Next Workshop: Wed. Feb. 13th, 7:30pm

So our next songwriting workshop is quickly approaching. We will be meeting at The Freeway Coffee House Wednesday February 13th, 7:30pm.

Our host Thomas Wilson isn't able to be there this month but he has asked me if I could be the guest host for February.

If you would like to feature one of your songs at the February workshop and open yourself up to a helpful critique, you can email me at randell@frwy.ca

So for those of you who don't know me I thought I would give you a little history on this guest host.

About Randell Neudorf:

I currently play under the name 2x the Mono. My music has been described as Beck meets Neil Young, and falls in the Art Rock or Experimental category. I love all kinds of music and have gone through a lot of different phases in my music (a grunge 5 piece, a Folk Duo, an alternative 3 piece, singer/songwriter, and finally a one man looping band).

I have a Bachelor Of Fine Art from York University, with a major in visual art, so I am in good company (many famous musicians have come out of art school, i.e. John Lennon). I think my art background has really helped me in thinking about sound and music in broad terms. The art community uses sound as texture and emotion, and often lets sound envelope the listener in a created enviroment; that is something I love to bring into my performances and recordings.

Like most musicians I have a day job, mine is Manager for The Freeway Coffee House. Part of my job as the manager of the Freeway is to book bands and musicians for our weekly concerts. I get to listen to a lot of emerging and established talent in a wide range of styles. Thinking about songs is a daily part of my life, and I believe that good songwriting and creativity always shines through regardless of production values or past touring experience.

On Wed Feb 13th we will be talking about song structure, playing with tried and true formulas like "AABA" or "verse chourus verse "as a technique to be used or avoided, as well as continuing some of our discussions on obscurity verses clarity, and delving into our lyrical content.

Hope to see you out to The Forge, and talk about your tunes.