MENTORING SESSIONS WITH ANDREA KIRWIN
When I'm not touring, I work from Peace Run Records and offer one on one mentoring/songwriting sessions for aspiring and established singer-songwriters. Whether you are releasing your first album or need assistance with branding, creating assets or need some enthusiasm and encouragement, I can work with you using the tools and methods that I've learnt from 2 decades working as an independent singer-songwriter and more recently booking agent in the Australian music scene. I can assist and support you in the following areas.
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- Overcoming writer's block
- Story Telling / Creating set banter
- Timing and technique
- Creating strong melodies
- Harmony singing
- Creating different feelings through rhythm.
- Rhyming and Alliteration
- Arranging instrumentation
- Training your musical ear
- Singing and vocal techniques
- Performance and Stage craft
- Microphone technique
- Confidence building
- How to jam/freestyle
- Managing and overcoming stage anxiety
- Practice, repetition and being ‘Gig fit’
- Creating strong set lists
- Working with session musicians
- Music industry information
- Australian Performers Rights Association info
- How to write, record and release your own music
- Single/EP/Album release strategy
- Music Industry Promotion
- How to reach your songwriting potential
- Self-care and creative rituals to boost creativity and resilience
- Venue contacts for touring, open mic nights and events in the Folk, Acoustic Singer-songwriter genres.
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If you want to work with me on your original music please send an email to andrea@peacerunrecords.com and I'll send through more information for you. My background is predominantly in the Australian Folk genre so is more suited to artists who write and perform across the Folk/Soul/Roots/Reggae/World music and Blues genres.
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