September 2012
Guild Tidings
The official publication of
The International Songwriters Guild
Volume 17, No. 9
NEXT MEETING - 5:00pm Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Officers:
Newsletter/Articles
Jeff Mason, jeffrey_mason@me.com
Meeting Coordinator/Critique scoring/CFMA Liason
Matthew Campbell, matthew_sax77@yahoo.com
Membership/Certificates/Contact
Susan Foster-Trewick, susiecool2001@yahoo.com
407-760-2153
E-mail Contact, isgorlando@gmail.com
Website
Carlos Colon, videosaysitall.fl@gmail.com
352-267-5911
Treasurer
Asli Goncer, asli@cfl.rr.com
Secretary
Jacquelyn Gould, songsuite@gmail.com
The International Songwriter’s Guild meets at 5 PM on the first Sunday of every month at the
Central Florida Musician’s Union building, 3020 East Robinson (at the extreme east end of
Robinson, near Orlando Executive Airport ) in Orlando.
Songwriters, composers, performers, publishers, and the curious are encouraged to join us. Non-
members are invited to attend a meeting or two to get a feel for our group and what we do. For
more information, visit our website at www.isgorlando.org or myspace page at
http://www.myspace.com/internationalsongwritersguildorlando
The meetings will be structured as follows: 5:00 to 5:30, business and introductions. 5:30 to
6:00, presentation by a guest speaker (when scheduled), 5:30 or 6:00 to 8:00, song critiques.
Please bring a CD or mp3 player or perform your song live, and bring 10 or more lyric sheets.
If we have at least 5 songs by members who wish to be scored, and 6 members scoring, then we will
have them entered in the Monthly competition. Everyone is encouraged to write constructive
comments on the lyric sheets.
Manchester Waves
By Jeff Mason
Scientists are proving the therapeutic value of music. HYPERLINK "http://Cracked.com/"Cracked.com
has an article titled 7 Insane Ways Music Affects The Body (According To Science.) HYPERLINK
"http://www.cracked.com/article_18405_7-insane-ways-music-affects-body-according-to-
science.htm"http://www.cracked.com/article_18405_7-insane-ways-music-affects-body-according-to-
science.htm.
According to the article, music can repair brain damage and help a person quit an
addiction. Music is being used in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s. It is
believed that music can boost the immune system and prevent seizures. Listening to piano music
can increase spatial reasoning. I find this very inspirational as I approach my sixty-fourth
birthday! I have three weeks left to sing When I’m 64 and then I’ll have to lie.
I’ve thought a lot about how music affected me when I was young. It seemed to be a happy
period in my life and when I hear it now, it still puts a smile on my face. Earlier this year, two musicians
from my youth passed away. I approached the writing of this article with some hesitation because of
my sadness about their deaths. I was wrong to be hesitant, because the music of Davy Jones and
Robin Gibb will endure and make people sing and dance forever.
In the early 1960s, The Beatles were the vanguard of many talented groups and musicians
from the city of Liverpool; in the north of England. The musical wave that swept across the
Atlantic Ocean was called Mersey Beat, so-called because the city of Liverpool stands on the
banks of the River Mersey. The city of Manchester, 34 miles away, produced some good groups who
rode to fame on the Mersey Beat. Amongst those bands were The Hollies and Freddie and the
Dreamers.
Later, in that decade, another band emerged from Manchester. That band was a trio of
brothers called The Bee Gees. Their songwriting skills and achievements have been compared to
Lennon and McCartney. Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb were blessed with sweet voices and produced
soaring harmonies and vocals. The band had two lives. The first was in the mid 1960s with
folksier songs like Massachusetts and New York Mining Disaster 1941. They continued to have hits
until 1970 when the group disbanded. After re-forming, they hit it big with the rhythm and blues
favored Jive Talking in 1975. Sparking a revival, the band became a worldwide phenomenon scoring
three No. 1 hits with How Deep Is Your Love, Staying Alive and Night Fever. They would continue
to write songs for other artists like Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton with Islands in The Stream,
for Barbra Streisand with Woman In Love and Dionne Warwick with Heartbreaker.
Davy Jones came from Manchester and like the Gibb brothers was a child star; appearing in
a famous British soap opera called Coronation Street. He played the Artful Dodger In the Broadway
production of Oliver. Davy appeared in that role in an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. It was
the episode that featured The Beatles, and Davy was inspired by them.
In 1966, Davy became a member of The Monkees, the band formed for a television show of the
same name. It was a comedy show inspired by The Beatle’s first movie A Hard Day’s Night. The
show’s musical producer was Don Kirshner. He brought in writers from The Brill Building song
writing factory in New York. The most notable of these professional song-smiths were Neil Diamond
and the songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The first single for the band was Last
Train To Clarksville. It was penned by Boyce/Hart and went to No.1 in 1966. The group followed up
with Neil Diamond’s I’m A Believer which went to No. 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in December of
1966. Although the television show only lasted until 1968, the musical group The Monkees
continued to perform.
My most enjoyable moments in researching this article were looking at the old black and
white clips of the Bee Gees on Australian television. Their family emigrated to Australia in the
early 1960s and the boys became national television stars there.
These reflections remind me that it is all about the music! It makes you smile, and
that’s good for you. See you next month.
ISG Bulletin Board
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want to capture those moments. Visit my website at http://www.videosaysitall.com . Thanks and
call me anytime (352-267-5911)…Carlos Colon
Meeting space graciously provided by Central Florida Musicians Association, Local 389. You are
invited to join the largest union in the world, representing the interests of the professional
musician. Visit their website at afm389.org for more information. You may reach them by phone
at: 407-894-8666.
We’re always looking for material for the newsletter. If you have any information that you would
like to see added to the newsletter, please see Jeff Mason at the meetings or email him at
jeffrey_mason@me.com . Please keep your articles brief and to the point. Print deadline for the
newsletter is approximately two weeks prior to the monthly meeting.
Classified advertising may be placed free of charge to members in good standing with the ISG.
For more information on display advertising and/or classified advertising for non-members, please
contact Jeff by the print deadline (usually the Friday 16 days prior to the monthly meeting);
email is best ( jeffrey_mason@me.com ).
Why isn't your gig announced here? Call us with your appearance schedule!
Open Mic Night hosted by Matthew "Sax" Campbell
Thursdays, 7-10pm, sign-up starts at 6:45
Quokka Coffee
131 Broadway Ave. (corner of Broadway & Monument)
Kissimmee, FL 34741
free music
Organic fair trade coffee, beer, wine, sandwiches, salads, and pastries with specials
Full P.A. and 6 string acoustic guitar provided
family-friendly atmosphere
Rain or shine
Matthew
Jeff Mason Gig Schedule
Tijuana Flats,
444 S. Hunt Club Blvd,
Apopka, Fl, 32703,
407 774 0402
Tuesdays from 6 p.m.
Weather Permitting
Current members please send us your website info if you would like your site to be listed in the
ISG members page. Also if you have any songs that have placed first in the monthly critiques,
please send the mp3's to isgorlando@gmail.com if you would like to have them featured in the ISG
MySpace page. http://www.myspace.com/internationalsongwritersguildorlando
Past Certificate winners can be found at
https://sites.google.com/site/isgsusiecool/home/resultslist-2
August 2012 Critique Results
1. Figured It Out - Susan Foster-Trewick/Asli Goncer
2. Be Real - Melanie Fisher
Tie for #3
3. Whiskey & Gin - Will Campbell
3. A Cup of Coffee & A Hand to Hold - Jeri Long-Simpson
5. I Don't See You Around - Will Campbell
New members always welcome!
© 2012 ISG