| Feedback from participants
in the Nashville Workshop July 2003
Recieved Aug 14, 2003
FYI- got an email from Jerry Smith (a
publisher who attended Play for Publishers)
encouraging me to send songs. Also, just got back from LA
and rewrote/co-wrote the prayer, dustpan song with Phil Kimbrough
(another writer who
was at the workshop) and it
came out pretty good!
In short, thanks again for
providing me with access to these types of opportunities.
See you soon,
Jo
Received August 2, 2003
Barbara,
I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you again. The
workshop was an incredibly valuable experience for me both as a
writer and a person. You are providing a wonderful service to
songwriters just getting their feet wet in the water that is
Nashville. I plan to start getting my but up there as much as
I can and meeting some people. Hope to see you soon.
Best,
Scott Stepakoff
Received July 31, 2003
Barbara:
Thanks for all your hard work
and insights during the conference. I really came back with
a much tighter plan, both to further my writing and to interface
with the industry. Your efforts really made it a success and
everyone seemed to have a great time in addition.
Thanks again,
Jo Clark
Received July 31, 2003
Hey Barbara! I hope all is great with you! I meant to
write you days ago
and thank you for such an awesome weekend. As I told you, I
really haven't
made much progress on the playing for publishers thing--I haven't
done much
at all to get myself out there. Going to your workshop was part of
my
commitment to myself to try and change that and it was really great
to put some
names with faces and make the connections.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for for making that happen! It was an amazing
opportunity.
Take care. I hope to see you soon!
Love,
Deanna Walker
Received July 30, 2003
Hey Barbara -
It's Chris Caminiti. I just wanted to express my sincerest
gratitude for all
that you did with your workshop and beyond. I had heard a lot
about you before
coming up there, and without sounding too extreme, you're quite an
extraordinary
person. I truly felt the care that you had for all of us
up-and-coming-writers
while we were there.
Needless to say, I'm quite fired up about the trip. I had
already written five
new songs while I was up there (before the workshop) which was great
in and
of itself. Your workshop was truly the icing on the cake.
If nothing else,
I look forward to taking advantage of your song critiquing services
when I can.
You deserve the support (and I'm going to post on your guest
book as soon as
I have time...) I got the most out of what you said more than
any of the other
industry professionals. I guess you speak as a writer, which
means the most
to me.
Well, I will DEFINITELY be in touch. Best of luck with all of
your upcoming
workshops/projects. Don't forget to invest in yourself,
too!!!!! You're awesome.
Sincerely,
Chris Caminiti
Received July 30, 2003
Barbara,
Just wanted to say thanks again for everything. Besides the
obvious stuff about getting a chance to meet with some of the
Nashville 'players' (or in the south would you pronounce that
'pliers'?), I appreciate getting a chance to meet you. In a
world of jaded, whats-in-it-for-me people, you're an oasis.
If you need anything when you're in
L.A., be sure to call me. If you have the time, I'd love to
take you to lunch.
I'm sure we'll be talking again soon.
Phil Kimbrough
Received July 29, 2003
Thank
you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for what you do for songwriters and I
had a blast last weekend. You are truly a special lady. You have
an inspirational and giving spirit. I hope our paths cross again
many times in the future.
-
Paul Harbin
Received July 29, 2003
Hi
Barbara.
That was great and you are great and it's a wonderful
service. It's
especially good because you are so understanding, and because
there are
TWO publishers plus you per song, so we can get the overlap of
opinion
and the difference of opinion, which is so helpful in sorting out
what
to do next with a given song.
As I mentioned, I especially benefited from hearing more about
Nashville
protocols. You can count on me to respect your position with the
publishers. I'm going the thank you note route. I don't have much
to say
to publishers anyway. I need 6 great, cut-able songs before I
knock on
any doors.
Also, I see what you saw in each of us. It's so cool to observe
(may I
get spiritual here?) God emerging in so many different ways in
individual people. I love that!
I
love how you have carved out your niche in the music world, and I
respect your philosophy.
yours, melanie marcus
Received
July 28, 2003
Hey Barbara,
Just wanted to thank you again
for the opportunity to attend your workshop, and for believing
in me as a writer. I made new friends, began some new
co-writing, heard great entertainment, absorbed valuable
information, and wrote a new song. What more could you ask
for?
I will call in a couple of weeks to
set up another consultation.
look forward to seeing you soon,
Todd Caudill
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