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Each year, the organization holds a three-day festival that brings in about 30 mentors and 200 attendees. The mentors include hit songwrit- ers, publishers, record labels, pro- ducers and music supervisors (who choose music for film and TV). The festival fills three days and evenings with workshops, panels and perfor- mances.
We are an organization run en- tirely by volunteers. All of the staff mentors volunteer their time, but our organization covers their airline and hotel expenses. Our funding comes from attendee fees, individu- al contributions, private foundation donations and companies that have contributed money for scholarships.
The Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festi- val serves as an incubator for the state’s talent, with many young
songwriters getting their start through the festival. When one as- piring songwriter attended the fes- tival for the first time in 2013, he had a “light bulb moment,” realizing that it might be possible for him to
become a full-time music creator. Now, 10 years later, with many busi- ness relationships that originated at the festival, he is a full-time com- poser and producer.
who has become a full-time music creator, co-wrote and performed Coca-Cola’s Taste the Feeling theme song. Other festival attend- ees have become Nā Hōkū Hanoha- no Award winners, and some have
Anyone interested in learn- ing more about the Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival can visit hawaiisongwritingfestival.com or email info@hawaiisongwritingfes- tival.com.
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Festival Shines Spotlight On Aspiring Songwriters
The Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival, now in its 19th year, serves aspiring and professional songwriters who want to network and learn more about the art and business of the industry. The festival was founded in 2003 and held annually on Kaua‘i until 2015, when it moved to Hawai‘i Is- land. The event provides a forum in which local songwriters can meet, learn from and network with the best in the music business from the mainland.
by Charles and Julia Brotman, organizers for Hawai‘i Songwriting Festival
Kenny Loggins leads a morning songwriting workshop at a recent Hawai‘i Songwriting Festival event. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH ANDERSON
We encourage students to apply through our website. Some schol- arships cover the cost for registra- tion, and some, like the Jason Mraz Foundation scholarship, also covers the airfare and hotel stay for a neigh- bor island applicant.
Another regular festival attendee
gone through the Creative Lab Mu- sic Immersive with songs appearing in well-known shows like Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Nashville, All Rise, Heartland and countless others.
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