for Songwriting Excellence.
Congratulations also to this year’s category winners and to everyone who entered.
There was some truly amazing music once again this year.
Congratulations to Garth Porter for his induction into The Australia Songwriters Hall
of Fame. Thanks to Glenn A Baker for inducting Garth, to Lee Kernaghan and
Sherbet members, Daryl Braithwaite, Tony Mitchell, Alan Sandow, and of course
Garth himself for their great performances of some of Garth’s best known original
songs on the night.
A big thank you to James Linderman for his many informative articles during the
year, which I know so many ASA members have enjoyed.
Many thanks also to ASA Regional Co-Ordinators, Mike Cardy and Matt Sertori, for
their contributions to the magazine during the year, and to Carole Beck for her
assistance with the promotion of this year’s songwriting contest, for her magazine
ideas and contributions, for arranging some great interviews which will be featured in
the magazine next year, and for just being a very helpful person.
Thanks also to Chris Walters for her many suggestions and for introducing me to the
delightful Ruth O’Brien, a disabled songwriter from Canberra, who is featured in this
edition of the magazine.
The ASA team is now off on a well deserved break and we look forward to catching
up with you all in the New Year.
The Australian Songwriter welcomes written contributions from ASA members and
readers of the magazine. If you have anything that you would like to say about
yourself, other songwriters/musicians/artists/new releases or upcoming events,
simply send your contribution via email to the Editor at [email protected].
Cheers,
Alan Gilmour
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2013 National Songwriting Awards
Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Photos from the induction of Garth Porter into The Australian
Songwriters Hall of Fame. Top Left: Lee Kernaghan and Top Right: members of Sherbet
performing some of Garth’s best known songs. Bottom Left: Sherbet members Garth Porter,
Tony Mitchell, Alan Sandow, and Daryl Braithwaite together again, and Bottom Right the same
line up with Glenn A Baker.
We will have a full report on the 2013 National Songwriting Awards Night, plus
interviews with some of the winners, in the next edition of The Australian Songwriter.
In the meantime, we have posted some photos taken on the night, of the
performances by Lee Kernaghan and Sherbet, following the induction of Garth Porter
into The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to Garth on his induction and congratulations to all of you who
entered the 2013 Australian Songwriting Contest. Whether you were a winner or
not, we thank you for your participation and support for Australia’s largest and most
prestigious songwriting contest for independent songwriters.
We’ll feature the official photos of the night in the next edition of The Australian
Songwriter.
The Awards Night was recorded, and a one hour edit will be broadcast on TVS44 in
the New Year, and we will let members know once the broadcast date is set.
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Jacques Mario Gentil: 2013 Australian Songwriter Of The Year
Photo: Jacques
Melbourne VIC.
Dani Karis: 2013 Winner
Songwriting Excellence
of
The
Rudy
Brandsma
Mario
Gentil,
Award
For
Photo: Dani Karis, Bundeena NSW.
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2013 Rudy Brandsma Award Nominees
Stacy Tierney
Cardiff NSW
Greg J Bryant
Kelly Griffith
Central Coast NSW
Sunshine Coast QLD
Samantha Mooney
Gold Coast QLD
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Lynn Hazelton
Boulder WA
Dani Karis
Bundeena NSW
Steve Montgomery
The Keytar Kids
Sydney NSW
Melbourne VIC
The Rudy Brandsma Award is presented annually by the Directors of the ASA in
recognition of songwriting excellence by an ASA member during the course of that
year’s Australian Songwriting Contest. The award honours the memory of the late
Rudy Brandsma, one of the co-founders of the ASA in 1979. 2013 marked the 28th
presentation of the award.
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Top 30 Category Winners in the 2013 Australian Songwriting Contest
Australia Category
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The Mighty Dollar
Ankle Deep
The Gold
Wattarka
Eleven Long Years
Rose Matilda
River
Speargrass
Casino
If I Were A Swagman
Luke Vassella
Dani Karis
Luke Vassella
Aubrey Beggs
Eden Parris
Matt Zarb
Luke Vassella
Loren Steenkamp
Luke Vassella
Matt Zarb
11-30 in alphabetical order:
100 Aprils Ago
A Five O'Clock Shadow
A Very Fine Day
Aussie Kid
Aussie Neighbourhood
Dazza
Dreamtime Cathedrals
Glory Days
Home for the Weekend
How Beautiful is our Country
Lest We Forget
Maffra U10s
Mr Bennelong:
Ochre Man:
One Thing Left:
Stain of Red:
Straight From The Heart:
Sydney Morning:
The Southern Cross:
Tubby Little Trooper:
Vince Brophy
Glen Naylor
Stephen Sarre
Kathy Possum
Heidi Loveland, Toby Loveland, Peter
Schravemade and Natasha Koch
Susie and Phil
Manfred Vijars and Shaza Leigh
Ken Wong
David Hyams
Terry Bennetts and Jenny Bennetts
Rhonda Macken
Michael Waugh
Bob Brown
Justin Standley
Sami Cooke
Lynn Hazelton
Chris Orchard
Chris Orchard
John Greenwood
Jake Roff and Rupert McCall
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Ballad Category
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Boys Cry Too
Little Irish Mother
A Family Emergency
My Dream
Don’t Doubt My Words
Free
Will It Ever Come Back To Me
For You
Different On The Outside
From Now On
Karen Guymer and Jacques Mario Gentil
Terry Bennetts and Keith Lethbridge
Magdalena MacDonald
Chris Orchard
Bill Gray
Daniel Leelarthaepin
Madeline
Jade Leonard
Marie Georgiou
Paul Gioia
11-30 in alphabetical order
A Better Day
And I Know
Daddy's Girl
Desire
Drifting Away from the Sun
How Am I?
