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SONGWRITING FOR GUITAR

An Online Songwriting And Music Coaching Hub

Helping songwriters and guitarists gain confidence, hone skills, and monetize.  

CEO and head coach Mike Meiers is an Emmy Winning producer, composer and songwriter who's brought together a fantastic team of coaches.  Learn more about them and Songwriting for Guitar below and how they can help you on your journey.

Develop Your Skills

Learn the essential guitar techniques and arranging skills to write better songs and get placements on tv shows/films or ads!

Improve in Less Time

Get feedback on ways to improve your songs and hooks with our live or recorded courses and free resources.

Career Guidance

Our coaching programs provide a custom plan for songwriters and producers to get to the next level of their development.

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Meet Coach Lainey Dionne 

Berklee College of Music grad, Lainey Dionne is an indie pop singer/songwriter with over a quarter of a million streams on Spotify. She's an acclaimed songwriter, wracking up the songwriting awards, and has written with top songwriters in the industry. One of Lainey's co-writes has over a million streams on Spotify and she's pitched to Selena Gomez. 

 
Several of her recent tracks have been heard on over 40 national radio stations and on national television shows such as MTV's Teen Mom and Amazon Prime's Making The Cut with six songs placed.

 

Awards: Over 25 nominations or awards for her songwriting in her career including:

International Songwriting Competition:
Unsigned Only Competition
New England Music Awards
Song Of The Year Competition

Career:
- Signed a Talent Development deal in Nashville
- Toured the East Coast, play 100 shows a year, and opened for big acts such as Chase
Rice, The Head and the Heart, Drake Bell
- Music on over 40 national radio stations
- Over a quarter million streams on Spotify
- Graduated Music Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music

Meet Coach Heather Evans

Artist & Sync Coach, Heather Evans is so excited to be here at Songwriting for Guitar to help motivate and guide you as an artist. Working as an indie artist since 15, she's had songs placed on FOX, MTV, ABC, NBC, Netflix and much more. 
 
You don't have to be with a fancy label to make a living in music, and she's living proof of that. You can bring about huge career moves in less time than you think, but it's time to focus.
 
-Sang the National Anthem for an event for President Obama.
-SAMMIE Award (Sacramento Music Award) for Singer/Songwriter
-HONORABLE MENTION WINNER - USA Songwriting Competition - CHRISTMAS: Hope of the Season
-Music Video Secrets was nominated for Sacramento Film Festival Award.
 
Heather’s music has been featured on 
-MTV's Laguna Beach (2 songs)
-Nickelodeon's Teen Channel The N's South of Nowhere (3 Songs)
-Indie Film The Unitards
-FOX's So You Think You Can Dance
-MTV's Teen Mom 2
-MTV's Teen Mom 2 Girls Night In (2 Songs)
-MTV's16 and Pregnant
-ABC's Dancing With the Stars Jrs (2 Songs)
-Disney+'s Disney Fairytale Weddings
-NBC's La Brea Promo
-Netflix show First Kill
-WOSU
-CNN
-The theme song for the “Made in California“ Podcast and more!

Meet Coach Josh Doyle

Josh Doyle is an audio engineer, songwriter, drummer and founder of 3 Theory Music. With hundreds of songs written, produced and licensed, Josh is sharing his secrets to getting your next mixes broadcast and sync ready. You can hear Josh's music used by companies like Amazon, Toyota, Verizon, Delta Airlines, Showtime, HBO, NBC, ABC, CBS.  
 
Josh Doyle’s 20+ year music career started as a professional drummer, touring and recording internationally. After building his own studio in 2009, Doyle has gone on to write and produce songs for major and indie label artists which included singers from NBC’s “The Voice.” You’ve likely heard his music featured on ads for Toyota, Nintendo, Nike, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T and TV networks such as NBC, HBO, ABC and Showtime. In 2010 Josh Doyle founded 3 Theory Music, a boutique sync licensing company and in 2018 expanded to include 3 Theory Records to support their growing roster of artists and producers.

Syncs highlights include: Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Target, NFL, Amazon, AT&T, Nike, Toyota, Netflix, Facebook, Delta Airlines, Home Depot, Google Nest, Verizon, WeightWatchers, NBC, ABC, HBO, Showtime, DAZN, Petco, Hyatt Hotels, Skype, HGTV, CNN, CMT, MTV, E!, USA, FYI, Bravo, Fuse, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, A&E, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Discovery, TLC, WWE.

Meet Coach and CEO Mike Meiers

Mike Meiers is an Emmy Award Winning composer, songwriter, producer, and sought-after guitar coach. His prominent placements on major networks such as MTV, VH1, Fox Sports, NPR, Showtime and Target have captured the attention of many rising star indie artists, music libraries and industry influencers.
 
If you're ready to work with Mike one-on-one, please fill out the short questionnaire below to get on the waitlist. We'll get back to you with a personalized success plan.

Meet Coach Madeline Finn (DAW 101)

Madeline is a career singer/songwriter currently based in Nashville TN. Between her previous projects (ENVOI and The Whiskey Hollow) and her current solo work, she has accumulated over 24,000,000 Spotify streams and counting. Winner of the 2020 John Lennon Love Songwriting Competition and top 70 in the 2018 season of American Idol , she is well versed in the world of writing and performing. She has fallen in love with the world of licensing and has had placements with HULU, FOX, TARGET, MTV and many more. When not swimming in writing and recording, you can find her facilitating meditation or hiking with her Golden Retriever mix George. 

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