AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

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7 SPOTS REMAIN AVAILABLE for the 5th Annual California Listening Room International Songwriters Retreat, January 18-25, with participants including 2008 Berlin Troubadour Competition winner Nanne Larsen (DK) and Sonicbids Listening Room Retreats Winner Colin McGrath (NYC).

The Listening Room Retreats are a great way to network with writers from other countries through co- writing, as well as a powerful source for new inspiration.

They're also a way of rapidly developing ones' work in the company of other writers - and getting a fresh perspective on how to make the songs as effective as possible in communicating your intentions to an audience.

Brett Perkins is an American performing songwriter from Los Angeles, currently living in Sweden, with multiple album releases, film and tv song placements and 33 countries toured so far. He's released a total of 7 albums, including 3 solo efforts and three additional singles in Scandanavia: Staring At The Sun (1998), Last Bus Home (2000) and Danish Weather (2003), all of which achieved national radio play, as well as the singles 'Closer' (2006) and 'Ed & Bettys' (2007), 'When You Gonna Figure It Out' (2008).