SONG LISTENING SESSIONSGet feedback on your song in person, directly from thepros.1. You may submit to a maximum of 3 Song Listening

Sessions. (Only one selection per time slot.)

2. Along with your registration fee, circle SongListening Sessions on other side of form.

3. Bring your songs with you to Listening Sessions .

4. ALSO, bring 3 typewritten copies of lyric sheets toeach session.

5. We will try to accommodate all suggestedpreferences, though we can make no guarantees.

6. Song Listening Session assignments will remainposted in Thursday’s sign-in area throughout theevent.

SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASEWe will be selecting performing singer/songwriters forlive showcases to be held on Thursday Oct. 3 and FridayOct. 4. Showcase your talent in front of major musicindustry decision makers.

You will have 4 minutes time to perform 1 song. Tosubmit for this opportunity, email MP3’s ,links or CD’s tojattebery@frontier.net.

Showcase available to attendees only. We reserve theright to refuse participation to any individual at ourdiscretion.

Deadline for showcase submissions is Sept 30, 2019.Selected Singer/Songwriters will be notified on orbefore Sept. 30, 2019.

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OCTOBER 3-5, 2019BOULDER/BROOMFIELD 2019

OMNI INTERLOCKEN RESORT

get some fresh mountain air...

(Phone, Laptops, Flash drives and CDs are fine!)

S C H E D U L E O F E V E N T S

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

PANEL DISCUSSIONS10:00--11:20am “FILM AND TV”

Lyndsie Chlowitz, Nick Keenan, Jon Ernst, Brian Naguit, Alec Stern, Chris Lakey, Steve Schroder, Adam Zelkind

11:30am--12:30pm Lunch (on your own)

SONG LISTENING 12:30--2:30pm Country—Mark BrownCountry—Eric HurtPop/Rock—Howard and Monica BensonPop/Rock/Synch—Lyndsie Chlowitz, Chen NeemanPop/Rock/Synch—Nick Haussling, Brian NaguitPop/Rock/Synch—Katy Davidson, Olaf Thomsen

PANEL DISCUSSIONS 2:30-3:45pm “PUBLISHING”

Kendall Lettow, Kirby Smith, Jeff Skaggs, Monica Benson, Mark Brown, Bobby Rymer

2. "DIY" Steve Garvan, TBA

SONG LISTENING Country/Pop—Kirby Smith, Warren Sellers

Country/Pop—Cliff Downs, Richard HarrisPop/Rock/Synch—Jeff Skaggs, Jon ErnstPop/Rock/Synch—Kendall Lettow, Nick KeenanPop/Rock/Synch—Lexi Sutherland, Steve SchroederPop/Rock—Jake Simon, Shawn Cohen

***CONCERT***7:30pm Big Al Anderson, TBA!

THURSDAY, OCT. 33:00--7:30pm Sign in, Event Registration5:00--7:15pm Dinner Buffet (on your own)6:45--7:30pm Orientation (Ballroom)

7:30pm SONGWRITER SHOWCASE #1 9:30pm Open Mic FRIDAY, OCT. 4 SONG LISTENING 9:00-11:00am

Country—Bobby RymerCountry/Pop— Kendall Lettow, Pam SheynePop/Rock/Synch—Jake Simon, Nick HausslingPop/Rock/Synch—Brian Naguit, Richard HarrisPop/Rock/Synch—Olaf Thomsen, Lyndsie ChlowitzIndy Folk/AAA—Steve Garvan, Katy Davidson

PANEL DISCUSSIONS11:05-12:20pm 1. “Durango Allstars” Stories and tunes from some of Durango’s best 2. “PRO’s and Revenue Streams” (TBA) 12:30-1:25pm Lunch (on your own)

PANEL DISCUSSIONS1:30--3:00pm (TBA)

SONG LISTENING 3:15-5:15pm Country/Pop—Lexi Sutherland, Warren SellersCountry/Pop—Jeff Skaggs, Adam ZelkindPop/Rock/Synch—Nick Keenan, Cliff DownsPop/Rock/Synch—Shawn Cohen, Chris LakeyPop/Rock/Synch—Kirby Smith, Steve SchroederPop/Rock/Synch—Jon Ernst, Eric Hurt, Alec Stern

