CONTENTS Welcome to the December 2010 edition of Songnotes! We have some big things in the works!

Notes from homebase >3 Calendar of EventsFeatured Members4 The Australia focus

First, the annual Songsalive! / Songnet Xmas Holiday Party is ready to blast off on Dec. 14th at The Mint in Los Angeles. There will be many Songsalive! member artists on stage performing along with lots of raffle prizes and a big announcement for the Songsalive! Member Songwriter of the Year! We are also working hard on the Songsalive! CD Sampler 11 – the selections have been made and we have received some amazing songs from ALL around the world in all different genres of music. This is going to be an exciting CD that features and promotes the artists and their songs to the music industry and the media It is never retailed and only available at our Songsalive!

5 Our Chapter News5 Los Angeles6 Orange County7 Chicago8 Las Vegas

songs to the music industry and the media. It is never retailed and only available at our Songsalive! Chapter events or when we are at Industry Expos and Conferences. Our member of the Month is from Denmark, Kim Sonders, had a song on the last year’s Songsalive! CD Sampler 10, and he has a new CD of his own out now. Our Partner of the Month is our own Gilli Moon, who has released her new book, Just Get Out There. The Songsalive! Chapters have all been busy with their events and it is great to see that the Chicago Chapter is adding a new Songsalive! Showcase in January and Kevin Sconiers has now joined the team in Chicago as the Co-Coordinator –8 as egas

9 Placer County &San Francisco, NorCal

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y j gwelcome Kevin! The Grass Valley Chapter has moved to a new location for the showcase and has expanded in the region – so they have a new name as the Placer County Chapter – thank you Michael Gregory for all you do! I also want to announce that Mary Lemanski, the Chicago Chapter Coordinator, is now joining our senior team as the Communications Manager for Songsalive!Happy Holidays!

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and Just Get Out There13 In The News 14 Sponsored Events15 Pics

David Harvey Executive Director

Dave Harvey, with Gilli Moon at the

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Songnotes is desinged, edited and published this month by Gilli Moon. We tend to spread the workload around each time.

with Gilli Moon at the LA Songsalive! Picnic

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEATURED UPCOMING SONGSALIVE! EVENT

Thurs. Dec. 2 – San Francisco Showcase – Café Velo – San Francisco CA

Fri. Dec. 3 – Los Angeles Showcase – Hallenbecks – North Hollywood CA

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SONGSALIVE! EVENT

SONGSALIVE! CHICAGO SHOWCASEBrand new!

WHEN 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH ( t ti J 27)Tues. Dec. 7 – Sydney Workshop – Canterbury RSL – Sydney AUSTues. Dec. 7 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American

Trash – NYCSun. Dec. 12 – Sydney Showcase – Kelly’s on King – Sydney AUSTues. Dec 14 – Songsalive! / Songnet Xmas Holiday Party – The

Mint – Los Angeles CA

WHEN: 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH (starting January 27)TIME: Starts @ 8:00PMWHERE: Heartland Café7000 N. Glenwood Ave

Chicago, IL 60626www heartlandcafe com

Tues. Dec. 14 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American Trash – NYC

Sun. Dec. 19 – Sydney Showcase – Kelly’s on King – Sydney AUSTues. Dec. 21 – New York Showcase and Open Mic – American

Trash – NYCTues. Dec. 28 – New York Showcase and Opem Mic – American

www.heartlandcafe.com

Apply to perform at the above showcase and all our showcases around the world at

Tues. Dec. 28 New York Showcase and Opem Mic American Trash – NYC

www.songsalive.org/chapters for Venue and other detailsAnd where you can subscribe to our calendar as an RSS feed.

www.songsalive.org/showcases

SONGSALIVE!AUSTRALIA

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

By Roxanne KielyCo-Founder & Director of Operations

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTSSongsalive! Sydney Workshop – Oct. 5th - A small but dedicated group ofmembers turned up for the workshop. Four different songs were presented - wewere reminded to "hug our children" as we never know what tomorrow willbring; we listened to an historical tale of Australia's convict past and thehardships faced; we heard a beautiful upbeat love song based on the conceptof "If Only" and lastly we enjoyed a very very sweet love song - literally!

