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2009 Kauai Music Festival Slated for July 29 - August 1
The Kauai Music Festival will celebrate the art of songwriting Wednesday, July 29 through Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Kauai, Hawaii. BMI is a charter sponsor of the event, which is designed to encourage and inform aspiring troubadours. Award-winning songwriters, producers, and industry heavy hitters offer one-on-one advice, intimate educational seminars, and unique networking opportunities in Kauai’s paradisiacal setting. Creators and executives slated to attend the 2009 festival include producer-songwriter…
Kauai Music Festival Extends “Early-Bird” Registration Deadline

The Kauai Music Festival, a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting held on the island of Kauai, Hawaii is set for August 1-4, 2007. The festival offers an opportunity to learn songwriting from some of the best songwriters in America. Attendees can consult, one-on-one, with award-winning songwriters, Grammy-winning producers, top a&r reps and other music industry executives. This is the one of the premier songwriter festivals in the world,…
peermusic Celebrates 75th Anniversary
peermusic Celebrates 75th Anniversary by Gerry Wood Although the company name, peermusic, eschews capitalization for an underplayed lower case style, this firm deserves headline-sized capitals for its impact on the international music scene. Launched as Southern Music in 1928 by Ralph S. Peer, famed for finding seminal talents in neglected genres and markets,…
Songwriter Shelly Peiken Creates Hits for Others in Uncertain Profession
Like most songwriters, Shelly Peiken lives a life of uncertainty. "I never take anything for granted, never assume there will be another hit, " she said. Unlike most songwriters, she is building on a brief history of commercial success. She co-wrote "What A Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby…
Shelly Peiken

A Grammy-nominated songwriter, Shelly Peiken has proven to be one of the top female songwriters in the pop and rock world. Having written or co-written songs with or for Meredith Brooks, The diVinyls, Christina Aguilera, Brandy, *NSYNC and The Pretenders, Peiken is one of the new players in the pop songwriting world.
