Please note: Registration for NSAI and NSAI Toronto Chapter is handled online at our main website. To become an NSAI member, click here.
NSAI Toronto Member Benefits
As an NSAI Toronto member, you will be part of the world's largest songwriting association – and able to take advantage of a wealth of rich and exciting songwriter benefits.
Our Toronto group is the largest in Canada – and ranks among the largest NSAI chapters in the world.
Benefits of your NSAI membership include:
Bi-weekly Workshops – Toronto and BramptonOur bi-weekly workshops allow you to develop your knowledge of the craft through in-depth lessons on many songwriting topics. It will also be an opportunity to network, learn the business and have your songs critiqued by your peers.
Throughout the year, the Toronto workshop regularly welcomes esteemed industry speakers to attend these meetings. 2005/2006 season guests included: Ole Music Publishing, Ralph Murphy, ASCAP, promoter/hit writer James Collins, Publicist Anya Wilson, RDR Music's Joe Wood hit writer Victoria Banks, and more….
Click here for the 2009-2010 meeting schedule.
Tin Pan North
Our successful songwriter's festival last year grew to three nights and 4 venues with a spectacular gala show at Hugh's Room. Performing members are invited to participate in this citywide celebration that takes place each year end of May/early June.
Performing Opportunities
Song Evaluation Service - Members may mail or email one song at a time to NSAI in Nashville for professional evaluation. Our independent team of published songwriters, carefully selected and trained by NSAI, will evaluate each song's commercial potential and return a taped evaluation. With the speed of email today, it is now possible to have up to 12 songs critiqued within a one year period – that alone is worth the price of membership!
"Lyrics Only" Song Evaluation Service - We now offer "lyrics only" evaluation for lyricists.
"Ready-to-Pitch" Service - Any song submitted to the Song Evaluation Service that is judged "Ready-to-Pitch" by the song's evaluator is then screened by the entire panel of NSAI song evaluators. If approved, the song is then played for a music publisher at NSAI's Nashville Workshop.
"Best of NSAI" compilation CD - Every six months, songs that have been recommended and pitched at NSAI's "Pitch-to-Publisher Night are compiled on a CD and distributed to Nashville publishers and music industry professionals.
Online and Mail-Order Bookstore - We have an extensive selection of resources for songwriters (books, magazines and taped interviews on cassette) at very competitive prices.
Become an NSAI Toronto Chapter member and receive these fantastic benefits!
- Bi-weekly workshops in Toronto and Brampton
- Members only access to the NSAI International website. A great resource for the aspiring or veteran songwriter
- Song evaluation service
-Lyrics only evaluation service
- A chance to showcase your songs at Tin Pan North