Songwriting that Gets Results, Combining Arts, Education, and Community Outreach
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Connecticut Songwriting Academy
Helping Songwriters since 1979
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Songcrafters Coloring Book
Songwriter Tools
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Community Outreach

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KidThink Music Publishing
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MYSTIC MUSIC
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Bill Pere

 

Click here to see the websites for all of Bill's charitable work through Local United Network to Combat Hunger (LUNCH) and other programs

LUNCH-Local United Network to Combat Hunger logo
 L.U.N.C.H.


Voices For
   Hope

Bill was named as a 2009 Hunger Fighting Hero by General Mills and Wakefern Foods, and he appears on a special edition Cheerios Box

-- Featured by Music Connection Magazine as one of the Top 50 Innovators and Guiding Lights in the music industry (Dec 2008)

-- Featured Music Business Consultant,
"
Hartford Business Journal",  ( June 9, 2008 )

-- Featured Songwriting Coach, "Making Music"  Magazine,  ( May 06 ), "Hartford Business Journal",( Jun 08)

-- "That was the most coherent and practical songwriting presentation I've ever heard, bar none"
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Mary Dawson, Author "How to Get Somewhere in the
      Music Business From Nowhere With Nothing"

-- "Bill Pere embodies the link between science and music" -- The New York Times

-- "The best children's song about a moral dilemma ever written",  --   Parent's Choice Magazine, December 1996

 

 

Songcrafters Coloring Book - Cover  The long-awaited "Songcrafters' Coloring Book: The Essential Guide to Effective and Successful Songwriting" by Bill Pere

NOW AVAILABLE:  Order Here


30 years in the making -- Definitely worth the wait !  
 

Interested in a weekend songwriting retreat?  Click here for more...

"Write for yourself and have no public...or write for the public and have no self "   Those are not the only choices!  Bill's book shows how to have both!

BILL PERE
"Teaching the Art of Success"

Internationally published songwriter, recording artist and songwriting coach.  Author of the internationally acclaimed  "Songcrafters' Coloring Book"

One of the Top 50 Innovators and Guiding Lights of the Music Industry, as named by
Music Connection Magazine

13 Top-Ten Songs on various Indie charts for more than 120 consecutive weeks.  Included on soundtracks and podcasts on college and satellite radio.
Bill Pere

--  An Official CT State  Troubadour
--An IMC Indie Artist of the Year
-- Founder,
L.U.N.C.H. --
-- President,
CT Songwriting Academy 
-- Executive Director, CT Songwriters Association
 -- Official Judge and Critiquer for several national/international songwriting/performance competitions  (list)

 

-Click Here for Press Articles-

 

Connecticut Songwriting Academy - the Path to Success
Customized Programs for Helping Artists Reach Their Goals and Develop Their Talent (more...)
"Among the Best Critiquers in the Music Industry"

 

 

Featured Presenter/Performer:
-- New England Music Expo
-- IMC Dallas

-- SongsAlive West Coast
-- IMC Conference, Philadelphia
-- SS Cape May Conference, NJ

-- CT Songwriting Conference
-- Indiegrrl Conference, Nashville TN
-- IMC  Northampton, MA
-- CT Business & Technology Conference
-- Project LEARN
-- CMEA Conference
-- CAMPY Conference
-- Seattle Songwriting Workshop
-- Independent Music Conference, WV
-- NERFA
-- CSA Songwriting Retreat
-- Colleges and Universities
                     
                               (more  ....)
Bill Pere performs in Philadelphia, PA
Bill Pere performing in Philadelphia
Bill Pere with the Chapin Band, Shubert Theater Bill Pere at the Shubert Theater, on stage with the original members of Harry Chapin's Band (Steve Chapin, Big John Wallace, and Howard Fields) along with their sons, and the the LUNCH Ensemble
May, 2008

Bill Pere - Hard Rock Cafe, New York

Bill Pere at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City accepting an award for LUNCH,  from Bill Ayers (r)  Co-Founder of World Hunger Year,  recognizing LUNCH as an innovative grassroots solution for addressing issues of hunger and poverty

== Official Connecticut State Troubadour ==
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Internationally Published Songwriting Author ==
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Executive Director,  Connecticut Songwriters Assoc  ==
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 Founder, L.U.N.C.H. ==
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Executive Producer, Harry Chapin Legacy Concerts =
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Two-time CT Songwriter of the Year ==
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President,   Connecticut Songwriting Academy  ==
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Publisher, KidThink Music ==
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Co-Producer, Mystic River Folk Series ==
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Seminars, Classes, and Career Guidance at Colleges, Universities,  High Schools, and Adult Education Programs
 


13 songs, including "High School My School" and "Calendar"  in the Top 10 on various Indie charts for more than  178 consecutive weeks

 

Intermixx Magazine - 2003 Immie Awards
 

Indie Bible - 10th Edition Cover
On the Cover + Feature Article

Songwriter's Market 2002 Cover
Feature Articles '01-'02

Music Connection Magazine 12/08
One of the Top 50 Innovators in the Music Industry

Songcrafters' Coloring Book - cover
Bill's internationally acclaimed book on songwriting! (contents...)
( order form )

Special Edition Cheerios - Hunger Fighting Heroes

 Bill is featured as a Hunger-Fighting Hero on an Official Special Edition Cheerios Box
more here...

 

-- BILL PERE --  
Songwriter, Teacher,  Author, Producer,  Recording Artist, career coach

Using the Power of Popular Music to Produce Positive Social Action,  raising almost  $1,000,000 through benefit performances  and songwriting that gets results !  "

"Bill Pere is deeply committed to expanding the opportunities for songwriters, and for years has provided thousands on the East Coast with a welcoming community and a wide variety of events and programs"  -- Alex Forbes, hit songwriter

"Bill is one of the few teachers to emerge in the last 20 years who understands all these aspects of songwriting and is willing to share the knowledge with others." -- John Braheny, Author "The Craft and Business of Songwriting"

"Bill Pere embodies the link between music and science" -- The New York Times

"Dramatic songwriting" -- The Providence Journal

"Best song about a moral dilemma ever written" -- Parents Choice Magazine

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SAMPLES OF WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID

CLICK HERE TO SEE AWARDS,AFFILLIATIONS, and ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF WHO BILL  HAS LEARNED FROM

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF VENUES WHERE BILL HAS PERFORMED

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Bill's CDs -- Click Here

Dare to Dream - CD cover

High School My School - CD cover

Crest of a Wave - CD cover

Cityscape - CD cover

Songs For Kids Who Like to Think - CD cover

Songs for Kids with Common Scents - CD cover

Songs For Kids Who Touch the Stars - CD cover

Profiles of Connecticut - CD cover

You'll See a Much Brighter Day - CD cover

New Day Coming Tomorrow - CD cover

Christmas Eve on the Poor Side of Town - - CD cover

LOTS MORE TO COME !

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Bill Pere performance

For more information on private workshops and educational presentations,   fill in the guestbook below

For information on social outreach  programs, visit    www.lunchensemble.com  

For Bill's customized programs of professional instruction, coaching and talent development  in any aspect of the music business visit The Connecticut Songwriting Academy. 

Performance, Production and
 Songwriting that Gets Results

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