If The World Would Only
Little Piece of Love
Love of My Life
Lucid Dreams
Memories
One Little Drop
Redemption
Sand
So Beautiful
Stay Out Of The Way
Still In Love With You
The Real Me
Until There Was You
Vixen
Dave Power
Greg J Bryant and Nel Tronnelone
Katie Hardyman
Francesca de Valence
Samantha Mooney
Sophie May
Dani Karis
Karen Guymer
Samantha Mooney
Jade Diary
Marie Georgiou
Kathy Possum
John Walsh, Kate Ceberano and Paul Cecchinelli
George Begbie
Katie Hardyman
Darren Sugars
Steve Montgomery
Jade Leonard
Anita Paul
Stubble
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Contemporary Pop/Dance Category
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
6.
8.
Romeo
What You Were Waiting For
Radiate
Smile
She Don’t Need To Know
Real Love
Where Are You Now?
Lights
10. Fashion
Skii Harvey
Kate Vigo
Sami Tauber
Jesse Marantz
China Doll
Alexandra Valmorbida
Gino Campagnaro and Simon McRitchie
Alexandra Valmorbida, Michael Payntor and
Michael De Lorenzis
Alexandra Valmorbida, Michael Payntor and
Michael De Lorenzis
James Hampton and The Keytar Kids
9.
Like A Razor
11-30 in alphabetical order:
1 teaser
A Love Song
Can We Do It Now?
Cold Hearted (Radio Edit)
déjà vu
Dream Brigade
Feeling Good
I Learned A Lot From You
Lets Get This Party Started
Light Breaks
Light It Up
Like A Theme Park
Playtime
Running Back To You
So Beautiful
So Confused
Take Me
Tear Me Away
Think That You Love Me
Welcome to Vegas
d&m
Katie Hardyman
Anirban Banerjee
Jade Diary
John Greenwood and Jason Greenwood
Frank Dixon
Michelle Hullet
Kerrie Garside
Lindsay Hamminga
Lindsay Hamminga
Lindsay Hamminga
Stacy Tierney
Michelle Hullet
Lori Greco
Katie Hardyman
Karen Guymer
Michelle Hullet
George Begbie
Jourdain
Jade Diary
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Country Category
1. Synchronised Jason Greenwood
2. Brand New Life Samantha Mooney
3. If This Guitar Could Talk Bill Wade and
Wade Finnagin
4. The Rodeo
Justine Camilleri and
Chris Gale
5. Words In Your Goodbye Vanessa
Faynes, R. Faynes and D. Rogerson
6. My Place In The World Sally-Anne
Whitten and Allison Forbes
7. Field Of Flowers Dani Karis
8. Pretty Big Mess Rebecca Moore
9. Casino
Luke Vassella
10. Hot Off The Line Kate Parry
11-30 in alphabetical order:
A Father's Love
Alone In A Highway Bar
Banjo Picking Cowgirl
Black Dog
Carry Me
Country Song
God Bless the Beer
Heart Like A Truck
I'm Gonna Love You
Is It Me Your Lookin For
Let the Music Ring Out
Lonely Nothing
Lucky Country
On A Saturday Night In The Hall
Rosalie
Still In Love With You
Suck It Up
What's Happened To Us?
Wishful Drinking
You Ain’t Worth The Rain
Justin Standley
Lola Brinton
Taylor Pfeiffer
Cooper West
Warren Freeman
Danny Hooper
Sabrina Alison and Roger Corbett
Rick Hart
Kathleen Coleman
Brock Mathers
Brothers3
Tahlia McGahey
Craig Pinkney
Matt Zarb
Amber Joy Poulton
Steve Montgomery
Tootie Hiles
Lindsay Hamminga
Paul Owen
Natalie Howard and Matt Scullion
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Folk/Acoustic Category
1. Empty Spaces
1. Master Plan
3. Echo
4. The Drowning Man
and Warwick Fear
5. Always
Gary Roberts
6. The Longest Road
7. Boys Cry Too
8. Sleepyhead
9. All That Jazz
10. The Path Of Least Resistance
Andy Mac
Troy White
Laura Zarb
Chris Griffiths
Joseph Proia and
Chris Griffiths and Warwick Fear
Karen Guymer and Jacques Mario Gentil
Dave McEldowney
Marky D
Nick Charles
11-30 in alphabetical order:
Black Words
Different The Same
Good Lovin
Harp of the Land
Heartland
How Love Can Feel
In and Out of Time
Inside/Outside
Me and My Big Mouth
Paul
Pennyweight
Sand
Sausalito Slowdown
Still In Love With You
The Roses Were Few
The Waiting Game
Think That You Love Me
Until There Was You
Vixen
Well Of Love
Matthew Ellis and the Ellis Collective
AKOVA
Alison Jeeves
Brothers3
Lynn Hazelton
Karen Guymer
Andy Lacy
Peta Evans-Taylor
Paul Owen and Roger Corbett
Michael Waugh
Anthony English
George Begbie
Neil Wise
Steve Montgomery
Rebecca Moore
Nicola Milan
Jourdain
Anita Paul
Stubble
Andrea Barnett
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Instrumental Category
1. Sunset Blues Nick Charles
2. I’m On Your Side Paul Gioia
3. Lullaby For Monty Vanessa Craven
4. Jo’s Tune
Sandy Pollard
5. Raven’s Flight
Amelia Coffey
6. Sombrero
Stan Lenz
7. Brumby
Terry Bennetts
8. The Battle Of Hank B Gilmour: Calvin
Sycamore
9. Maryanne’s Paris Galliano Sommavilla
10. Water And Life (Suite 2) Manjia Luo
11-30 in alphabetical order:
Allegory 9
Peter Smith
Desire
Barbara Whitnell
East Meets West
Chris Rowell
Eliane
Mark Kassel
Flight of the Eagle
Paul Ingerman
Freewheelin Feelin
Mick Kidd and David Blight
Funkarama
Heidi Loveland and Toby Loveland
Im Just A Child-Instrumental
Katie Hardyman
Impulse No1 for Clarinet & Electronica Brian Fitzgerald
Loving Mother
Jim Ottaway
Mountain Mists...