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of If Only , and lastly we enjoyed a very, very sweet love song literally!Songsalive! Sydney Workshop – Nov. 2nd - As it does every year, theSongsalive! November workshop fell on Melbourne Cup day, so we decided torun a little ‘race’ of our own. (For our non-Australian members, the MelbourneCup is a prestigious horse race which is akin to a religious event – the entirecountry literally stops for 3 minutes while the race is run.) We had a quiz withquestions based on songs and music with a horse/gambling theme. It was a lot

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of fun and we had some great prizes and we’ll probably look at doing more ofthis kind of thing in future workshops. Of course, we also did some critiquing!There were only four songs, so we were able to give each one plenty ofattention. What’s great about the song critiquing is not only that you get to hearfeedback and explore a range of options, but also that quite often your musicand songwriting knowledge and skill are expanded by having more experiencedsongwriters share their advice

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Contributors: Roxanne KielySongsalive! Australia Director Of OperationsRita Bratovich

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Workshop Coordinator

LOS ANGELES

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTSSongsalive! Los Angeles Showcase – Sept 3rd - The Songsalive!

LOS ANGELESCalifornia

Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase Sept. 3 The Songsalive!Showcase at Hallenbecks had another great night of music on Sept.3rd. Jennifer Quiroz kicked it off with her unique indie / pop songs -she is a strong up and comer who writes excellent songs! ThenThomas Horning came one - he is a double ASCAP Plus awardwinner and producer and we were treated to several new songs fromhis in-progress CD. What a treat for the ears! A great way to start

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the Labor Day Holiday weekend! Songsalive! Los AngelesWorkshop – Oct. 17th - The October Songsalive! LA Workshop hadGuest Speaker Kevin Fisher, a multi-platinum selling songwriter whospoke on "How Not to Suck at Songwriting". Kevin's presentationwas warm and insightful and was enthusiastically received.Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase – Nov. 5th - The Songsalive!Showcase at Hallenbecks had another great night of music on Nov

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Showcase at Hallenbecks had another great night of music on Nov.5th. Dean Dobbins kicked it off with his smooth country songs andballads. Then Jimi Yamagishi came on with a female singer layingdown some really great jazzy songs - What a treat for the ears!Jessie Sparks - a member from Melbourne Australia sang her bluesyrock songs and treated us to several brand new songs. And RozEsposito sang everything from ballads to blues with style and humor

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Contributors: Dave Harvey, Mark MicklichLA Sho case Coordinator and Workshop Coordinator

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LA Showcase Coordinator and Workshop Coordinator

ORANGE COUNTY

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTSSongsalive! Orange County Picnic – Sept. 19th - Four musiciansgathered on a windy but warm and beautiful Orange County Sunday

ORANGE COUNTYCalifornia

gathered on a windy but warm and beautiful Orange County Sundayfor the first annual Songsalive! Orange County Picnic at Atlantis Parkin Garden Grove, California. Three guitarists, and your humblechapter coordinator on acoustic bass. It made for some interestinglooks from the parks normal basketball, baseball, and soccer playerswandering by, and we were more than happy to entertain them all.One of the guitarists was a new face to Songsalive!, and he said hewill definitely try to make it back to more events. It's always great tohear that Songsalive! Orange County Showcase Oct 19th In

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Gil Hager, Songsalive! member at the OC 

Showcase at Sam Ash, Westminster, CA

hear that. Songsalive! Orange County Showcase – Oct. 19th -Inspite of roaring thunder and pouring rain, a small but happy crowdjoined us at Sam Ash Music for our monthly Songwriters' Showcase.This month we welcomed a new face with a new name: CharlieO'Donnell, formerly Charlie White, who commented it had been awhile since she had performed in Orange County. We were honoredto have her! Afterward, returning favorite Gil Hager did somethingcompletely different: He put his songs together as a medley, andperformed for 25 minutes non stop Never seen anything like it

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performed for 25 minutes -- non-stop. Never seen anything like it.We gave him a standing ovation for that one! - Songsalive! OrangeCounty Showcase – Nov. 16th - One of our mottoes for the OrangeCounty Songsalive Showcase is "Come hear local and internationalsongwriters". In this case, we meant that quite literally! We had oneperformer from the South Bay, and one from the SouthernHemisphere! Kaye Reznick got the crowd going first, strumming herbeautiful Martin guitar and singing songs about life in the LosAngeles region and the Devil her words The second half of our

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Angeles region and the Devil -- her words. The second half of ourshow we welcomed Jessie Sparks from Australia, making a stop inOrange County while she's in America for a full-band recordingproject. We were very honored to have her! On stage it was just herhands on a piano, and her powerful voice captivating the audience.We skip December here -- there's a lot going on at the store for theholidays! -- but this was a great send-off for 2010. We'll be back withmore showcases in 2011!

