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"The Songwriters' Performance Workshop is about learning to become more expressive
as a singer songwriter and performing artist."  ~ Jim Messina

Jim Messina is a master at the craft of songwriting and in the past decade, has shared his experience and knowledge gained from over 40 years in the music business with other songwriters. Those who have attended Messina’s workshops are recording independent CDs, hearing their songs sung by major artists, selling their songs for use on popular television shows, creating and sustaining musical partnerships with other songwriting participants, and are performing in front of audiences from house concerts to festivals. Some have simply used the supportive environment of the workshops to reclaim their love for the music and the poetry and are reincorporating both into their lives. For each student, it is within a safe haven that these artists gain a glimpse of what it takes to connect with their audience.

Messina at Zaca Lake Workshop (1997)

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