Paul Ingerman
My Darling
Joel Mark Kassel
Paradise
Tyrolin
Renewal
Gregory Lawson
Rimfire
Toni Pollard
Russian Sad Ballad From The East
Meets Hot Jazz Blues Fusion From
The West And They Fall In Love
And Take Acid
Peter Hawkes
StreptoManiac
Calvin Sycamore
The Talented Ones
Rebecca Achkar
White Water
Marcela
Will You Be There
RL Clarke
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International Category
1. Last Call
Alex Tobin (AUS) and Neil Devereaux (CAN)
2. Those Were The Days/Sooner
Or Later
Goodnight Argent (USA)
3. Love Storm
Dr Teddy De Love (IRE)
4. Ride the Dragon
Neutron Lightning (CAN)
5. Once
Mayu Wakisaka (JAP)
6. Higher
Alexandra Valmorbida, Michael Payntor and
Michael De Lorenzis (AUS)
7. Light Up
Ravi Persaud (CAN)
8. That's So Me
David VonderBurg (USA)
9. Think That You Love Me
Jourdain (AUS)
10. I Don't Even Play Guitar:
Glenn Valles (INDIA)
10. It Feels Alright:
Johan Lotand (SWE)
11-30 in alphabetical order:
Can't Put You Down
Closer To The Truth
Cold Blood
Echo
Ghost Of The Mockingbird
Hits The Ground
Inside
Left My Heart
Like They Do It In The Movies
Pass It Along
Peace
Riding A Bicycle
Speak
Take My Breath Away
The Flame
The Rest Of My Love
Time
What I See In Love
Wrapping Up My Love
Michael McGee
Dave Newington
Mark Stepakoff
Devlin Miles
Nitanee Paris
Wake Up Paradise
Melissa Bandura
Debra Gussin and Kyle Vincent
Nitanee Paris
Scott Cook
Kate Lush and The Wild Captain Radio Tour
Lou DeAdder
Elaine Loebenstein and Jude Kohn
Mario Puntillo
Lola Brinton and Roldan/Watts/Barringer/Drew
Michael McGee
The Bullbuckers
Mayu Wakisaka
Vanessa Faynes, D. Rogerson and R.Faynes
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Lyrics Category
1. The Black Comes Like A Thief Jim Fahey
2. Troubled Troubador
Paul Dillon
3. Shoulder To Shoulder
Simon Berger
4. The Truth Hurts
John Walsh
5. Dreamer
Renay Broad
6. Afghanistan
David Glazier
7. One For The Road
Simon Berger
8. See You Later Ron
Robert McIntosh
9. Spirit Of Australia
Bunty Bisharah
10. Why Should We Be Faithful
Clem Gorman
11-30 in alphabetical order:
(A Day In The Life Of) Cool Bennie
Alone With You
Arrest Me Tonight
At Times
Banker In New England
Burning Desire:
Chasing Rainbows
Fashionista
Get Out Of My Way
Girl Of The Garden
Imperfect Me
It's Un-Astrayan
Never Forgotten
Nobody Knows Me Like You:
Secret Of Life
The Good News And The Bad
The Jury
The List
The Time For Me To Go
The Truth Hurts
Untrue
Want Me Now I'm Gone
Steve Montgomery
Joseph Proia
Glen Naylor
Phil Cose
Robert McIntosh and Paul Mcintosh
Joe Ciangura
Wendy Barnes
Elizabeth Cornwall
Simon Berger
Richard Williams
Katherine Cochrane
Steve Montgomery
Rebecca Achkar
Steve Montgomery
Merri Joy Mountstephen
Terry Bennetts
Di McAlister
Robert McIntosh
Paul Dillon
John Walsh
Emma Lucas
Merri Joy Mountstephen
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Open Category
1. Beautiful Night
2. Lonely Life
3. Here With You
4. Livin’ On Borrowed Time
5. Joan of Arc
6. Smile
7. Sheba Lane
8. Tear Me Away
9. Side By Side
10. I Am Not I
Francesca de Valence
Keri McInerney
Dave Power
John Greenwood and Jason Greenwood
Jade Leonard
Jesse Marantz
Lynn Hazelton
George Begbie
Lindsay Hamminga
Cathy Dobson
11-30 in alphabetical order
All About You
Michael De Lorenzis
Been Down
Don't Bother Me
Don't Die Wond'rin'
Dreaming of Better Days
Forget
I Didn't Mean
I Wonder What Heavens Like
If I Had Wings
I'm Only Sleeping
Joined At the Hip
Love Me More
Sad Eyes
So Confused
The Karaoke Book Song
The Real Treasure
The Scent Of Her Perfume
Trust Me
Well Of Love
Wrapping Up My Love
Alexandra Valmorbida, Michael Paynter and
Danny Hooper
Paul White
Jacki Cooper
John Delaney
Madeline
Viv Edwards
Greg J Bryant
Kylie Stephens
Katie Hardyman
Paul Gioia
Nicola Milan
Parissa Bouas and Carl Cleves
Karen Guymer
Jacques Mario Gentil
Kathy Possum
Nicola Milan
Kylie Stephens
Andrea Barnett
Vanessa Faynes and R.Faynes and D.Rogerson
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Rock/Indie Category
1. Great Divide
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
9.
