OUR MISSION
To empower songwriters and artists with the tools, resources and skills to be sustainable, successful entrepreneurs in the new music business.
WHO WE ARE
Songpreneurs is a thought leader and human development resource for creative enterprises in the new music business.
Songwriting and Music Business
Tier 1 Conference & Retreats est. 2010
In-person, virtual and hybrid events combine high-impact skill building with practical
application of core songwriting and music business entrepreneurship skills.
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68 quarterly online courses
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19 live / virtual conferences
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38 destination songwriting and performance retreats
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5000 plus served in k-12, college, corporate, government Ready Set Write™ outreach
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Master classes in songwriting, vocal training, live performance music business structure, administration and label services
WHAT WE DO
We foster sustainable careers in the new music business through:
SONGWRITING
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develop songwriting mastery
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7 Step Song Analysis™ for commercial and original songs
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Personal and group professional feedback and mentoring
MUSIC BUSINESS
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catalog management and organization
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intellectual property fundamentals
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business modeling
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employing copyright IP
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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self sufficiency
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confidence building
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creative entrepreneurship
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emotional self-control
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mental focusing
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purposeful living
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principle based character development
WHAT WE'VE DONE
OUR FOUNDER AMANDA COLLEEN WILLIAMS
20+ year professional Nashville songwriter and music business alum with a magna cum laude degree in music business and management, Amanda Colleen Williams developed her vision Songpreneurs.
Building upon 10,000 hours of mastery in these fields through application, content creation and dedicated research, Amanda builds workshops, classes, books, lesson plans, lectures and team building seminars delivered to and for:
TESTIMONIALS
Jay Raman, Director of International Media Engagement. U.S. Department of State
Dear Amanda, I want to send a short note to thank you for your incredible efforts over the past two years to help the State Department design and launch a special Arts Envoy program on intellectual property rights. This first-of-its-kind initiative leverages the power of American artists like yourself to bring awareness to the importance of artists’ rights in critical global markets and to influence and inform policy makers and other key contacts. It was one of the highlights of my time as director of the Cultural Programs Division and a fantastic example of cultural diplomacy in action.
Bernadette Hutchinson, Cultural Affairs Specialist Public Affairs Section U.S. Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica.
Amanda Williams has a way with words and music that simply invites audiences in to listen. As a arts envoy with the U.S. State Department, Amanda took the static and sometimes boring world of copyright rules and issues and made it interactive, engaging and relatable. From the average person in a public lecture to the creative but uncertain makers of music, poetry and the written word, Amanda wove legal terms and emotion inspired lyrics and prose into a tapestry of intellectual property fundamentals that no consumer or creator will forget to apply. Easy to work with, listen to and discuss the serious business of copyright, Amanda is prepared and purposeful in her delivery. Our program success was easy to achieve from the start with a speaker of Amanda’s caliber.
Randy Brooks, Songwriter of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"
I've written on my own for decades, but knew nothing of the protocol of cowriting. At the Songpreneurs Write Brain workshop, after just 30 minutes of instruction from Amanda, I sat down with two complete strangers, and in two hours we turned out one of the catchier, more commercial tunes to which I've ever attached my name.
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Our community members enrich themselves through the Songpreneurs educational, human development and leadership platform including:
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Developing skills toward songwriting mastery
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Creating and fine tune original works
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Building and organizing original song catalogs
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Creating unique authentic brands
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Learning the foundational building blocks of songwriting and music publishing business
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Identifying the copyright bundle, tracing and collecting the royalty streams
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Management for creative entrepreneurs
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Mindfulness and personal character development
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Group and individual work
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Commercial and artistic self expression
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Target writing and song pitching
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Virtual and in person marketing skills for creatives
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Arrangement and production for songwriters
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Studio recording and production assistance
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