Insiders Guide To Songwriting

Marlon Williams (Pictured, photo c/o Adam Gallivan), recent signing to Native Tongue Music Publishing from The Unfaithful Ways, joins a panel of experienced songwriters including Kaye Woodward (The Bats), David Mulcahy and Ariana Tikao who'll talk about their songs, their processes, influences and inspirations in the informal setting of Boaters following Dave Dobbyn's songbook session.

Hear songwriting insights from:

KAYE WOODWARD
The Bats, Minisnap
Kaye has been guitarist, backing vocalist and occasional song-writer for The Bats since the early 80s. Over the last 7 or 8 years she has written and sung all the songs for side project Minisnap which features Paul and Malcolm from The Bats as well as guitarist Marcus Winstanley from The Undercurrents. Minisnap has released 2 five-track EP's, a 7" single and an album, "Bounce Around" which was released in the USA. Signed to Mushroom Music Publishing as a songwriter, Kaye is currently writing songs and arrangements for new Minisnap and Bats albums.
www.thebats.co.nz

DAVID MULCAHY
Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, Superette, Mulchzoid, The Cranks
David Mulcahy has been writing and recording music since the early 1980's. As a member of The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience and Superette he has gathered a back catalog of 4 albums, 2 eps, a bunch of singles and many memorable videos. Superette, recorded an EP ('Rosepig' 1995) and an Album, 'Tiger' (1996) both with Flying Nun. In early 1998 Dave left Superette to embark on his first solo album "Oddy Knocky". Encouraged by the response to his acoustic song "Waves" taken from the Superette album "Tiger" he concentrated on recording simple melodic songs in a more intimate or personal style. Although largely an acoustic album, it contains experimentations with electronica, a style of music that Dave has tinkered with for some time. Currently Dave lives in Christchurch and plays and records as Mulchzoid and is the songwriter / guitarist for The Cranks and The Sexy Animals.
http://davidmulcahy.bandcamp.com

MARLON WILLIAMS
The Unfaithful Ways
Marlon Williams is the singer/songwriter for The Unfaithful Ways, an alternative country band with a growing reputation as one of the best young bands in the country. Since competing as Canterbury finalists in the 2008 SmokefreeRockquest (and winning best song), The Unfaithful Ways have been hard at work - performing all over Christchurch and NZ. Marlon has performed with Christchurch greats such as John Grennell, The Eastern, Ariana Tikao, Lindon Puffin and Flip Grater and recently supporting Band Of Horses in Auckland. He has released his first EP, 'Four First Songs', four tracks of alt-country-meets-old-timey-pop tunes and recently signed to Native Tongue Music Publishing.
www.facebook.com/theunfaithfulways

ARIANA TIKAO
Solo Artist
Ariana Tikao is a singer-songwriter based in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is of Kai Tahu (Maori), English, Scottish and Italian descent. Ariana comes from a background of years of singing and composing her unique style of heartfelt music in both te Reo Maori and English, beginning with her group Pounamu in 1993. She draws on folk, pop, jazz and reggae styles, with a strong emphasis on Maori chant. Inspired by her ancestors, Ariana's waiata are soulful and life-affirming. Leyton's sparse electronic production - including real birdsong from a Southern dawn chorus and Richard Nunns' taoka puoro - are the perfect relish for Ariana's voice.
www.myspace.com/arianatikao

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