9.
Darryl Barba, John Coulehan, Brian McLeod
and Fletcher Bowman (Roy Mackonkey).
Last Call
Alex Tobin and Neil Devereaux
Everywhere
Monique Lisbon and Adrian Hannan
Spider
Jason Maynard
Black Dog
Cooper West
You Only Lose The Things You Cling To: Adam Finlay and David O'Brien
Get Back To Funk
David Watson
Singing Your Favourite Songs Dave Power
Eternally
Danny Hooper
Midnight Slave
Bill Woodford
Why Don't We Just Start
Adam Finlay and David O'Brien
11-30 in alphabetical order
All Butterflies:
All I Want:
Anyone But You
Balancing Act
Beautiful Guitar Thing
Better Than You
Big Blue Sky
Black Market Man
Coming Home
Crash Like A Butterfly
Edge Of The World
Fire in the House
Hot Off The Line
Let it Go
Noise Machine
Put in the Work
Shadow
This Is War (Ban Fracking)
When You're Free
Scott Toner
Jade Leonard
John De Laurence
Jacques Mario Gentil
Peta Evans-Taylor
Lindsay Hamminga
Paul Gioia
Rick Hart
Michelle Hullet
John Trager
Cooper West
Kelly Griffith
Kate Parry
Justin Linkins
Stephen Kermode
Jay Lisle
Paul Gioia
Stephen Kermode
Adrian Elton
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Songs For Children Category
1. Aussie Kid
Kathy Possum
2. Skunk on the Bunk
David Jennings
3. That's Me!
Ray Saunders and JR
Marshall
4. Teddy Bear
Joseph Proia
5. Fashionista
Elizabeth Cornwall
and Nathan Eshman
6. Brave Forever
Cassi Hilbers and
Joel Walkenhorst
7. Give Me Some Crayons: Ren's Song Mark
Ferris
8. Mr Ducky is A-Driftin' By Carol Pearce
9. Veggie Patch Rock
Stacy Tierney
10. Follow Your Nose
Leo Kahans
10. The Story of You Know Who
Michael Mills
11-30 in alphabetical order:
12345 Plant a Tree
5 Little Sailors
Aussie Neighbourhood
Schravemade and Natasha Koch
Beat Street!
Cheep Cheep Cheep
Crocodile
Dad's Tool Box
Dingle Dangle Little Elves
Dinosaur Stampede
Edna the Elephant
Enter The Seal
Fun Fun Fun
Gibson the Gorilla
Going to the Pool
I've Got a Butterfly on My Toe
Johnny the Pirate-Oh!
Maraca Mambo
One Little Drop
The Marching Band
Stacy Tierney
Kathy Possum
Heidi Loveland, Toby Loveland, Peter
Susie and Phil
Rachel Parkinson
Joseph Proia and Kevin Adams
Magdalena Macdonald and Paul Gibbs
Stacy Tierney
Michael Mills
Susie and Phil
Kathy Possum
Cassi Hilbers and Joel Walkenhorst
Jake Roff and Pam Briggs
John Littrich, Neil McCann and Paul McGee
Rachel Parkinson
Ray Saunders and JR Marshall
Carol Pearce
Kathy Possum
John Littrich, Neil McCann and Paul McGee
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Spiritual Category
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
When He Comes
Jacques Mario Gentil
No Other Name
Rob Nightingale
Free At Last
Jacques Mario Gentil
Time To Be Moving On
Lola Brinton and Trisha Roldan
I Wonder What Heavens Like? Greg J Bryant
Everything But Love
Jacques Mario Gentil
Old Friend
Loren Steenkamp
Lion and the Lamb
Craig Bowen
I'm Only Sleeping
Katie Hardyman
Messiah
Greg J Bryant
11-30 in alphabetical order:
Falling
Gamblin
Guess It Wasn't My Time
Heaven (To Be With You)
Highway To Heaven
Human Stain
I Want To Tell You Now
Jess's Song
Let Justice Roll
Looking for Grace
Mia's Song
Rivers
Run To You
Send Down The Angels
The Other Side
Well Of Love
When I Pray
When the City Chose to Sing
You Hold the Key
You're Inspirational
Kam
Cill Van Der Velden and Bob Sutor
Leon Bobako
Daniel Leelarthaepin
Ted Roberts
Andrea Barnett
Mike Williams
Greg J Bryant
Paul Somerville
Eden Parris
Ann Leung
Jade Diary
Stephanie Unger
Alan Lucas
Vanessa Faynes, R.Faynes and J.Bromell
Andrea Barnett
Stephanie Unger Unger
Michael Wagner and Keith Smith
Mark Ferris
Sami Cooke
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Youth Category
1. Believe In You
2. I Won’t Throw Fire
3. Fashionista
4. Dandelion
5. Lost And Found
6. Give Up On You
7. Rush
8. You're So Good Looking
9. Autumn Song
10. Still Searchin’
Kaitlyn Thomas
Kim Gamaroff
Josephine Cornwall and Tess Cornwall
Frank Dixon
Kelly Griffith
Frank Dixon
Jake Davey
Josephine Cornwall and Tess Cornwall
Fionn Richards
Sami Cooke
11-30 in alphabetical order
All I Need
Backed Up Against A Wall
Dream Brigade
Far Away
Feel That Way
Fire in the House
Kick Drum
Let It Out
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Little Red Hannah
Love Sick Vertigo
Missing Puzzle Piece
My Boy
Put Your Hands Up
Skywriter
Sonny
Turn Around
Unstoppable Two
Wish Upon A Star
You See Me
Tania D'Agostino
Ray-Lee Russell
Frank Dixon
Casey Wilkinson
Abbey Gardner
Kelly Griffith
Jade Ingvarson-Favretto
Kim Gamaroff
Taylor Pfeiffer
Leah Hotker
Frank Dixon
Meg Sampson
Taylor Amy
Kelly Griffith
Josephine Cornwall and Tess Cornwall
Frank Dixon
Abbey Gardner
Robin Johnson
Cassi Hilbers
Elizabeth Cornwall
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James Linderman: Song Tessellation (or How Midwestern American
Farm Girls Reinvented Imitative Composition)
At the start of the industrial revolution in North America there were a few
developments that converged to popularize a particular form of academic
composition.
