Raging Flowers
Songwriting Club

Songwriting workshops, and co-writing packages because songwriting's fun and has the power to save livesThe workshops are only available in New Zealand

Why songwriting?

• Fun, emotional release, self-expression
• Surprisingly accessible
• Boost your creativity
• Express when it's too hard with words alone
• Be felt and understoodSongs help us connect with ourselves and the people around us. They allow our deepest feelings to be expressed and heard. They take our emotions on a ride which boosts our happiness. Songwriting puts you at the crossroad of words, music, thoughts, and feelings.

Who's behind this?

Amy Shuang Wang, aka, Raging Flowers

Amy, AKA, Raging Flowers, is a singer-songwriter who loves to share the passion through teaching. She (not-so) secretly believes she could teach anyone how to write songs.Although she only started writing songs just over a year ago, her music is rapidly gaining popularity and recognition. Her song, Tissue Paper (unreleased) was awarded the First Prize in Out From The Mist 2024, an international arts competition advocating for mental health and the hope of recovery. Her songs, Hello Baby and I Thought I've Let Go of You, received Commented Entry Awards in the UK Songwriting Contest, almost making it to the Semi Final. Her debut single, Can Someone I Love Love Me Please, charted on the NZ Radio Alternative Airplay chart in April 2024.She is an experienced teacher. She had previously run workshops for software engineers and was invited to the University of Auckland Business School as a guest lecturer. She's also an instructor at Wimbledon Muay Thai, running group kickboxing classes for adults and kids.

Workshops

* Perfect for team-building and improving workplace wellbeing
* Suitable for anyone with an interest in writing and likes music
* No instruments required, just a pen and a notebook
* Focusing on fun and self-expression
*Auckland only, other regions please get in touch!This workshop focues on helping you get into the creative flow by reducing self-criticism. It is full of fun exercises that stretch your creative muscles in new ways.

Introductory Songwriting Fun Workshops

45 minutes – A taste of songwriting
$25 per person, 10 to 20 people2 hours – Songwriting Fun 101: Fundamental skills for songwriting
$45 per person, 10 to 20 people

Make song for your team

Let's make song together and record it with our professional mobile recording rig. Your team is encouraged to perform on the recording too!
Here we'll write you a customised song for your team! It could be fun or serious, inspiring or relaxing. You can choose the style of the music too! Sky's your limit!We have 2 options for how the songwriting is done:
• The premium option: We bring a mobile recording rig and the instruments, your team will have fun participanting in the creative process - 4 hours, $3000, with mixing and mastering available at $300
• The stripped down option: We have a chat with the team to gather material, write the song offline over the next 15 working days, then perform it to the team - 1 to 2 hours initial chat + performance. This option includes a stripped down audio recording of the song of just the vocals with one accompanying instrument. A full-band music production upgrade is available. $2200

Therapeutic Co-writing Package

The co-writing service lets you tell the story and I turn it into a song. It is a therapeutic package that helps you process emotions or express your feelings through songs. It is available for individuals and groups.Songwriting has been used as a powerful tool for healing deep emotional traumas. It has been used in the US to help war veterans and medical professionals during the COVID pandemic to move through trauma. Read more about the work done by the American singer-songwriter, Mary Gauthier, here.In this package, we'll have a good chat about your story and turn your story into a song. Then we show this song to your friends and family so your feelings are shared and heard. This process is very powerful and deeply healing.

Step 1. we meet for a good chat about your story

We'll chat for up to 2 hours (only if you feel comfortable). I will ask questions to fully understand your perspective and feelings to gather material for the song.

Step 2. songwriting

Your song will be written in the next 15 working days. Then I will show you the finished song for a review before the next step.

Step 3. perform the song to your friends and family

"Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow." – Swedish ProverbIn the final step, I (and/or you) perform this song to people who you'd like to share your feelings with. This can be your family friend or people who share a similar background who would understand you.

Pricing

This package is available at NZD $2200.
As a part of this package, you will receive a demo audio recording, which will be a low-cost but clear recording of the song. This will only include the singing accompannied by a guitar. If you'd like a professionally recorded and produced version of the song, please consider the Music Production Upgrade.

Music Production Upgrade

This upgrade will get you a professional recording of your song, performed and arranged by the award-winning professionals. The difference between a demo recording versus a fully produced song is like a pencil sketch versus a finished painting. Prices to be provided based on the requirements of the individual songs. If you like, we can help you with releasing the song too.

What happens to the songs?

Songwriting Royalties

For the songs coming out of the co-writing packages, they will be registered with APRA AMCOS NZ with the participants as co-writers of their songs. You will need to register with APRA. The songwriting royalties, also known as the publishing rights, are split evenly between the owner of the story and the songwriter who assisted in the writing of the song. You can choose to buy out the publishing rights as an add-on package.For the songs written during the songwriting workshops, we will discuss on a case-by-case basis. If you write the song alone, you own the song. If you write the song with a group, it's recommended to follow the Nashville Rule.

©Raging Flowers Music 2024. Made with ❤️ in Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand