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Registration deadline: November 17, 2023. LAST FEW FREE SPOTS!

About SONGWORK

SONGWORK is a North-German Songwriting Workshop which offers the chance to improve your songwriting skills, under the expert mentorship of our experienced team of songwriters. It will take place at the wonderful Studio Hire in Ottersberg, which is a nice little village between Bremen and Hamburg. The mission of the workshop is to deepen knowledge regarding songwriting in different aspects like lyrics, melody, harmony or song structure. The educational part of the workshop will be followed by a songwriting session under the supervision of our team:

Christian Mayntz (Germany)

Music producer, songwriter, sound engineer, musician. Christian is the founder of Studio Hire, in which he has recorded and produced dozens of national and international artist since 2008.

Sona Kilianova (Slovakia)

Songwriter, music producer, musician. Sona studied songwriting at Berklee Online and has been an active songwriter for more than 10 years. She collaborates on songs and productions for various international artists.


Two Levels: Beginner and Intermediate

The workshop will consist of two independent parts:

1. Saturday (beginner level) is dedicated to people who want to try it out and see what it takes to write a song. Or maybe you simply want to spend a fun day doing something interesting. We will start by discussing different aspects of a songwriting process, like writing melody, lyrics and choosing chord progressions. After that, you will start working on your own songs under our supervision. It would be good if you can play some instrument (preferably guitar or piano). The instruments will be ready for you to use in the studio. At the end of the day, you will leave home with your nice little own song which you can then perform for your family and friends!

2. Sunday (intermediate level) is dedicated to aspiring songwriters and semi-professionals. Through lectures and exercises, participants will develop a greater understanding of how lyrics, melody and harmony work in a song. After the educational part, you will be writing your own songs under our supervision. We will finish the day with a listening session, in which you can perform your song on the stage in the studio and you will get feedback from us and from the other participants. Please note that the ability to play at least one instrument and basic understanding of harmony is required for this (intermediate) level of workshop.

Instruments and practice rooms

We'll provide a variety of keyboards and guitars in the studio for you to check out. You will be split into smaller groups in different practice rooms for the songwriting part of the worhshop.

What you get

Participants of the workshop will obtain:

  • Several lectures sharing our know-how on songwriting (beginner or intermediate level);
  • Mentorship during your writing process at the workshop;
  • Access to practice rooms and instruments;
  • Coffee, drinks, snack throughout the day, warm lunch;
  • After the workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to record their song at Studio Hire at a special rate.

Venue, Registration, Contact

The language of the workshop will be German or English (repending on the language of the participants).
The age of the participants is limited to 15+.

Venue: Studio Hire, Alter Weg 1, 28870 Ottersberg.
Date: November 19, 2023 beginner level, November 20, 2023 advanced level.
Registration deadline: November 17, 2023. LAST FREE SPOTS!
Registration fee Day 1 (Beginners): €180 per day.
Registration fee Day 2 (Advanced): €250 per day.
To register, please contact us at songwork@studiohire.de .


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