Invest in yourself as a songwriter

A 6-month program designed to offer one-on-one songwriting mentoring to Christian songwriters. This program will help to develop writers in their songwriting journey.

STARTING OCTOBER 2021 – COURSE NOW FULL

Hosted by Tom Read

Tom Read is a singer-songwriter and producer, based in Oxford, UK. With over 15 years in the music industry, Tom’s music has featured on radio, TV, movies, editorial playlists and more. In the past he has worked with both major and indie labels and distributors, including Integrity Music, Capital CMG, Sony Music, NinjaTune, BMG, Bespoke. As well as releasing his own music, Tom’s songs have been featured on albums by Worship Central, New Wine Worship, Lou Fellingham, St Aldates Worship and others.

I’m passionate about helping songwriters improve their craft and achieve their goals

Learn from experienced songwriters and industry professionals

Jamie Thomson is a songwriter and coach based at St Aldates Church in Oxford where he works as the Worship and Creative Director with particular oversight of the creative direction of St Aldates Worship. As well as leading and developing the songwriters who call St Aldates home, Jamie regularly teaches and coaches on songwriting and is also one of the founding directors of Thousand Years Music, a management and publishing company based in Oxford.

If you’ve spent any time listening to Christian music, the chances are you’ve already heard Lou Fellingham sing. Not only as a songwriter and worship leader but as a woman who has been an ever-present in the music industry for the last 20 years. An internationally known worship leader, five albums into a firmly-established ministry, she is known for her prophetic edge, distinctive voice, unwavering energy to see lives changed through the power of music and word.

Glenn Packiam is an Associate Senior Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. He earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University in the UK, and is the author of various books on Worship ministry. Glenn was one of the founding leaders and songwriters for the Desperation Band and has been featured on several recordings. As a signed songwriter with Integrity Music, he has had the honour of writing and co-writing over 65 worship songs.

Henry Marsden is CEO of Creatr Club- a platform for songwriters to collaborate and manage their data. He’s worked in music publishing for 8 years- founding Belong Songs and Bespoke Records, the latter of which was acquired by Palm Bay Music where he now heads up copyright and administration. Henry entered publishing after a successful career as a musician, recording and touring with Worship Central, Tim Hughes, Martin Smith, Matt Redman and Jesus Culture.

What you will get

Each month you will have a one-on-one mentoring session with Tom Read. These sessions will be tailored to each individual, with the purpose of helping you to achieve your songwriting goals. This will be a chance for you to plan, set goals, receive feedback on your songs, evaluate your progress, and more. These sessions will be conducted online, unless otherwise agreed.

You will be able to participate in monthly songwriting sessions. These sessions will be held either in person (in Oxford) or online (Zoom). This will be a chance to write together with Tom and some of the other course participants. You will learn best practices for writing together and collaborating with other people.

You will have the opportunity to join a 3-day songwriting retreat with all of the course participants, as well as other Christian songwriters. Our plan is to hold this retreat in person, however if Covid restrictions do not permit then it will be held online. The cost of the retreat will be free for participants, however you will be expected to pay for your own accommodation and transportation.

Each month you will have an online seminar with guest contributors. We have pulled together a great team of industry experts that will be able to give input into various aspects of songwriting and the music industry. There will be seminars on lyrics, theology, writing songs for church, publishing, as well as a chance to have your songs heard by A&R for a major record label.

At the end of the course, you will come away with a professionally produced demo of one of your songs. You will gain an overview of the process of what it takes to put together a full demo, and will be able to use the demo to help introduce your song to your church. All demos will also be submitted to a Christian label A&R for feedback.

*For people who are not based in the UK, all of your sessions will be conducted online, and you will be able to book sessions at a time slot that suits you. You will also have access to all of the seminars online so that you can watch them on catch-up at a time that suits you.

Program Cost

The course costs

£100

per month

The course will run for 6-months, and successful candidates will be required to pay 2-months up front, with the remaining balance to be paid off over 6-monthly instalments (of £67).

Starting October 2021

In order to provide quality one-on-one mentoring, spaces will be limited. Applications are now closed.

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