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www.songsalive.org/orangecounty Songsalive! Orange County Workshop set up, at Spires Restaurant, Westminster, CA

Contributor: Rodney O’RileyOrange County Chapter Coordinator

CHICAGO

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTSSongsalive! Chicago Workshop – Sept. 11th - Songsalive!Chicago hosted an educational workshop on September 11th Four

CHICAGOIllinois

Chicago hosted an educational workshop on September 11th. Fourpeople presented songs to be critiqued. The songs were of highquality, and the feedback was good. The guest speaker was MarciRolnik of Lawyers for the Creative Arts (www.law-arts.org). Shespoke about "Navigating Copyright Law and Contracts to ProtectSong Compositions and Recordings." She talked at length aboutwhat copyright is, what it protects & what needs to be copyrighted,and why it is important to have your work copyrighted. She alsotouched on performance rights organizations licensing contracts

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touched on performance rights organizations, licensing contracts,and trademarks. Marci answered everyone's questions. She was afantastic speaker, and everyone learned something new. Wonderfulworkshop! Songsalive! Chicago Workshop – Oct. 9th - Songsalive!Chicago hosted a fantastic workshop on October 9th. Five peoplepresented songs to be critiqued. The songs were very good, and thefeedback was excellent. The guest speaker was Shaun Barrett of 4Ohm Entertainment Group. He spoke about "What SongwritersNeed to Know About Music Artist Management " He talked about

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Need to Know About Music Artist Management. He talked aboutthe various types of artist managers and what an artist managerdoes. He was very knowledgeable and answered everyone'squestions. It was a really informative workshop! Songsalive!Chicago Workshop – Nov. 13th - Songsalive! Chicago hosted awonderful final workshop of 2010 on November 13th. Four peoplepresented songs to be critiqued, and they each received positive,constructive feedback on their songs from everyone in thegroup The guest speakers were Paddy Noonan & Maurice White of

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group. The guest speakers were Paddy Noonan & Maurice White ofIMRadio.com. They spoke about "Radio Airplay and Marketing forAll Independent Musicians." They each gave a brief summary oftheir background and talked briefly about the various musicmarketing websites and how IMRadio has positioned itself within thelarger industry picture. They also talked about how traditional radiofinds music and generates plays. They then opened the floor forquestions. It was a really interesting workshop!

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Songsalive! Chicago October 9, 2010 Workshop ‐ Guest speaker, Shaun Barrett of 4 Ohm Entertainment Groups

www.songsalive.org/chicago

Contributor: Mary LemanskiChicago Chapter Coordinator

LAS VEGAS

REVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTSSongsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Sept. 20th - Las Vegas hosteda workshop with 19 people in attendance We talked about the

Nevada

a workshop with 19 people in attendance. We talked about theSongsalive sampler deadline approaching and how to getinvolved. Also we discussed the Green Girl Music Fest comingup. Sharon Ludlam the founder of the festival was in attendance andfilled us in on how to participate. We will be hosting a booth at theSaturday festival event Oct 16th in Bruce Trent Park. Some of ourmembers will be performing at the various venues throughout theweekend. We had 7 members present their songs; Mac Light, RonHerz Betty Miller Cliff Latshaw Ms Brown and Baby J and Michael

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Songsalive! President Gilli Moon speaks at the October Las 

Vegas Songsalive! Workshop Herz, Betty Miller, Cliff Latshaw, Ms. Brown and Baby J and MichaelSmythe. Ms. Brown and Baby J have an appointment to pitch theirsong to Gladys Knight. We wish them the best and can’t wait to hearthe results.Songsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Oct. 18th - What alovely workshop with Gilli Moon! We had 16 people inattendance. Gilli talked about tons of tips to prepare us to get outthere and present our material in the best light. The 5 P’s sum upher presentation; Proper preparation prevents poorperformance We had some great questions and then had 8 song

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about DIY Music Licensing (placing songs in film and TV, a 

