Imagine spending 7 days in the heart of Toronto, Ontario, immersed in the craft of songwriting with dozens of professional and developing songwriters...

Imagine developing your songs with talented Canadian songwriters like Rik Emmett, Blair Packham, Danny Michel, Damhnait Doyle, Emm Gryner, Ember Swift, Fergus Hambleton, Terence Gown, Andy Kim, Greig Nori, and others...

Imagine meeting other songwriters like you, making life-long friends and working together to create your best songs ever...

Imagine intimate Q&A and concerts with established songwriters such as Stephen Page, Dean McTaggart, Ed Robertson, Bruce Cockburn, Lindy, Shirley Eikhard, and Ron Sexmith...

Imagine performing your songs on-stage at various historic clubs around Toronto, including Hugh's Room, C'est What, The Rivoli, Free Times Cafe, and others...

Stop Imagining! For five summers, songwriters have been enjoying these experiences, advancing their craft and their careers, and having a fantastic time!

SongStudio, the brainchild of Blair Packham and Rik Emmett, has been drawing songwriters from all over the world to enjoy 7 days and nights immersed in the craft of writing new songs. This summer will be the sixth such adventure, running from July 17th-23rd at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Interested? Visit www.songstudio.ca for more details, or Contact Allister with your questions.

...and if you're interested in discovering how you might find financial assistance to make your decision a complete no-brainer, contact the friendly staff at FACTOR and ask them for details on the Songwriter Education Program.

Allister has again been ranked among the top songwriters in the latest round of Mike Pinder's SongWars!

In the first round at SongWars, Allister took 1st place in the Pop/Rock category with "What A Day", and 2nd place in the Open category with "Not Today", and was chosen the Outstanding Songwriter for the round. Among other prizes, this afforded Allister the opportunity to visit The Barber Shop and record eight songs for his upcoming album!

The fourth round of SongWars has just wrapped up, and Allister has taken 1st place in the Folk/Acoustic category with "Me and the Ghosts of St. Andrews", and 2nd place in the Country category with "Goodbye, Bedford Falls"!

Thanks to Mike Pinder and his staff for running this contest, which offers not only great prizes and attention, but more importantly supports the development of the songwriting craft by providing every entrant with individual critiques and suggestions for their songs.

A new triple-play of songwriting competitions, hosted by Robbie Hancock and his company RJ Entertainment, has begun in Southwestern Ontario.

The 1st annual Grad House Songwriting Competition is underway at the University Of Waterloo, and runs Tuesday nights through to late May. Allister has already qualified for the semi-final round!

The 2nd annual Cambridge Songwriting Competition runs Wednesday nights through to late May at Mulligan's Music Room in Cambridge, Ontario. Allister will be performing in the preliminary round on Wednesday, March 24th.

Meanwhile, the 1st annual Fergus Songwriting Competition will run Thursday nights at the Brewhouse in Fergus, Ontario. Allister will be performing in the preliminary round on Thursday, April 15th.

The combined prizes from these three competitions is valued at over $4000!

For more information, visit any of the following links:
www.rjentertainment.ca
1st Annual Grad House Songwriting Competition facebook page
2nd Annual Cambridge Songwriting Competition facebook group
1st Annual Fergus Songwriting Competition facebook page

The disastrous January 12th earthquake in Haiti has been in every newspaper, on every television screen, and across the internet. The response from relief agencies and supporters worldwide has been incredible.

Locally, Bradley/Robinson have been doing our small part to encourage people at our live shows to donate to the relief effort. Over 4 shows in January, we reached $862 in donations, including $616 from the generous patrons at Lulu's Dine and Dance in Kitchener.

Every contribution helps bring aid to people desperate for food, shelter and medical attention, and the need for us to support re-building efforts will continue long after the news channels turn their attention elsewhere, so please do what you can to contribute to a relief agency of your choice.