The Westcoast Songwriter's Conference is an annual
conference
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hosted by the Westcoast Songwriter's organization.
The conference is usually held in
San Francisco
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, California.
Organization
West Coast Songwriters is a 501(c)3
nonprofit
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educational organization founded in 1979 in
California
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. It has been headed by executive director Ian Crombie since 1988.
Conference
The annual Westcoast Songwriter's Conference offers educational classes on songwriting techniques, live performance skills, navigating contracts and the legal environment of the music and performance industry. Each attendee may schedule song pitching sessions each day with an industry professional.
The conference is staffed by such notables as country writer
Steve Seskin
Steve Seskin is an American singer, songwriter, and musician whose songs have been recorded by recording artists Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Tim McGraw, Colin Raye, and Mark Wills among others. The debut single from McGra ...
, musical director for the Grammy pre-telecast Larry Batiste, record producer and artist development professional
Scott Mathews
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as well as many other industry professionals.
Each night following the day's events, there are concerts where the hits songwriters perform along with the yearly winners of the WCS songwriting contest. The intent of the conference is to enable individual artists and writers to become part of a community which helps to develop, relationships, craft and business skills.
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Music organizations based in the United States
Music of California
Non-profit organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Organizations based in Santa Clara County, California
Los Altos, California
Songwriters from California
501(c)(3) organizations
Organizations established in 1979
1979 establishments in California