SONGWRITING FOR YOUR ORIGINAL ACT

by CAT COHEN
(Morongo Valley, CA)

While the other songwriting books focus on the craft of creating and finishing songs, SONGWRITING FOR YOUR ORIGINAL ACT by CAT COHEN applies songcraft to the needs of the performing songwriter who wants to launch his or her career with a unique brand and style. It is an outgrowth of the author's experiences when he was asked to teach ARTIST DEVELOPMENT at MUSICIANS' INSTITUTE in Hollywood working with singers and performers, helping them write to showcase themselves in their best light.

Cat’s informative guidebook asks important questions about you as an original act to help define your performance, message, audience, genre, style and industry format. Included is a concise songwriting course - writing effective song titles, lyrics, melodies, chords, grooves, and song forms.

Ed Tejas of Muse’s Muse has said the following about SONGWRITING FOR YOUR ORIGINAL ACT - "Cat Cohen takes his songwriting experience and focuses in on giving you some guidelines for crafting songs that will fit your act to a tee, a nuts and bolts look at some of the ingredients and how they work, and how they combine. What is original about your songs or band and how are your songs helping strengthen that message?"

This book is a must for all performing writers who want to create songs specifically for themselves by highlighting their unique message, personality, strengths and talents. By thinking of one's performing vehicle as a business like a restaurant attracting its potential customer base, the information in this guidebook enables one to market one's act effectively to expand one's audience and target music industry opportunities.

(Songwriting For Your Original Act by Cat Cohen)