One of the factors was the mass production of the parlour piano that would be called
an apartment size or studio size today.
This pianos short stature allowed the player to look over the top of it to lead
singalongs, a popular past time with the urban aristocracy in Europe and with the
new urban wealthy in America.
The other development was the invention of the catalogue store, usually the general
store in rural America. Companies like Sears would sell items from a catalogue in the
rural general store that could be shipped to remote areas that would not otherwise
have access to those items.
The last piece of the puzzle was the availability of farm equipment that could allow
farmers to harvest much larger yields with much less manpower and in a fraction of
the time. This created a new class of rural wealthy that aspired to use, at least some
of that wealth to appear cultured and urban.
These converging developments combined to place a parlour piano in the front
rooms of farm houses all across North America, but there remained one last decisive
factor.
Piano music, and “cultured” music in general had been, to this point, a European art
form, powered by male composers and dominated by male virtuoso performers. Men,
in North America’s rural mid-west, however were still primarily labourers despite the
modernization of farming and did not have the time or inclination to learn the piano.
Grown women as well were not usual candidates to take up this newly purchased
instrument as much of a woman’s work in that setting, in that era, was also still
primarily manual and not yet automated. The preparation of a chicken dinner started
with a live chicken.
Young boys did not fare well with this instrument either, as they often helped with
farm chores after school and looked at the piano as more of an extension of a school
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day. The work and play that pulled them outdoors also made the piano a less than
ideal addition to their day.
That, of course, left young farm girls as the natural choice for this instrument. Their
chores were mostly indoors where the piano was located, and they were encouraged
to become cultured ladies and the pianos reputation made it the ideal instrument
from a sociological standpoint.
This also saw the inception of the itinerant piano teacher who would travel from farm
to farm and village to village teaching these young farm girls how to play the music
in their piano bench. One obstacle, however, was the shortage of mass print sheet
music and so many of these fledgling musicians had only one or two sheets of music
to play, as the printing industry lagged behind the demand for more accessible
music.
The solution for this for many of these developing musicians was compositional
tessellation.
Tessellation is the art of taking smaller patterned items and making a larger pattern
out of them. A quilt is a tessellation and so is the picture I have seen of a runner
made up of thousands of small photos of runners.
Farm girls would take a random bar of melody from say, “New World Symphony” and
combine it with an equally random bar of melody from “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
and compositional tessellation would be born…. Not so much born because they did
not invent this practice but more adopted and certainly mastered. Bar after bar
would be brought into the composition and adapted through editorial shifts of pitches
and rhythmic placements.
Lots of this early North American music is not archived since blank staff paper was
also not readily available and many of these composers would have not considered
this so much composing but more just recreating on their instrument.
As mentioned, once the melodic motifs are stuck together there is often an editorial
adjustment that is required to seamlessly join them into a single musical statement
and then there is the work of re harmonizing them into a more full musical
expression.
To my estimation, that is every bit as much an act of composing as we songwriter
would do today, either knowingly or merely intuitively as we attempt to create new
original music from our collection of past musical experiences and present abilities.
In other words, the resources available.
Tessellation is a great way to take some “target practice” at writing melodies and
since the source materials are from already existing and at least somewhat popular
songs, there is a good chance that your tessellated melody will be very likely to be
very likeable. It is a great way to get practice at setting chords to a melodic pattern
as well and a terrific way to test drive your ability to solve the various kinds of
problems that melodic motifs can cause when trying to create our new work.
If we find we like what we are creating with a tessellation and want to turn it into a
commercially available original work, there is often more work to edit it to not sound
like you just stuck a bar of Katrina and the Waves “Walking on sunshine” on the
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front end of a bar of Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours”. But if you edit and then play it for a
few close friends and associates and they cannot trace your song back to it’s original
source materials then the original composers (and their legal team) will not be able
to either and your song will be no more plagiarism than anything else we write from
the collection of other peoples musical ideas we have floating around our sub
conscience.
James Linderman is a guitar, piano and songwriting teacher in Ontario Canada and
teaches in studio and over Skype to students all over the world. James is an
Berkleemusic Ambassador and a music journalist and presenter at music conferences
and workshops. Contact James at [email protected].
2013 In Memoriam
People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are advised that the
following tributes may contain photos of deceased persons.
Mandawuy Yunupingu (1956 -2013)
Mandawuy Yunupingu passed
away on 2 June 2013 at the age
of 56. From 1986, he was the
frontman, singer, songwriter and
guitarist
for
the indigenous
rock group Yothu Yindi.
The band achieved national
recognition with their single
“Treaty” which was co-written
with Paul Kelly and other Yothu
Yindi members.
The song
highlighted the lack of progress
in Australian indigenous affairs
and became an anthem for
aboriginal and non-aboriginal social activists. Treaty peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA
singles charts in 1991 and stayed in the Top 50 for a total of 20 weeks.