5:15-7:15pm Dinner (on your own)

7:15pm Songwriter Showcase #2

9:45pm Open Mic

Songwriting Workshop

F E A T U R I N G S P E C I A L G U E S T SAL ANDERSON, Nashville: Formerly part of legendary group NRBQ and mega-hit songwriter with #1 hits, "The Cowboy In Me", "Trip Around The Sun", "Unbelievable", and “Love’s Gonna Make It Alright”

HOWARD BENSON, LA: Producer who has worked with numerous hit artists, including All American Rejects, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, and Rascal Flatts

MONICA BENSON, LA: Owner, President of BOK Music Publishing

MARK BROWN, Nashville: Vice President and General Manager, Round Hill Music

LYNDSIE CHLOWITZ, LA: Music Supervisor at Walt Disney Company

SHAWN COHEN, LA: Senior Director, A&R for Elektra Music Group

KATY DAVIDSON, Portland: Music Producer Marmoset Music

CLIFF DOWNS, Nashville: President, Creative Wave Music

JON ERNST, LA: Head Music Supervisor and Owner of Showrunner Music

STEVE GARVAN, Sandpoint: Owner of Garvan Management and Consulting

RICHARD HARRIS, LA: Richard is a noted Expo alum, producer, hit writer, and staff writer at peermusic

NICK HAUSSLING, LA: Senior Director of A&R at Concord Music

ERIC HURT, Nashville: VP of A&R, EMPIRE-Nashville

NICK KEENAN, Chicago: Music Supervisor and Music Producer, North America at VML

CHRIS LAKEY, LA: VP Creative Synch at Kobalt Music

KENDALL LETTOW, Nashville: Creative Manager at peermusic

BRIAN NAGUIT, LA: Manager, Creative Music at CBS Television Studios.

CHEN NEEMAN, LA: Hit songwriter and producer who has worked with the likes of Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Miley Cyrus

BOBBY RYMER, Nashville: VP of Music Publishing at Writer's Den Music Group

STEVE SCHROEDER, Portland: A&R Curation Manager, Marmoset Music

PAM SHEYNE, LA: Hit songwriter(“Genie In A Bottle”, “Irresistible”), Producer

WARREN SELLERS, Orange County: Warren is an Expo alum and staff writer

JAKE SIMON, LA: Director of A&R, Hollywood Records

JEFF SKAGGS, Nashville: VP, Creative, Creative Nation

KIRBY SMITH, Nashville: Creative Director, WinSongs Music Publishing

ALEC STERN, Chicago: Director of Music, DDB Chicago

LEXI SUTHERLAND, Nashville: Creative Director/Publishing, Riser House Entertainment

OLAF THOMSEN, LA: O Major Songs, A&R and Licensing

ADAM ZELKIND, LA: Award-winning songwriter and composer with multiple accolades from ASCAP and BMI

4:00-6:00 pm

R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M

IF SUBMITTING FOR A SHOWCASE,HAVE YOU ENCLOSED THE FOLLOWING❑ A CD, clearly indicating selected song.

(Submit one CD per category.)❑ Two copies of lyric sheets for each song

❑ Or email MP3s to jattebery@frontier.net

❑ Enclosed a check for $15.00

HAVE YOU ...❑ Made a photocopy of the completed formfor your records.❑ Enclosed a check or money order for

❑ or paid by credit card.❑ Circled your three preferences of

Song Listening Sessions on far left.(Only one selection per time slot)

EXAMPLE: 3:15-5:15pm Pop/Rock/Alt - Chris Jackson

Name ____________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________ State __________ Zip ____________________

Phone ___________________________________________________________________________

E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FEE.................................. $335.00(LIMITED TO AN ENROLLMENT OF 200 PEOPLE)

Discount rate $290 if payment received before Aug 10.

To register, call Jim Attebery:970-259-9747 | 970-946-9521 (cell) | jattebery@frontier.net

If registering by mail, make check or money order payable to Durango Songwriter’s Expoand mail materials to: Jim Attebery, 1133 Trouville Ave., Apt. 1, Grover Beach, CA., 93433

Discounted room reservations available at Omni Interlocken Resort: 800-843-6664Durango rate link for hotel available at Durango-Songwriters-Expo.com

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