Hosted by Mike Hanrahan (www.mikehanrahan.com), this workshop was attended by 10 people:

Mike covered both the creative side of song writing (structure, co-writing, melody, etc), and the business side (IMRO, MCPS, RAAP, etc).

"I found Mike's workshop very informative, even though I've been writing for many years. Mike is a very approachable character and this shone through in his workshop. I related to his perspective on the hard work involved in song- writing, and found myself being motivated to put more effort into my songs. It was a pity we didn't get the group song finished but that was good fun, and given more time we could have achieved it. Mike's background in the business side is also fascinating. His knowledge in this area is invaluable. I was also delighted Leslie Dowdall arrived in, and related her experiences. Ending the day with a couple of songs by Mike and a song by Leslie, was perfect. The day flew by, and we all wanted to come back tomorrow, for more." - Paul O'Reilly

Mike's list of useful sites include:

Song Writing http://www.musesmuse.com http://www.craftofsongwriting.com http://www.lyricalline.com http://www.taxi.com/faq/songwriting/
Demo Tips:   http://www.imro.ie/demo_tips.shtml
Studio Tips: http://www.imro.ie/studio_tips.shtml
Finding a Manager: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/finding_a_manager_fact_sheet.shtml
Music Sampling: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/musicsamplingfactsheet.shtml
Releasing a Record: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/releasingarecord.shtml
Music For Film: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/Movie1factsheet.shtml
Music Publishing: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/musicpublishingfactsheet.shtml
BES Funding: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/besscheme.shtml
Advice on Radio: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/fairplayforairplayreport.shtml
Recording Contracts: http://www.fmc-ireland.com/publications/factsheets/record_contract_basics.htm
Approaching A&R: http://www.fmc-ireland.com/publications/factsheets/approaching_ar.htm
Press & Publicity: http://www.fmc-ireland.com/publications/factsheets/press_and_publicity.htm
Setting Up an Independent Record Label: http://www.fmc-ireland.com/publications/factsheets/indp_labl.htm

"Thanx a lot for the workshop: both myself and Dermot really enjoyed it.  Twas a lot of craic." - Anthony Lindsey

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