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Announcements 
 

1. Quote to Inspire - "I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten. It was certainly not the record company trying to make that happen." -- John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful about the 70's TV show Welcome Back, Kotter.

1. BUS 353: HOW TO WRITE LICENSABLE SONGS on AUGUST 21st. - There's still time to catch the wave during our essential Summer of Sync five-part series! In Week Four, instructor, Diona Devincenzi, will focus on how to write songs specifically geared to placements for film, TV and alternative media sources, as well as answer your questions. Registration for this session begins one week prior to class date. More seats have been added due to popular demand! If you can not attend this course LIVE (in real-time), sign-up for TRANSCRIPT-ONLY to watch at your convenience.To register live or transcript-only, go to VIEW/ADD LIVE COURSES>BUSINESS .

1. Missed Part of the Summer of Sync Licensing Series? No Problem. - You can still access the audio/visual transcript on-demand! Go to VIEW/ADD LIVE COURSES; search courses by TRANSCRIPT-ONLY (PRIOR COURSES) and sign up. Then go to your ACTIVE COURSES page to view the transcript. Note: Transcripts will be available for 27 days from meeting date.

1. Quick Pitch! Songs ala Carrie Underwood for Immediate Consideration - Pitch #1743. Seeking some new original songs ala Carrie Underwood to bring to a meeting in the next few days. See more details and important submission guidelines on the pitch opportunities page.

1. New! Ongoing Sync Licensing Opportunity for Film, TV, Media - Pitch 1738 (Fast Track) - SongU’ers, Mike at NOMA Music, is open to listening to our songs for his non-exclusive sync licensing film-TV pitches. Includes INDIE SINGER-SONGWRITER, RETRO, SOUND-ALIKES, QUIRKY, HIP, AND TRACKS ONLY. Must be broadcast-ready. Read full listing for specific song needs. PLEASE let’s try to give him what he’s asking for so he keeps listening. See more details and important submission guidelines on the pitch opportunities page.

1. Seeking Songs for 2020 Olympics and More! - NEW STREET PITCH opportunities listed for August. GENRES include Indie Pop, Hip-Hop, Singer-Songwriter, Pop and Rock as well as CCM, Christian Praise & Worship, Contemporary Country and Southern Rock. See more details and important submission guidelines on the pitch opportunities page.

1. SYNC POWER SNAP - OPEN YOUR EARS AND LISTEN critically to the actual television shows and films. Find the shows that your music would fit. Make those your target.

Successes 

1. Gold Stars Report May 31st to July 30th, 2019 - CONGRATULATIONS to the following members who received notes of interest from 05/31/2019 through 07/30/2019 by SONGU.COM pitch guests for the following leads:
   #1700 - MARK WILLS: *Danny Busby
   #1703 - CHRIS GOLDEN: *John Murphy; * Mitch Townley ; * bennie west
   #1707 - JESSE KEITH WHITLEY: *Amy Barnett
   #1715 - JOSH GRACIN: *Brad McKinney; * Bill OHanlon ; * Brad Yunek
   #1716 - JUDGE PARKER BAND: *John Condrone; * kevin Rowe ; * Ed Williams
   #1717 - LAYCE WHITWORTH: *Brenda Kornblum; * Buc Williams
   #1718 - CHARLIE WORSHAM: *James Hoppe; * kevin Rowe
   #1719 - WALKER COUNTY: *Becca Bessinger; * James Hoppe ; * walter Latacz ; * David Nicastro ; * Kenneth Riggins ; * Mitch Townley

1. Continued Gold Stars Report May 31st to July 30th, 2019 - Further CONGRATULATIONS go out to -
   #1726 TENILLE ARTS: *Mitchell Collins; * James Hoppe ; * Lisa Medill ; * Donna Opfer ; * Rita Weyls
   #1727 - HIGH VALLEY: *Donna Aylor; * Ricki Bellos ; * Sandra DeVault ; * Chelsie Taylor ; * Michael Taylor ; * Brad Yunek
   #1728 - SHELLEM CLINE: *Danny Busby; * Elvira Cawthon ; * John Condrone ; * Kerry Jeter ; * Tommy Patterson ; * David Pellegrini ; * Chelsie Taylor ; * Michael Taylor ; * Michael Taylor
   #1729 - POP, INDIE SONGS FOR NEW TV SHOW: *Will Bowes (4 songs)
   #1730 - SONGS FOR FASHION AD: *Kimberly Jakubicki
   AND A BIG SHOUT OUT to all the MAYBES too! Keep up the *Gold Star Work everyone!

1. Got Good News? - We love it when our own members are out there slugging away against the big music industry beast and winning some battles. Your achievements inspire all of us. Please let us know about it. View more MEMBER SUCCESSES and SUBMIT YOUR OWN GOOD NEWS HERE!
   

Instructor-Led Courses This Week. 

1. Wed Aug 21, 2019 09:00 PM (ET) BUS 353 Week Four: Strategies for Writing Licensable Songs with Diona Devincenzi

1. Thu Aug 22, 2019 08:00 PM (ET) FDBK 160 Song and Production Feedback and Mentoring with Justin Morgan

1. Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:00 PM (ET) FDBK 135 Song Feedback and Mentoring with Randy Klein

1. Mon Aug 26, 2019 08:00 PM (ET) FDBK 120 Pop, Hot AC, Song and Production Feedback and Mentoring with Michele Vice-Maslin

Current Pitching Opportunities 

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