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Yunupingu was appointed Australian of the Year for 1992 by the National Australia
Day Council. In April 1998, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by
the Queensland University of Technology. In December 2012, Yothu Yindi was
inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Editor’s note: Yunupingu’s family has given permission for this image to be
published.
Chrissy Amphlett (1959 – 2013)
Divinyls frontwoman, singer and
songwriter, Chrissy Amphlett,
passed away on 21 April 2013
at the age of 53.
The Geelong-born Amphlett, the
cousin of the 1960s pop icon
''Little Pattie'' Amphlett, rose to
fame as the feisty lead singer of
the Divinyls.
The band became famous for
Amphlett's
sexy
schoolgirl
outfits, torn fishnet stockings
and wild on-stage antics. The Divinyls had their first hits, “Boys in Town” and “Only
Lonely”, after Amphlett’s appearance in the 1982 film “Monkey Grip”.
Amphlett had met her artistic collaborator and fellow band member, Mark
McEntee, at a concert at the Sydney Opera House in 1980, and with Jeremy Paul
from Air Supply, formed The Divinyls that year. They had four Top 10 albums in
Australia and one in the US. Their biggest-selling single, “I Touch Myself” in 1991,
was a No.1 hit in Australia, and made the Top 10 in the US and Britain.
In May 2001, The Divinyls' "Science Fiction", written by Amphlett and McEntee, was
selected by APRA as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. They were
inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.
Chris Bailey (1950 – 2013)
The Angels and GANGgajang
bass player, Chris Bailey,
passed away on 2013 at the
age of 62.
The Angels formed in Adelaide
in 1974. The band later moved
to Sydney and enjoyed huge
success, clocking up hit singles
across four decades, including
"No
Secrets",
"Marseilles",
"Take a Long Line" and "Am I
Ever Gonna See Your Face Again".
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Bailey left The Angels and in 1984 formed the band GANGgajang, along with fellow
former Angel Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup and ex-Riptides guitarist Mark “Cal” Callaghan.
The band went on to have the 1985 hit “Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia)”.
Tommy Tycho (1928 – 2013)
Pianist, conductor, composer
and arranger, Tommy Tycho,
passed away on 4 April 2013 at
the age of 84.
Tycho emigrated to Australia in
1951
from
Hungary
and
became Musical Director for the
Seven Network from 1956 to
1971. He was involved in nine
Royal Command Performances,
and
conducted
all
of
the ABC symphony orchestras.
His work was an important
element
of
many
official
openings including the Sydney
Opera House, the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the Sydney Football Stadium, the
Queensland
Performing
Arts
Centre, the
1982
Brisbane
Commonwealth
Games, World Expo 88, Darling Harbour in Sydney and major sporting grand finals.
Gary Shearston (1939 – 2013)
Singer and songwriter, Gary
Shearston, passed away on 1
July 2013 at the age of 74.
He was a leading figure in
the folk music revival of the
1960s and was notable as a
performer
of
Australian
traditional folk songs in an
authentic style.
In March 1965, his single
"Sydney Town" hit the Top 10
in his home city of Sydney.
In 1966 and 1967, he became
Australia's biggest record seller
of folk music. He had his own national television show called “Just Folk”.
US folk singers, Peter Paul and Mary, recorded a cover of his song "Sometime
Lovin'". They also invited him to go to the United States where he spent four years.
Farewell to all of these songwriters.
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Songwriter Profile: Ruth O’Brien
Canberra singer, songwriter and composer, Ruth O’Brien, has never let physical
disability stand in the way of success. Born with a rare congenital condition called
Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii Syndrome, Ruth has gone on to become a great
performer in her own right.
Ruth O’Brien is an independent singer, songwriter and composer. For the last 2½
years she has been studying an Advanced Diploma in Music Performance at the
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), which she will complete at the end of 2013.
Born and raised in Canberra, Ruth has made many connections within the music
industry both in the nation’s capital and interstate. In 2009, she studied at the
Australian National University and received tutelage from some nationally recognised
musicians including the acclaimed jazz singer, Vince Jones.
Whilst studying at the CIT, Ruth has played an active role within the student
community. She has helped to bring together student-run events, lead different
ensembles including the CIT touring band in 2012 and has organised music industry
talks for the student body. At the end of 2012, she was awarded The Ginette Smith
Music Industry Award for leadership and contribution to the culture of the CIT Music
Industry Centre.
Ruth’s writing style infuses the sounds of blues, jazz and cabaret with pop. Lyrically,
many of her songs hint at themes of love & heartbreak, which she illustrates through
descriptive and colourful language. She loves to sing old jazz standards and hopes to
compose music that emulates the timelessness that this genre of music portrays.
While this style comes most naturally to Ruth, she wants to write in many different
styles and experiment with different sounds and recording techniques.
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Ruth tries to play an active role in
the Canberra music community
both face-to-face and through
social media. Since 2010, she has
run a Facebook group called
“Music Industry Canberra”. This is
used primarily as an online space
to help connect the Canberra
music
community
and
share
information
about
funding
opportunities, workshops, talks,
networking meetings, advertise for
band members and ask other for
advice. Currently there are over
400 members within this group,
with a face-to-face member meet
up happening in mid-September,
2013.
Ruth is very passionate
about the music and arts scene in
Canberra and hopes to always play
an active role in its growth and
sustainability.
While her disability is never the
focus for Ruth, she intends to
venture
into
creating
more
opportunities in the arts for those
with disabilities by her active
engagement in the Australian
music industry.
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Members News and Information
1. Wax Lyrical has a New Home in Western Australia
Mike Cardy, WA ASA Coordinator, is
proud and excited to announce that
there is a new venue for Wax Lyrical in
Western Australia.