Hollywood perspective.Below, Candace Kruse Chapter Coordinator, Gilli Moon, and 

songwriter Mac Light

performance. We had some great questions and then had 8 songcritiques. Dave Skrock, Ann Parenti, Ronny Epps, Gilby Landin, RonHerz, Mac Light, Nick Cook and Jeff Mix. We didn’t have time to getto everyone. The caliber of songwriting was fantastic. Las Vegasreally showed up! Songsalive! Las Vegas Workshop – Nov. 15th -We had an eye-opening workshop in Las Vegas. Our guest speakerMichael Bloom, Apple I-Tunes producer spoke. He told us about thedifferences in going between an Aggregate, major label, independentlabel your own label and direct to an I-Tunes Producer He gave us

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label, your own label and direct to an I Tunes Producer. He gave ussome perimeters like 35 MB per minute for your final mix and anuncompressed aiff file. Then they will add the secret sauce. Inaddition to that, he said to watch for the songwriter’s page soon tolaunch on I-Tunes. Michael will come back and give us workshop onhow to use those tools when it is public. We had 15 talented guestsand 10 presented songs. What a fabulous night of learning andsharing. We will be off in December, but back on January 17, 2011same place - same time

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www.songsalive.org/vegas

Contributor: Candace KruseLas Vegas Chapter Coordinator

PLACER COUNTY, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CAREVIEWS OF RECENT EVENTS

Songsalive! Placer County* Showcase – Sept. 16th - MichaelGregory performed 4-5 songs and gave an explanation ofSongsalive! benefits. Then Dave and Mike did their set of songs withtight 3 part harmony, 2 acoustic guitars and an electric bass. Theygot a lot of compliments on their music. Next up was Billy Buckmanwith his original Guthrie-ish folk songs He captivated the audience

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Songsalive! San Francisco Showcase – Oct. 7th - Songsalive! is running a San Francisco showcase series every first Thursday of the month, currently held at Velo Rouge Cafe in San Francisco, CA hosted by local artist Katie Garibaldi. The most recent showcase took place with his original Guthrie ish folk songs. He captivated the audience

with his witty comments and clever lyrics. Last up was Will, one ofthe guys from my open mic night who dropped in to check things out.I got him up to do some of his cool finger-picking songs. All in alleveryone had a great time and several folks said they be back just tolisten next month. Songsalive! Placer County Showcase – Oct.18th - Michael Gregory did 4-5 songs and an explanation ofSongsalive! benefits. Then Bruce Tuttle got up and did his sensitivelove songs to the delight of the audience Next up was Chris

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on October 7th and featured singer/songwriters Paulina Logan and Michael Gregory. Paulina Logan graced the stage with her signature pink guitar and won the audience over with her soaring vocals. Michael Gregory, coordinator of the Songsalive! Placer County chapter, closed out the night with catchy songs one of which helove songs to the delight of the audience. Next up was Chris

McKracken who played his very lively country oriented songs.Everyone was tapping their feet and having fun. Last up was myfriend Sandra Mac Dougall and her accompanist. They rocked thecrowd with her catchy up tempo songs. I joined in on a fewharmonies. We had 22 people in attendance several were folks whojust stopped in to listen and enjoy the food. Songsalive! PlacerCounty Showcase – Nov. 18th - Michael Gregory did 4-5 songsand an explanation of Songsalive! benefits Then Sandra Mac

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out the night with catchy songs, one of which he invited a friend on stage to sing with.

Songsalive! San Francisco Showcase – Oct. 7th - Songsalive! isrunning a San Francisco showcase series every first Thursday of themonth, currently held at Velo Rouge Cafe in San Francisco, CA hosted bylocal artist Katie Garibaldi. The most recent showcase took place onN b 4th d f t d S li ! b Mi h l G ithand an explanation of Songsalive! benefits. Then Sandra Mac

Dougall got up and did her provocative songs to the delight of theaudience. Next up was Steven Andew Kacsmar who played his veryquirky songs. We all had a good time!www.songsalive.org/placercounty

Contributors: ^ Michael GregoryPlacer County Chapter Coordinator

WS November 4th and featured new Songsalive! member Michael Gaither.

