Welcome to the NSAI Toronto Website

NSAI Toronto exists to meet the educational and awareness needs of Toronto-area songwriters and to further the craft of songwriting in the GTA. So whether you're a veteran songsmith or a rookie crooner NSAI Toronto has something for you.

To learn more about NSAI and NSAI Toronto, and what we can do to help you improve your songwriting skills, click here.

New workshop dates have been announced for the fall and winter! Click here to view dates.

Dates for the NSAI writer showcase nights at the Moonshine have also been added for the fall and winter, and can be viewed here.

Information on Debra Alexander's Skype Songwriting Splashdown available here!

A special thanks to everyone who came out to support the incredible Tin Pan North 2011 festival!

The 12th Annual Tin Pan North Festival in the GTA May 26th to May 28th, 2011 saw many amazing performances and fantastic crowds. It was without a doubt one of our best!

We had a lot of good media exposure this year with articles in the Toronto Star, Canadian Musician and NOW, along with major promotion on 820 CHAM and KX96 along with interviews on 820 CHAM and on “In The Country” (Dave Woods internet radio show) as well as a TV interview on Daytime on Rogers Cable.

Thanks to everyone who came out to see the shows. You’re helping to put our local songwriters on the map as well as see some of the best songwriters this world has to offer. Without you, there would be no festival. Thanks to all the industry guests for participating at Music Row North and special thanks to the Jeff & the folks at Trebas Institute. Dan & Shaun would like to especially thank the volunteer committee members who spent countless hours of time helping to put on this year’s festival.

Thanks to all the headliners for lending their talents to our annual show. You are an inspiration to us all. Thanks to all our NSAI songwriters whose talent shone through the festival. It shows the world the next wave of talented songwriters that are right here in our own backyard.

Thanks to our sponsors for donating their funds or services to run this year’s festival. They include Long & McQuade’s who provided us gift certificates for the raffles, Bamboo Marketing who designed our posters & programs, It’s All About Z Music for their sponsorship, Trebas Institute for the use of their facility for Music Row North, Ticketwindow for helping sell our tickets, 820 CHAM & KX96 for their radio promotion, and last but not least the SOCAN Foundation for funding our festival. If you’d like to share your experiences with us or have any pictures to share with us or have any comments about the festival, we’d love to hear from you.

Check back shortly for pictures and video from the event!

Songwriter Nights at the Moonshine

NSAI Toronto returns to the Moonshine Cafe in Oakville for a series of monthly songwriter nights. The series has been a resounding success and features four NSAI members showcasing original material each month performing "in the round." Click here to view the dates and list of performers.

The dates: September 21, October 26, November 23 and December 21. In 2012, the date is January 25. Further dates to be announced. The shows start at 8pm. If you are an NSAI member and would like to book a spot, or just need more info, please contact us here.

Our Members performing live

Check back soon to see videos of our members performing live around the GTA!

Linda M. songs selected for new Pat Pattison book

Songs from NSAI member Linda M. selected for Pat Pattison's new songwriting book! Click on Member News for more details.

Thanks to special guest Alan Rhody!

NSAI Toronto would like to thank Alan Rhody for leading an excellent and very informative workshop at the Harris Institute on April 5, 2011.

Alan has several concerts coming up in Ontario, including several house concerts. Follow Alan's tour by going to www.alanrhody.com.

Thanks to everyone who attended the Frank Myers workshop and concert at the Harris Institute on March 12!

Response from attendees has been very enthusiastic and the workshop was praised as being very helpful and insightful.

A special thank you to Frank Myers, Karin Paparelli and Bill DiLuigi for the excellent workshop and the evening concert presented at the Harris Institute in Toronto.

 

 

More news...

Shaun Devlin becomes the new coordinator at NSAI Toronto, October 3-2010.
Toronto member Pierre Mongeon wins 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Workshop dates for this year

Our workshop dates are online. Check them out here.

 

 

 

Our Members talk about their music

Periodically , we will be featuring NSAI members performing and talking about their music. Make sure to check out this week's featured member member Karl Widmeyer as he plays his songs at the Moonshine Cafe.

In the Video Archives:

Madeleine Slate sings "Telling You Now" during this year's Tin Pan North.
Karl Widmeyer sings "Only A Soldier Understands."

If you are an NSAI member and would like to be featured. Please contact us here.

NSAI Member? Do you have something to share?

Releasing a new CD? Get a song cut? Got a deal? Big gig? Moving to Nashville? Moving back from Nashville? NSAI Members in Ontario: If you have any news, we'd love to let the world (and your fellow members) know about it. See what our members are up to here.

 

2011 Workshop Schedule now online. Check here.

Just announced . The schedule is now up for the NSAI Songwriters Night at the Moonshine.

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The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters organization. The NSAI represents the songwriting community and exists to promote and protect the intellectual property rights of songwriters. For more information about NSAI Toronto, please click here.