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Our Mission Statement: The Minnesota Association of Songwriters (MAS) 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, song reviews, collaborations, showcases and networking. Read more...
New: MAS Members Music Gallery
Listen to audio singles and albums created by our performing songwriters: mnsongwriters.org/music-gallery
MAS 2020 Writing Challenges
Sign up for a seasonal writing or co-writing challenge. And listen to the results: mnsongwriters.org/writing
Upcoming
Monthly Songwriting Craft Workshop. Presenter: Chad Shank. Now meeting virtually via Zoom. Click here for more info.
MAS Monthly Songwriting Newsletter
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Al Ynigues performs at a "Free Open Mic" at Local Roots Cafe in Richfield, MN. This is a social distancing outdoor venue held on Wednesday evenings.
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Visit our MAS Artist Profiles for bios, contact info, audio samples, videos, pics, music/social links and gig schedules.
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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.
- 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
- Periodic solo writing and co-writing challenges
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Jason Isbell on His Best and Most John Prine–Borrowing Work
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“Back then I was thinking, Man, I’m about to blow these old fuckers away.”MHB - VARIETY SHOWHost, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! Everything from Ted Hajnasiewicz to j.bell & the Lazy Susan Band, plus new artist, Megan Kleven. Plus we share news of the German army's failure to sell their stockpiled beer in Afghanistan--a...
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Concluding her speech, Taylor acknowledged the “magical and mystifying” process of songwriting.
She said: “I think any songwriter will tell you when you get an idea, you're not quite sure where it floated down from, but if you can grab onto that idea and turn it into something, a piece of music, that's where craftsmanship comes in. And that's where you have the opportunity to learn and to nurture that craft.”
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Taylor Swift thanks songwriting teachers as she receives songwriting icon award
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Taylor Swift has thanked her “teachers” for helping learn “the craft of songwriting”, as she receives the 2021 National Music Publishers’ Association’s Songwriter Icon Award.All information and song samples that appear on this site are protected by US Copyright law, are used here with permission of the copyright holder(s), and may not legally be used for any other purpose without their expressed written consent.
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