Wax Lyricals will
now occur on the first Thursday of each
month
at
the
Elephant
and
Wheelbarrow Hotel, corner of Lake
Street and Francis Street, Northbridge.
“This is a huge coup for ASA members
and other songwriters in Western
Australia”, Mike said. The Elephant and
Wheelbarrow is a vibrant live music
Elephant and Wheelbarrow, Northbridge
venue in a great location. It is in the
middle of Perth’s music scene in
Northbridge, has a fantastic stage set-up and has a great vibe. WA songwriters will
have a wonderful opportunity to play their original music is a great venue”.
WA Wax Lyrical will also be very lucky to have John “Yak” Sherrit doing the sound
each night. “Yak is a legend in the music scene here in WA, and a really good sound
man to boot,” Mike said. “He is the regular soundman at the Elephant and
Wheelbarrow and his expertise and experience, and the feedback he will be able to
give to performers, will certainly help our members develop their stage craft”.
Wax Lyrical nights will start at 7.15pm on the first Thursday
of each month. Songwriters wishing to play should contact
Mike or his colleagues Makk or Bob to arrange a spot.
“We also keep a few spots open for drop-ins.” Mike said.
“One of the things we hope to get from the Elephant and
Wheelbarrow’s location is people passing by hearing our
members and dropping in for a listen. Hopefully some of
them will be songwriters who are also looking to perform. We
have a house guitar available and always encourage people
to get up.”
Mike is also is keen to thank Legends Bar. “It is very important to also acknowledge
the people who have supported us in the past.” Mike Said. “So as we move on from
Legends Bar in Attadale, we send out a big, big thank you to the team at Legends
Bar. It was only through their support in providing a venue for the past couple of
years that we were able to get Wax Lyricals up and running again in Western
Australia.”
Contacts:
Mike Cardy: [email protected], 0413 677 084
Makk Eenhoorn: [email protected], 0412 096 435
Bob Grigoroff: [email protected]
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2. The 10th Anniversary of ASA Wax Lyricals in Tasmania
On 11 December 2013, the ASA will celebrate 10 years
of Wax Lyrical (open mic) gigs in Tasmania.
Matt Sertori, ASA Regional Co-Ordinator in Hobart has
filed the following report:
“We are inviting all the original people that played at
our first gig in 2003 to play. However to keep things
fresh we have invited 8 young songwriters, each of
whom will be playing their first gig, the idea being that
experienced performers will naturally gravitate to
mentoring the younger artists.
While the nostalgia thing is wonderful, we believe the
ASA plays an important role providing developmental
opportunities for younger writers. Not many Wax
Lyrical events could boast performers ranging in age from 18 to 82, which is what we
have at this event. Sadly since we started, three of those original performers have
passed away: Josephine Fry, Clive Brooks and Kristy Marks, the latter a young
mother in her early twenties. So it will be quiet a poignant night as we take a
moment to remember those performers who had given so much to our team.
Recently, as I was going through my old archives I found 6 hours of high quality
video footage I had completely forgotten existed. So on the night, as people
perform, we have a projector playing footage from some of those early Tasmania
gigs.
In all, we have 37 performances to show and the footage which have never been
broadcast before. I can say with certainly that myself and the filmmaker are the only
ones who have seen it. We will also be filming our anniversary gig and I will forward
a copy of the DVD highlights to the board, I won't forget to get everyone to sign
those waiver forms!
The venue we have chosen for the ten year anniversary is also having its formal
opening on the same night and I think it's fantastic the venue is called The Night
Owl, as that is also the name of a song by ASA Hall of Famers, Little River Band. Also
on the night, we will be displaying every poster from every single Wax Lyrical, we
have run in Tasmania in the past ten years. I counted up the number of performers
we
have
had
in
that
time,
and
the
number
was
nearly
250.
Photos (below): A collection of Wax Lyrical posters from the last 10 years and photos (from left
to right, top to bottom): Mathias Thompson, Josh Durno, Charlene Rollins, Emily Wolfe and the
late Clive Brooks, Crystal Campbell, Group photo ( when one of the members, Kirsty Marks,
passed away from breast cancer aged 23, there was an impromptu performance of her
favourite song, Fall At Your Feet by Crowded House, by Michaela Young, Crystal Campbell, Matt
Sertori, Ian Murtagh, Jo and Paul Volta and Josh Durno), Johnny Cigar, Adrian Beith, Tony
Brennan, Ian Murtagh and Rod Fritz.
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3. Songwriters Meeting Point
We receive a lot of requests from songwriters seeking co-writers, collaborators,
vocalists, musicians etc. to help them with their craft.
If you are one of these, simply send your details to the Editor at [email protected]
and we’ll publish them in this section.
This is a free service to ASA members but the ASA accepts no responsibility for
outcomes (except of course if you produce a great song, then we’ll gladly take some
of the credit!).
Fran Walker writes “I was wondering if you can recommend someone in the ASA
who can put music and vocals to one of my Lyrics? It is a song about a heroin addict
getting punished in a high security prison. I have a large collection and I am more a
Poet. I recorded my poetry with classical music at the Conservatorium of Brisbane,
just reciting, so if you would help me I will be grateful. Love from Brisbane. Fran.”
If you would like to help Fran, please contact her on [email protected].
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4. ASA Regional Co-Ordinators Meeting
Photo (Left to Right, Top to Bottom): Alan Gilmour, Matt Sertori, Mark Ellis, Angelo Pash, Mike
Cardy, Melinda J Wells, Denny Burgess, Clare Burgess, Lola Brinton, Kerrie Garside, Hugh
Brown and Ben Patis.
