Welcome
Our Mission Statement: The Minnesota Association of Songwriters is a volunteer, member-supported organization. Its mission is to inspire, educate and strengthen the songwriting and performance skills of its members through seminars, workshops, review meetings, showcases and networking opportunities, while encouraging collaboration and exploration of the creative process.
Upcoming
Monthly Songwriting Craft Workshop. Presenter: Chad Shank. Bring your song ideas, lyrics in progress, notebook and pen. Click here for more info.
See Our Artist Profiles
Visit our MAS Artist Profiles for bios, contact info, audio samples, videos, pics, music/social links and gig schedules.
Join MAS Now
Join MAS to get a start or a boost with your songwriting and presentation skills, and to help mentor others in the pleasure and business of making music.
What We Do...
MAS offers many ways to explore the joys of songwriting and the creative process:
- SongCasters TV showcase series: Perform your original songs in a television production studio and be seen on the MAS SongCasters show via community TV and on YouTube.
- Live artist showcases – Be part of our MAS Songwriters Showcase and perform your original music with other MAS members at various greater Twin Cities coffee houses, special event stages and outdoor festival locations.
- Virtual song evaluations – sign up via email to the MAS online song evaluations group and get reviews and suggestions from other online group members.
- Monthly Song Circle Jam sessions
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
- Gatherings to exchange information and resources
- Your own artist profile page on this website. Add your bio, schedule of performances, links to your social media, files of your songs, photos - you name it. It's your page to create with any and all information on your songwriting endeavors.
- Membership E-Mail Distribution List and MAS Newsletter and Announcements List
MAS Connections
MAS Facebook Feed
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Ginkgo Coffeehouse, St. Paul, Minnesota
Welcome to the GINKGO coffeehouse web site! Take a look around and see what we offer in the way of food, beverages, and live performances.
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Session I - CLOSED Open - January, 2019Deadline - June 15, 2019 - 11:59PM PSTWinner Announcement -September 1, 201912 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)
MAS Songwriters Live Showcase
Friday, September 20
7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Local Roots Cafe
817 - 66th St E, Richfield, MN 55423
Outdoors on the Patio weather permitting. Otherwise - Indoors.
Come out and listen to MAS members perform their original songs in a live showcase. Bring family and friends to Local Roots and enjoy menu items made with locally grown and environmentally conscious ingredients. Beer and wine also available.
For information on performing in this and other upcoming showcases, please contact MAS Showcase Director Al Ynigues at alynigues@gmail.com
MAS Twitter Feed
My name is Tony Wentersdorf. I'm a songwriter and MAS member who will be teaching a 6 week songwriting class (Songwriting Workshop) starting Sept 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Southwest Community School (3414 47th St / MPLS) FFI contact me at 612-872-0233 or fwentersdorf @hotmail.com.
I'll be at the AMPERS booth in the Education Building on Thursday, August 29 interviewing MSD member, Greg Connor, from Noon - 2 p.m. and Bruce Caswell from 6 - 7 p.m. Stop by for a good time!
Carl Unbehaun
Host, Minnesota HomeBrew Music Show
MAS member, Tom Peschges with his group, Double Down Daredevils, on Hastings Community TV:
https://t.co/KiDwUYaijz
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