Artist: Tom Breiding

Songwriter-recording artist Tom Breiding shares his experiences as a former staff writer for a major publishing company on Music Row in Nashville to his current experience as a touring artist and album producer. Tom engages students in open conversation about a wide range of topics that include: approaches to the songwriting process, studio engineering and record production, innovative recording techniques, tracking and editing on ProTools software, artist press and radio promotion, touring strategies, and performance techniques. This program is especially effective for schools hosting a radio station or advanced media center, and students who are interested in a career in the music industry. A touring performer with nine album releases, Tom is currently marketing his latest record, the highly acclaimed Unbroken Circle, which has received radio airplay on Americana stations in every corner of the country. Tom is also a Calliope teaching artist and co-producer of Calliope's When We Shine, a Pittsburgh 250 project.

Maximum # of students:

25

Requirements:

A large, clear classroom; pencils and paper

Minimum sequential workshops:

3