Workshop Presenters

Key Presenters on Songwriters:
Note: This section will be updated as presenters are confirmed

How does one describe the creative force driving Dan Hill? Nominated for a Grammy for Best Male Vocal, winner of a Grammy (as co-producer of “Seduces Me” on Celine Dion’s 30 plus million-selling “Falling Into You” album), winner of five Juno Awards and the Harold Moon Award (Canadian Lifetime Songwriting Achievement Award), Dan has recorded and released multiple gold and platinum albums. His classic hits, such as “Sometimes When We Touch” (closing in on 5 million spins in America alone, and covered by hundreds of artists around the world), “Can’t We Try” (#1 Billboard AC Record of the Year), and “Never Thought (That I could Love)”, another #1 AC record, all remain staples of AC radio stations around the world. Dan has also enjoyed consistent success as a ‘behind the scenes’ songwriter, his compositions recorded by so many artists spanning so many musical genres that it’s, well, incredible. Pop singers Celine Dion, Britney Spears, 98 Degrees, The Backstreet Boys, Rod Stewart, Donny Osmond, Jennifer Rush and Michael Bolton, R&B singers Tina Turner, George Benson, and Jeffrey Osborne and country singers Tammy Wynette, Sammy Kershaw, Mark Wills, Reba, Alan Jackson, and Lorrie Morgan, to name a select few. www.danhill.com

Dan Hill will be presenting on “What’s In A Song” at the following workshops:
Thursday Sept 16, 2010 from 6 to 10pm – Saint John Free Public Library, Saint John, NB
Saturday Sept 18, 2010 from 12 to 5pm – The Company House, Halifax, NS
Sunday Sept 19, 2010 from 12 to 5pm- The Masonic Temple, St. John’s, NS

Ralph Murphy is the author of Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting. He is a past president of the Nashville Songwriters Association, former Nashville chapter president and former national trustee of the Recording Academy (NARAS). He had his first hit in 1966 (“Call My Name”—James Royal) and has had chart success for five decades, the most recent being Cliff Richard’s No. 2 Christmas single in 2007 in England. He has produced platinum albums and written not only pop hits but scored number ones with Crystal Gayle (“Half The Way”) and Ronnie Milsap (“He Got You”). His songs have been recorded by Randy Travis, Don Williams, Shania Twain, Kathy Mattea, Ray Price, Cliff Richard and many more. Ralph currently serves as Vice President International and Domestic Membership Group of ASCAP and guest lectures at universities, music industry conventions, and sister P.R.Os SOCAN (Canada), APRA (Australia), and IMRO (Ireland). www.murphyslawsofsongwriting.com.

Ralph Murphy will be presenting on “What’s In A Song” at the following workshops:
Saturday Sept 25, 2010 from 12 to 5pm- TBA, Toronto, ON
Sunday Sept 26, 2010 from 12 to 5pm- KoSA Arts Centre, Montreal, QC
Monday Sept 27, 2010 from 6 to 10pm – TBA, Ottawa, ON