Songwriting with Drew Gasparini (worked with JASON MRAZ, THIRD EYE BLIND, PLAIN WHITE T's)

Sunday, June 1, 2014, 11am ET / 8am PT

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1:00p Tackle Drew's songwriting challenges and showcase your ability in this new one-time lyric-based songwriting workshop.

Drew's musical background has lead him to jobs working with Jason Mraz, Third Eye Blind and The Plain White T's along with opportunities contributing to TV shows like SMASH and The Next Big Thing.

In this unique special event you will learn: 1) Learn techniques to overcome writing blocks 2) Work on a quick in-class assignment 3) Perform for the group and receive feedback from Drew

SIGN-UP NOW, Space is limited.

ABOUT DREW: Drew Gasparini is an award winning musical theatre composer/lyricist and a performing singer/songwriter. Winner of the 2006 John Lennon Songwriter's award, he has shared the stage with such acts as Jason Mraz, Third Eye Blind, and The Plain White T's. He has written the music and lyrics for his musicals Crazy, Just Like Me (winner of "Best Of Fest" and runner up for "Best Book" in the New York Musical Theatre Festival 2011), Make Me Bad (winner of PACE new musicals; book by Alex Brightman), Turn Of The Screw (commission by Fordham University, 2012 workshop at Lincoln Center; book by Michael Kimmel), and #UntitledPopMusical (book by Michael Kimmel) to name a few.

Drew was a contributing composer to the television series SMASH (season 2) on NBC- he can also be seen and heard on Oxygen's The Next Big Thing for which he also wrote music. Drew was named one of Playbill's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriter's You Should Know" and has contributed songs to the popular one-woman, Off-Broadway show, "Hot Mess In Manhattan." His work has been heard at Contemporary Classics New Voices in Seattle, Cutting-Edge Composers III (NYMF 2012), many sold out Joe's Pubs concerts.

The Music & Lyrics of Drew Gasparini was presented at the Kennedy Center in June of 2012. And Drew's musical theatre album "I Could Use A Drink: The Songs Of Drew Gasparini", featuring the vocals of some of Broadway's biggest names, was released with Broadway Records in 2013 and spent 5 weeks on the top 100 iTunes charts. Drew is an alum of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre workshop. His sheet music is available at www.NewMusicalTheatre.com. Currently Drew is working on several new musicals as well as the development of a new TV show he wrote and created with "The (M)orontourage" (which consists of Broadway's Andrew Kober, Alex Brightman, and F. Michael Haynie).

Meets

Sunday, June 1, 201411:00 am

The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.