With many of the ASA’s Regional Co-Ordinators in Sydney for the National
Songwriting Awards Night, a Regional Co-Ordinators Meeting was held the next day
to discuss members’ issues around Australia. A photo of the attendees is above.
5. House Concerts Australia
Former ASA Director, Gary Luck, has drawn our attention to House Concerts
Australia as a means of helping up-and-coming artists gain performance exposure.
If you are an artist looking for exposure, or if you want to host a concert, contact
House Concerts Australia at http://houseconcertsaustralia.ning.com/.
Hosts can invite family and friends, and for a small donation of say $20 per head (to
the artist), you and your guests can experience the music of new artists that you
may never otherwise get to hear, in the comfort of your own home.
Gary will be hosting a concert himself in the New Year for a visiting overseas artist.
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6. Debra Gussin and Stacy Hogan win another Award!
Photos: Debra Gussin (left) and Stacy Hogan (right with his wife, Melissa) won the Best Adult
Contemporary/AAA Song at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards last month with their song
“Do U Miss The Heat”. The song was previously the winner of the 2012 Australian Songwriting
Contest International Category.
We knew it was a great song, but here’s further proof. Debra Gussin and Stacy
Hogan, last year’s winners of the International Category in The Australian
Songwriting Contest, won the Best Adult Contemporary/AAA Song at the Hollywood
Music In Media Awards last month with their song, “Do U Miss The Heat”.
Debra says: “I'm so proud and excited. I walked the red carpet with all the lightbulbs
flashing at me, it was like the Oscars! The best part of the evening was meeting and
hanging with my insanely talented collaborator, Stacy Hogan, and his wonderful wife
Melissa. I've been working with Stacy for over 4 years, yet we've never met until just
before we won our award!”
“I was busy trying to take a picture of the big screen with the nominees’ names...21
nominees! And suddenly they called our names and our song was playing before a
sold out/standing room only crowd at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. I just
remember screaming, and Stacy was sitting there, all kinds of Nashville chill. We
were both so shocked, they had to tell us to come up and make a speech!”
“I nearly fell off the podium, I was shaking. Neither of us had planned anything to
say, we were just excited to be there having fun. I managed to thank my parents
and
my
incredible
mentor
Marty
Panzer
for
their
support.”
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The Load Out
The ASA team would like to wish its members, sponsors, volunteers, and just about
everyone in fact, a happy festive season and a great new year.
We look forward to doing it all again in 2014 and hope that you can come along with
us on the journey.
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Official Sponsors of the Australian Songwriting Contest
The ASA would like to acknowledge the assistance of all of its sponsors for
supporting us in our activities throughout the year. The ASA is a not-for-profit
association and could not undertake its activities without the assistance of its valued
sponsors.
We would encourage ASA Members to use the services of our sponsors wherever
possible.
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About Us
The Australian Songwriters Association Inc. is a national, not-for-profit,
member organisation dedicated to the support of songwriters and their
art, by providing avenues for encouragement and education of developing
Australian songwriters, and recognition and promotion of
our
accomplished members.
Aims of the Association
To celebrate the art of songwriting;
To assist and encourage developing Australian songwriters;
To provide information and general advice to members;
To create performance opportunities for members;
To aid the professional development of members;
To enable members to meet and/or exchange ideas and information
To facilitate member transition into the established music industry;
To facilitate delivery of member services at a National, State and Regional
level;
To salute our best songwriters at major industry events such as our National
Awards Night.
History of the ASA
The Association was founded in Melbourne on 22 July 1979 by the late Tom Louch
(1932-1998) and the late Rudy Brandsma (1944-1983), who saw the need for an
organisation that would bring Australian songwriters together.
Today the Association has a vibrant membership Australia-wide and enjoys an
established and respected role within the music industry.
The ASA’s membership is diverse and embraces and explores all genres of music.
Contact Us
Mail:
Locked Bag 18/178 Newtown NSW 2042 Australia
Phone/Fax:
(02) 9516 4960
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.asai.org.au
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Facebook:
www.facebook.com/asamusicians
www.facebook.com/australiansongwritersassociation
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/austsongwriters
Patron:
Glenn A Baker
Life Members:
Tom Louch, Rudy Brandsma, Marie Murphy, Russell Zimmer, Alex Bialocki, Colleen
Zulian, Brian Henderson Ward, Kieran Roberts
Directors:
Denny Burgess
Chairman
Alan Gilmour
Vice Chairman, Public Officer, Financial Officer, Online Content
Editor and Editor of The Australian Songwriter magazine
Clare Burgess
Director and Secretary
Ben Patis
Director and Manager of Regional Co-Ordinators
Regional Co-Ordinators
Trevor Shard
Melbourne Vic
[email protected]
Pete Sheen
Ballarat Vic
[email protected]
Matt Sertori
Hobart Tas
[email protected]
Mark Ellis
Sydney NSW
[email protected]
Chris Whitington
Newcastle NSW
[email protected]
Mike Cardy
Western Australia (Perth)
[email protected]
Melinda J Wells
Rural & Regional QLD
[email protected]
Hugh Brown
Brisbane QLD
[email protected]
Johnny Dee
Bribie Island QLD
[email protected]
Details of Wax Lyrical (Open Mic.) nights run by our Regional Co-Ordinators can be
found on the ASA website.
This publication is © 2013 by The Australian Songwriters Association Inc.
ABN 12 140 838 710 and may not be re-used without permission. The views
expressed in this magazine are the views of the writers and may not
necessarily reflect the views of the ASA. The ASA acknowledges and thanks
all sources from which information for this magazine was obtained.
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