An Online Community for Singer Songwriters

About the challenge

Are you a singer-songwriter who would benefit from community, motivation, accountability, and creative prompts? Are you an artist who enjoys sharing and collaborating with others?

The Studio Songwriter is an online community for artists who want to hone their craft, in process with others.

Join the challenge!

$297 CAD Space Limited

Lots of smiles from participants in the summer songwriting challenge.

Format and Guidelines

  • Weekly creative prompts
  • Weekly Show and Tell Zoom meetings
  • If prompt inspires something else, that’s ok
  • No fancy recording required – phone is perfect
  • All skill levels are welcome in our diverse community
  • Enjoy accountability, feedback, and member collaboration

Explainer video from the 2023 summer challenge session.

Process not Outcome

  • Aim to complete the creative experiment with amazing songs, but don’t be discouraged if circumstances prevent it
  • Utilize the group as a safe and supportive environment for navigating the creative process
  • Naming and discussing obstacles can be freeing and help overcome creative blocks

Explainer video from the 2023 summer challenge session.

Creative Space

  • Grant yourself permission and the gift of creative space in order to participate in this songwriting challenge
  • Life obligations are all very real and certainly ever-present
  • The Studio Songwriter Community is designed to anchor and inspire

Explainer video from the 2023 summer challenge session.

Threads

Community discussion, song posts, community guidelines, and updates.

Courses

Where all the courses and group challenges live.

Docs

Our archives including session replays, resources, downloads, and much more.

Events

List of upcoming community events.

Members

Directory of community members

Matchups

Configure your availability to meet with other community one-on-one for co-writing and discussion

DM

List of conversations with individual members

Discussions

All the discussion threads

Posts

Threaded text, image, audio, and video posts with replies and reactions.

Who's Online

See who's online 👀

Search

Search posts, docs, courses, and events

Notification

Configurable notifications for posts, DMs, mentions, etc

Settings

Configure your notification and other settings

“My wife has been my musical monitor, and my sister is a musician as well, so I’ve had some great sounding boards -- but the consensus is the weekly deadline is fantastic. It has kept my feet to the fire.”

Paul Welsman

 On Weekly CONSISTENCY

Cost, Process, and Deadline

  • Step 1 - RESERVE YOUR SPOT
  • GET ONLINE - On September 8 I will be giving an online tour of the Studio Songwriter platform.
  • REFINE YOUR SETUP - Take advantage of training videos and opportunities to meet with Joel, and make sure your setup is ready for the series.
  • START THE CHALLENGE - Show up on day one ready to introduce yourself and meet the other participants. There will be a creative prompt for a short intro song.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY!

A welcoming community singer-songwriters awaits! Explore your songwriting potential, share your creations, and receive feedback in a supportive environment.