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Staff

SongshopsCoop.org is dedicated to developing affordable high quality songwriting retreats. 

Past presenters include:  


  • *Beth Nielsen Chapman,  Hit Songwriter/Performer, hit songs covered by Faith Hill, Elton John, Willie Nelson , Nashville,   
  • Jason Bloom,  Hit Songwriter, charted hits on Country, Pop and Rap, author, Nashville,
  • Ralph Murphy,  Head of Creative Services, ASCAP, Nashville,   
  • Tim Johnson,  Hit Songwriter, Nashville,   
  • Rick Beresford,  Hit Songwriter/Teacher Kerrville Music School/Regular staff of NSAI Songcamps, Nashville,   
  • Sherrill Blackman,  Publisher, Nashville,   
  • Jon Ims,  Hit Songwriter (She's In Love With The Boy)/Regular staff of NSAI Songcamps, Nashville,        
  •  Phil Galdston,  Grammy Award winning Hit Songwriter/Producer, "Save The Best For Last" NYC,
  • John Braheny,  Songwriter/Author The Craft & Business of Songwriting Los Angeles
  • Pat Pattison, Songwriter, author, professor Berklee School of Music, Jack Perricone,Head of the Songwriting Dept. Berklee School of Music, Boston
 



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Barbara Lavi founded SongshopsCoop.org in 1998. Her experiences at NSAI & SGA Conferences inspired her to start organizing songwriting events for Boston Songwriters Workshop for 3 years prior to forming SongshopsCoop in 1998. 

She has been writing songs, poetry & prose since she was a child, but has been working seriously on her songwriting for 12 years. Barbara spends extended stays over the summer in Nashville networking, collaborating, & studying with pros.  

Barbara has been a Licensed Psychologist in MA since 1986 & in Connecticut since 2001. She was a Licensed Psychologist for 8 years in Israel prior to moving to Massachusetts. 

Barbara wrote Wake Up & Dream to help people enhance creativity and improve their lives. She sees her knowledge of clinical hypnosis & interest in enhancing creativity as an area where her two careers intersect & wants to share her expertise with her songwriting peers. 

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