Gaither is a master at story songs, and charmed the audience with manysongs about animals, reflecting his background in animal rescue. Heswitched from guitar to ukulele, and even added harmonica to sometunes.www.songsalive.org/sanfrancisco

Placer County Chapter Coordinator* Formerly Grass Valley Chapter

> Katie GaribaldiSan Francisco ChapterCoordinator

In picture: Paulina Logan, Songsalive! member, performs at the San Francisco Showcase, Velo Rouge Café, October 2010

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Kim Sonders is a songwriter fromCopenhagen, Denmark who brings an honest

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KIM SONDERSHailing from Copenhagen Denmark Kim Sonders

and original voice to the songs on his new CD:Color On My Wall. His arrangements are ablend of ballads and contemporary pop alwayswith pleasant arrangements – with songs like“House of Love” that are more up-tempo withvery nice jangling guitars picking out themelody. Kim writes of the wonders and joys ofHailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, Kim Sonders

bring an original and honest voice to pop music. Withinfluences as diverse as the Beatles & The Doors up tocontemporary female pop artist, Lady Gaga and KatyPerry, Sonders has thrown himself into the songwritingand performing world.

melody. Kim writes of the wonders and joys oflove with also the nightmares and defeats inlove as well. The title song, “Color on My Wall”in a snappy tune with excellent backgroundvocals and these really give the sound of thesong much needed depth and harmony. As inmany instances with songwriter produced

His current CD, Color On My Wall, brings those pop-sensitivities to bear. Read Dave Harvey's review ofKim's CD to the right. Also, find out more about Kim inhis Songsalive! interview at

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works it may have been more interesting tohear a different voice in some of the songs – orperhaps hearing them in his native languageas the English sounds a bit strained at times.But in several songs Kim’s voice has analluring Euro-Pop sound that could work verywell in an indie / alternative style – similar to

Congratulations Kim on yournew CD and on being named,Songsalive! Member of the Month.

well in an indie / alternative style – similar tothe Chonchords - and I could envision some ofthe better songs placed in independent films.

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speakers include world-class songwriters like DeeDee O'Malley and Clay Drayton, as well as producers, music supervisors, managers, label executives and the like.The Los Angeles chapter has its monthly showcase on the first Friday of each month at Hallenbeck's General Store in North

high marks from Clay. After the 10 music critiques, Clay taught on the subject of 'The 7 Steps to a Hit Song." The talk was inspirational and very helpful.Members also enjoy the occasional party. In fact, Songsalive! and The Songwriter's Network are joining forces to present the Jingle Jinglethe organization for you. Songsalive! is a non-

profit organization dedicated to nurturing, supporting, educating and promoting songwriters and composers worldwide. It was founded in Sydney, Australia in 1997 by Gilli Moon (www.gillimoon.com) and Roxanne Kiely(www roxanne kiely com) two Australian born

Hallenbeck s General Store in North Hollywood. In addition, the monthly educational workshop is held on the third Sunday at the Finnish Center in North Hollywood. The Orange County Chapter holds its monthly showcase on the third Tuesday of each month at the Sam Ash Store in Westminster. Its educational workshop

are joining forces to present the Jingle JingleHoliday Party at the Mint on December 14, starting at 7 p.m. More than 20 artists will be performing, and there will be raffles and prizes. In addition, the Songsalive! Song of the Year Award will be presented. This event is FREE to members and the general public. If (www.roxanne.kiely.com), two Australian born

singer-songwriters. With more than 20 chapters worldwide, Songsalive! is an organization run by songwriter volunteers for songwriters. Included among those 20 chapters are Los Angeles, Orange County and Las Vegas.So - what are the benefits of membership in

pis on the last Sunday of each month at the Spire's Restaurant in Garden Grove.I attended the workshop held on November 21 at the Finnish Center, featuring Clay Drayton as the speaker. For those of you who don't recognize the name, Clay was a writer for M t f th t ll

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Motown for more than ten years, as well as other labels. Clay is responsible for such hits as Love Hangover, performed by Diana Ross, and Dancing Machine, performed by the Jackson Five.During the first half of the seminar, members presented their songs for Clay's

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educational workshops where members can presented their songs for Clay s critique. Especially memorable was "One Way

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Member Services coordinatorManages and develops all member services for Songsalive on a global level. Includes responding to member requests, member communications, management and promotion of our member programs and benefits, web site, and development of new member benefits. Assists our Membership Manager as back up.

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Songsalive Special Events CoordinatorOrganizes and manages the set-up and staffing of Songsalive booths at events. Includes developing a plan and logistics, getting volunteers to staff the booth, set-up and supplies, sales of Songsalive! Merch, actively promoting Songsalive! and enlisting new members, and writing a post-event report.

Apply at www.songsalive.org/volunteer

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