Date/Time
Date(s) - Thu 14th Aug, 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Get Your Song Studio Ready!
In this masterclass, Boo Hewerdine will examine what makes a song studio ready. Boo will critique a selection of pre-submitted songs from a selection of participants to go deeper into the songwriting process and demonstrate techniques you might apply to your work. He’ll look at melody, lyrics, chord progressions and narrative; with each song given a mini surgery. This process is called routining and is vital to getting your song ready to be recorded. By joining part of this supportive community for this masterclass, you’ll gain a deep insight into what alterations might transform your own song from draft to studio ready!
Due to the nature of this masterclass, Boo won’t be able to feedback on every song but will choose a selection (8 songs) through which he can discuss key techniques in the songwriting process. Please note, by submitting your song, you understand this will be shared within the masterclass. If your song is chosen, it will be a constructive, nurturing process that aims to support you as an individual artist but also to enhance the collective understanding. This process can be anonymous if you wish.
Please submit your song by 30 July in an audio file (.mp3 or alternative), along with a printable lyric file, if you would like it to be considered for the mini surgery. Your recording can be as simple as you like.
Whether you’re new to writing, polishing your umpteenth draft, or simply want to try a taster of a different style, form, or genre, we’re confident you’ll enjoy and be inspired by these focused shorter masterclass and workshop sessions. All hosted by Moniack Mhor on Zoom Pro, usually with an opportunity to ask questions too.
Tutor
Boo Hewerdine is a singer-songwriter, musician, producer and experienced tutor and mentor. He has written songs for Eddi Reader, k.d. lang, Chris Difford and many others. He has produced numerous albums, run a record label and been involved in music as a business for many years. His latest album, Understudy (a commercial and critical success), was released in 2022.
In 2024, he wrote with Adam Holmes for his new album Dreamwaver, among other projects.
Visit: boohewerdine.net
Fees
We are running this as a ‘pay as you can’ event. Please see our booking options below. By paying our standard price wherever possible you help us give people on lower incomes more opportunities to attend, thank you.
We have a limited number of free places for this event, if these are showing as not available and you need a free place to be able to access the event, please email a request to us on online@moniackmhor.org.uk, thank you.
Access
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