New York City, NY Chapter News

In September we will be having a Songwriter Rounds and Open Mic on Sept 14 at the Parkside Lounge from 3pm - 6pm. You can sign up for the open mic portion when you arrive at the Parkside Lounge. It is a bar and 21 and over only is their policy.

Join us the first Wed of October for Online Song feedback from your coordinators and peers - we will send out notifications to members approximately 1 week prior to sign up. Members only can play songs, non members can observe and attend 2 free meetings afterwhich they can pay a fee to observe. Memberships are monthly or yearly so its easy to join!

We will be having an in person Showcase/ Songwriter Rounds followed by an Open Mic from 3pm - 6pm.  We will be sending out an email to our members who can sign up by Aug 15th. First come first served sign up. More details to follow 

We will be listening to members songs - bring songs you would like some feedback on - some people bring songs they've written but have questions about verses or choruses or bridges, does it translate to the listener - the story you are trying to get across, is it 100% clear,  in a co-write sometimes we have questions about lines or verses we used, et

Our June meeting is starting at a new time 7pm 


Join us for song feedback where we listen to your songs and give feedback on songs submitted.


All songs must be submitted by June 3 midnight at the link provided in the email. 

 

Hit Songwriter Sam Hollander will be joining us at 6:30pm on Wed Feb 5th to speak about his career of writing and producing hits for Panic! At The Disco, One Direction, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, Def Leppard, Carole King, Weezer, blink-182, Jewel, Train, Fitz and the Tantrums, Billy Idol, Tom Morello, and many others.

NSAI members can share their songs for peer and coordinator feedback. Please upload your song title and lyric sheets and mp3s into the Chapter link ahead of time by midnight on November 5th. 

Virtual Meetings: All meetings will be from 6:30-8:30pm Eastern 1st Wednesday of the Month (Except in the month of a live meeting) Sunday December 15th In Person meeting at Houghton Hall Community Arts East 30th St, NY NY. 

July 5th August 2nd September 6th October 4th November 1st Time: 6:30pm Location: Zoom **Stay tuned for updates and mark your calendars!
Hit songwriter JT Harding will be coming to speak about his stories from the writers room writing hits like Sangria from Blake Shelton, Its Different for Girls - Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney - Somewhere with You, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Uncle Kracker and more.