Songwriting News: Nov. 12 Daily Schedule (2024)

Don't miss the final weekend for this year's  Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival. Saturday, Nov. 12 is full of songwriting magic, good music, and fun times! WORKSHOP with Mac Walter ADVANCED Guitar Skills Sat Nov 12th 10:00am - 12:00pm

Don't miss the final weekend for this year's  Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival. Saturday, Nov. 12 is full of songwriting magic, good music, and fun times! WORKSHOP with Mac Walter ADVANCED Guitar Skills Sat Nov 12th 10:00am - 12:00pm

Nov. 12 Daily Schedule

Don't miss the final weekend for this year's  Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival. Saturday, Nov. 12 is full of songwriting magic, good music, and fun times!

WORKSHOP with Mac Walter ADVANCED Guitar Skills

Sat Nov 12th 10:00am - 12:00pm

Phoenix 10 Condo Conference Room, 29576 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561 

Looking to expand your abilities on the guitar? Here's your chance!

This workshop is ideal for someone with pretty good guitar skills.

Looking to expand your knowledge on theory background?

This will include the use of chords not traditionally found in the key, such as chord substitution and reharmonization. If time allows; the use of passing chords and possibly modulation.

Songwriters @ Woodside Restaurant @ Gulf State Park

Sat Nov 12th 11:15am - 1:45pm

Woodside Restaurant @ Gulf State Park, 20249 AL-135, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

11:15am-12:30 Mark Brook, Melissa Joiner - (TRANSIT SOUL)

12:30-1:45 Matt Prater, Summerlyn Powers

The Joe Gilchrist Documentary Screening @ Flora-Bama's Main Room

Sat Nov 12th 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Join us in Flora-Bama's Main Room to see some of the story behind the legendary Joe Gilchrist.

No Charge

First come first serve seating.

Songwriters @ The Point Restaurant

Sat Nov 12th 12:00pm - 5:45pm

The Point Restaurant, 14340 Innerarity Point Rd, Pensacola, FL 32507

12:00 - 1:15 Kyle Keller, Abe Partridge

1:30 - 2:45 Jack Barksdale, Ricky Randolph

3:00 - 4:15 Rachel Grubb, Lauren Spring, Emily Stuckey (The Krickets)

4:30 - 5:45 Gary Culley, Mark Elliott (Runaway Home)

Songwriters @ Flora-Bama's Main Room

Sat Nov 12th 12:00pm - 11:59pm

Flora Bama Main Room, 17401 Perdido Key Dr, Pensacola, FL 32507

12-1 The Joe Gilchrist Documentary Screening

1-4 Tribute to Joe Gilchrist and Songwriting Legends hosted by Rusty Budde with many guests.

4-5 Greg Crowe, Mark Dreyer, Billy Yates

5-6 Sean McCarthy, Bo Roberts, Mark Sherrill

6-7 Anthony Crawford, Savana Lee (Sugarcane Jane)

7-7:15 Break / $15 cover charge begins

(wristbands required to enter or remain in the Main Room)

7:15-8:30 Bridgette Tatum, Mark True, Emma Zinck

8:30-9:45 A visit with Sonny Throckmorton and Rock Killough- Mac Walter on the side, Ron Irwin on percussion and Rhonda Hart singing harmonies.

9:45-10 Break

10-11 Ricky & Micol Davis (Blue Mother Tupelo)

SEMINAR - Songwriting, Music Publishing, And Record Labels In An Independent World

Sat Nov 12th 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Phoenix X Condominiums (Meeting Room), 29756 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL

“Songwriting, Music Publishing, And Record Labels In An Independent World”- Why being your own songwriting administer/ publisher is crucial. Why being your own Record Label is important.

by Sean Gasaway

1. How does a music copyright generate revenue? How/why does the publisher and record label license a song and earn revenue?

2. What is a Performance Rights Organization (PRO)?

3. Why all creators of music should have their own publishing companies and record label.

4. When a music publishing deal is right for you and when it isn’t.

5. What is The Mechanical Licensing Collective? Do songwriters need to join? Brief introduction and its importance to our industry.

