Notes from the Winterfolk Song Evaluation
The SAC is an organization for songwriters, run by songwriters. Ania is very brave. I think it would be nice to see the lyrics overhead at these events like we do at the Wheatley/Gordon songwriting workshops. Perhaps the host could provide more background or intro of each of the participating songwriters?
Here are a few thoughts I left with:
It is safer in the folk world than pop. A publisher needs to tailor each pitch, between arguments with lawyers. A producer can be a handholder. Someone you hire because you'll respect their opinion. (But then you disregard it anyway, ha) The first guy's song had a long pause before the chorus and gaps between lines, giving one the "better be good" feeling… They set aside the state of the art production in other cases and looked hard at the lyric, listening hard to the vocal. (using phrases like tuning corrections? pitchy?)
Important ways a song earns $$$
1) Reproduction rights (mechanical)
2) Performance rights (SOCAN, live, tv, radio, video games etc.)
3) Sychronisation rights (film, ads, t.v.games. is this a one time liscence fee?)
4) Print (sheet music)
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"magic words" etc. - Neville Quinlan, John Switzer
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