SONGWRITING WORKSHOP - with A.J. GUNDELL
EXCITING NEW WORKSHOP!
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP with 13-time EMMY AWARD WINNER, A.J. GUNDELL!
DO YOU HAVE A SONG IN A DRAWER GATHERING DUST? OR A NEW IDEA FOR A SONG AND DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START? OR WANNA GET FEEDBACK FROM A 13-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER?
Andy (A.J.) Gundell’s 13 Emmys include three for Outstanding Original Song will lead a songwriting workshop called “In Your Own Write”.
In six sessions, step-by-step, A.J. Gundell’s will take adult and students (ages 15+) through the process of writing and selling a modern pop song.
“It doesn’t matter whether lyrics or chord progressions are your strengths, I will meet students where they are, and over the weeks, will help you learn to write great hooks, choruses, verses and bridges, to arrive at a finished work.” A.J. said.
But students won’t just be working together on pieces, they’ll also explore the commercial side of music-making, covering a range of topics from recording demos on digital workstations to pitching songs to recording artists or to film and TV.
Basic instrumental skill for accompaniment is desirable, but not required. The six-session evening workshop culminates in a showcase on the stage at the POWERHOUSE THEATRE IN WAVENY PARK for family and friends that highlights each student’s new song.
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A.J. GUNDELL
ANDY (A.J.) GUNELL – TEACHER is a musician, composer, songwriter, music supervisor/director, music and audio producer, and music library creator/owner and publisher.
He has that rare, versatile ability to create music and sound to picture, script, and library for TV, film, Internet, advertising, and musical theater… for other singers and recording artists… and for himself as a singer/songwriter/producer and recording artist. Andy has won thirteen Emmy awards—including an unsurpassed three in the Outstanding Original Song category. The others are for his original scores as a composer, his audio-post sound design and production, and his work as a music director/supervisor in the category of Music Direction and Composition for dramatic productions. He’s composed and supervised for dozens of TV broadcasters and media clients, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, ESPN, MTV, NBA-TV, HBO, E!, Disney, Discovery, Reader’s Digest, WSOF, AT&T, and more. He spent 15 years at ABC’s “All My Children” as a staff music director/composer/Directors Guild AD–and leading contributor to five Emmys as a member of the distinguished AMC music composing/directing teams. Prior to that, he worked in a similar capacity for the daytime drama “Guiding Light” for 8 years, and as the co-composer and music supervisor for the “Cosby” sitcom.
Andy is the creator and CEO of Future Hits–an unsurpassed collection of independent music available for licensing to the visual media. Future Hits and Andy’s library businesses have been responsible for over a thousand cuts in film, TV, advertising and Internet in the last fifteen years. Since launch, FH’s pre-cleared and custom-curated catalog has already been placed in some exceptional spots for a music library: the main title theme for E! Network’s “Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry“; national broadcast commercials for Kmart; wide-release feature films such as “Mall Cop 2” and “Spy“; hard to reach hit TV shows such as “Empire“; and other major studio/broadcast/cable/advertising/VOD streaming clients including CBS, NBC, Fox, Netflix, Viacom, Sony, WB, Nike and MTV. With a roster of over 150 killer songwriter/producer/recording artists, and a steadfast dedication to client service and satisfaction, Future Hits delivers on it’s slogan and promise: “The Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard.”
Gundell’s above-mentioned versatility is evident in the range of some of his music and audio products and services currently in the market. He’s the co-composer of the main title theme for E! Network’s “Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry“. “Prayer” is a songwriting collaboration with South African #1 recording artist James Stewart and Nobel peace prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, co-composed by Gundell/Stewart and Grammy award winner Julie (“From A Distance”) Gold, for the Tutu AIDS Foundation. “English 20” is an audio/video English language learning product and software for Reader’s Digest, for which Andy composed an original music score, recorded 25,000 lines of audio VO, produced the sound design and final mix, and created 12 hour-long companion CD’s–all from his state of the art ProTools recording facility. And Andy’s longtime love of teaching and coaching continues professionally –as an instructor of songwriting at numerous group songwriting workshops, and as a guitar and singer-songwriter teacher for Musikaand Guitar Center.
As a performer and recording artist, A.J. has produced a compilation of his greatest TV hits called “Love On The Air,” released as a CD by PolyGram/Universal and as a songbook by Cherry Lane Music, as well as his own independent releases. His album, “Collection,” was called “a hidden treasure” by legendary rock ‘n roll DJ Pete Fornataleon his WFUV show “Mixed Bag,” and is available on the web via CD Baby, iTunes, and Spotify. He was the vocalist for two of his three Original Song Emmys. His music has been recorded by such classic and contemporary country-recording artists as Kathy Mattea, Crystal Gayle, and Don Williams. A.J. has also played live for many years, opening solo for such notables as Janis Ian, Richie Havens, Lesley Gore, Marshall Crenshaw, and Jose Feliciano, and continuing to perform with the band he started in college, yes 40 years ago and still going strong, The Helium Brothers, as well as with a Jackson Browne tribute band, “Running On Empty.”
SERIOUSLY FUNNY IMPROV CLASSES - with Nancy L. Meyer
OUR NEXT SESSIONS!!!
SATURDAYS, JULY 11 and AUGUST 8
IMPROV WORKSHOP WITH NANCY L. MEYER
What’s gonna happen in this class? Nobody knows! It’s IMPROV! But what we DO know is it’s a riot a minute, and all students will have a blast! Nancy is an incredible facilitator, making sure not a moment goes to waste, and everyone feels welcome… whether you’re new to improv or want to get back into the action.
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Quotes from previous sessions:
“It was a blast!”
“Fabulous class”
“Class was great!”
“Let me know when you do it again”
PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS CLASSES!
NANCY L. MEYER, TEACHER
Nancy has 20+ years of experience performing professional and educational improvisational comedy with Laughing Matters, No Name Players (Atlanta), and Now This! (D.C.), and she recently published “Teaching Improv Skills”, the definitive book on how to teach improv! Nancy has taught improv, and facilitated group/company team building through fun.