6. How to find synch license opportunities independently and license for social media influencers independently.

Sean Gasaway is CEO of Gasaway Music, an independent publishing company with over 200 revenue generating copyrights via radio, motion pictures, and national ad campaigns. Gasaway Music has worldwide sub publishing thru deals with Bluewater Music Services, Universal Music Group, Sony, and many other major and independent record labels.

There is no charge to attend the seminar.

Songwriters @ LuLu's Gulf Shores

Sat Nov 12th 5:00pm - 8:00pm

LuLu's Gulf Shores, 200 E 25th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

5-6 Clare Cunningham, Mark True

6-7 Brent Burns, Bill Whyte, Victoria Venier

7-8 Blake Henderson, Johnny McGuire, Grant Vogel (MV2)

8-9 Jack Barksdale, Mutt Cooper, Emily White

Songwriters @ Moe's BBQ (Orange Beach)

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Moe's BBQ (Orange Beach), 25603 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561  

6- 7    Christina Christian

7-8     Daryl Wayne Dasher

Songwriters @ The Oar House

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 8:15pm

The Oar House on Chico Bayou, 1000 S Pace Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32502

6:00 - 7:00 Bob Tobin

7:15 - 8:15 Ed Hunnicut, Tim Styles

Songwriters @ Fresh Off The Boat

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Fresh Off The Boat, 27267 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561, USA 

6-7 Kyle Keller, Cowboy Johnson

7-8 Artie Portilla, Ricky Randolph

8-9 James Adkins, Katie Rogers

Songwriters @ Flora-Bama's Dome Stage

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 11:40pm

Flora Bama Dome Stage, 17401 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561 

MISSIHIPPIE SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE: ....presented by Beachbilly Lifestyle & Sandy Roots Records & Playa del Rio 4-7pm

4-5 Mallory Everett, Stephen Michael, Devan Yanik

5-6 Grace Askew, Desmond Smith

6-7 Michael Farren, Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers, Matt Wynn

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7:10-8:10 Mando Saenz, Adam Schwind, Jessie Wilson

8:20-9:20 Will Jones, Dave Kennedy, Davis Nix, Bonner Rhae

9:30-10:30 Terri Jo Box, Davis Corley, Emily Henline, D. Vincent Williams, Ryan Rossebo on guitar

10:40-11:40 Patrick Cross, Isaac Moore, Dew Pendleton

Songwriters @ Fresh Off The Boat

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Fresh Off The Boat, 27267 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

6-7 Kyle Keller, Cowboy Johnson

7-8 Artie Portilla, Ricky Randolph

8-9 James Adkins, Tanya Gallagher

Songwriters @ Moe's BBQ (Orange Beach)

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Moe's BBQ (Orange Beach), 25603 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

6- 7 Christina Christian

7-8 Daryl Wayne Dasher

Songwriters @ The Oar House

Sat Nov 12th 6:00pm - 8:15pm

The Oar House on Chico Bayou, 1000 S Pace Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32502

6:00 - 7:00 Bob Tobin

7:15 - 8:15 Ed Hunnicut, Tim Styles

Songwriters @ Johnny B's - The Front Porch in Lillian

Sat Nov 12th 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Johnny B's - The Front Porch in Lillian, 33925 US-98, Lillian, AL 36549

7-8 Ricky Whitley, Troy Martin

8-9 Sean McCarthy, Mark Sherrill

9-10 Darrel Roberts, Justin Touchette

Songwriters @ Perdido Beach Resort

Sat Nov 12th 7:00pm - 9:45pm

Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

7:00 - 8:15 Greg Crowe, Jeremy Dean, Richard Trest

8:30 - 9:45 Tess Frizzell, Jim McCormick, Bobby Tomberlin

Songwriters @ Sunset Cork Room Restaurant & Wine Bar

Sat Nov 12th 7:00pm - 9:45pm

Sunset Corkroom, 225 E 16th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

7:00 - 8:00 Emily Henline, D. Vincent Williams

8:15 - 9:45 H. Jack Williams, Bobby Keel, Billy Yates

*Schedules subject to change. See website Festival Schedule for the latest updates.

Huge thank you to C-Shelz Photography, Shelley Patterson, for sharing her Frank Brown Songwriters' Festival photos.

Check out her photography at cshelzphoto.com/fbisf2021.