Winners of songwriting retreat to work with acclaimed mentors

THE winners of a songwriting retreat in Dublin have been announced. 

The Irish Institute of Music & Song will be hosting the 2023 International Songwriting Retreat from July 24 to 30 in Balbriggan, Dublin. 

Held by the Irish Institute of Music & Song, the unique seven-day retreat offers professional songwriters and serious amateurs from around the world, an opportunity to work with, and learn from, some of the best songwriting mentors in the industry.

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IMRO partnered with the Irish Institute of Music & Song to sponsor two scholarship places on the International Songwriting Retreat. A large number of applications were received and a panel of judges have awarded scholarship places to songwriters Emma Langford, hailing from Co Limerick, and Jess Meyer originally from South Africa, now living in Co Kerry.

Both songwriters are very much looking forward to working with the retreat mentors which include Rob Wells from Canada, who has written songs for Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, alongside Maria Christensen from Los Angeles, who has written music for Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion. 

Other mentors on the retreat include, Shridhar Solanki, who has worked with Dua Lipa, Andrea Bocelli, Craig David and Carrie Underwood, and Ruth-Anne Cunningham who has written music for Britney Spears, The Corrs and One Direction. 

All retreat attendees will get to work with these internationally acclaimed mentors who have written music for some of the world’s biggest record labels, including Universal, Warner and Sony.

IMRO CEO, Victor Finn, said: "We are very excited about working with the Irish Institute of Music & Song and supporting their new initiative, the International Songwriting Retreat in July 2023. A big part of our mission at IMRO is being committed to creators, alongside that, it’s to educate, that’s why we sponsored two scholarship places on the retreat, giving songwriters the opportunity to learn, develop and ultimately grow as songwriters."

Irish Institute of Music & Song CEO, Michael T Dawson, added: "We have been working on this retreat for a few years now and are very excited that it is finally taking place in July. We are very proud to partner with IMRO who sponsored two songwriting scholarship places on the retreat. This opportunity is second to none as the calibre of mentors on the course is literally world-class."

Remaining spaces are limited. Further information via internationalsongwritingretreat.com