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CAT COHEN is a prolific author, educator, NARAS and ASCAP songwriter with pop, R&B, jazz and blues songs cut by recording artists
Cheryl Lynn,
Syreeta,
Freddie Hubbard,
Bo Diddley. He's had his work featured in the HBO movie
The Rat Pack
and the Universal feature film
Undercover Brother.
Cat teaches songwriting and artist development and has taught at
UCLA Extension,
Musicians’ Institute &
Cal Poly Pomona. He’s has also been a speaker and industry panel participant for songwriting organizations such as
Taxi,
Songsalive!,
Songnet and
The Songwriter’s Co-op.
Classes, Workshops, Concerts, and Events
| In Progress | ||||
| When | What | Type | ||
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| 2 Feb – Mar 9, 2010 | Writing Songs For An Original Act | Class | ||
| Past | ||||
| When | What | Type | ||
| 7 Nov – Nov 7, 2009 | Writing Songs For Your Original Act | Workshop |
Cat's Successful Alumni & Colleagues
Many of Cat’s numerous students & colleagues have worked in the recording industry, TV, films & musicals, performing their completed songs, and released their own CDs.
Read bios of such notables as: Tony Danza, Bo Diddley, Stephen Bray, Arthur Hamilton, Dianne Reeves, Mark Winkler, Liz Howard & so many more.
An Alumni at random:
Richard Soriano
Richard is a songwriter turned filmmaker who took his abundant creativity with words and music and expanded it into the visual medium. Under the auspices of his company guerillafillmakers.com he has written, shot and produced several indie films including an underground film on speed dating, a chick flick, and his current project, a Bollywood-inspired film entitled SILICON BOMBAY. Richard studied ...Keep reading about Cat's Alumni, Richard Soriano →
A Colleague at random:
Tracy & Fabreze Vignati
Fabreze and Tracy Vignati have created a new style of music, Gypsybilly, which blends English and French vocals with gypsy orchestration including acoustic guitar, clarinet, accordion and violin, swingin’ drivin’ rockin’ drum beats with modern/vintage instrumentation of electric guitar and upright slap bass as used in Rock-a-billy In addition, the Southern twang of honky tonk-esque piano and pedal steel season ...Keep reading about Cat's Colleague, Tracy & Fabreze Vignati →
Anatomy of a Hit™ Hit Song Analysis
Fireflies Ocean Eyes
Owl City offers up a refreshingly new youthful electronica sound with an intelligent earth friendly message.
Read Why the song Fireflies is a hit →
Cowboy Casanova Play On
Carrie Underwood outdoes herself with this sassy uptempo country rocker about a cowboy too hot to handle.
Read Why the song Cowboy Casanova is a hit →
This Is It This Is It
A release from the late Michael Jackson archives shows how his writing and singing are still relevant some twenty-five years after this was originally recorded.
Read Why the song This Is It is a hit →
like these? Read 39 more Anatomy of a Hits →
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2010-02-01 | Category: Blog
Last night as a voting member of NARAS I was fortunate to be inside Staple Center for the 2010 Grammy Awards. I am happy to report that after some fair to middling award ceremonies in the past few years, the Grammys have returned to the standard of excellence that they have given us in the past. It was a welcome ...Keep reading Grammy Gets Its Groove Back
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2010-01-04 | Category: Blog
HAPPY NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO ALL,2010 STARTS WITH WARM WEATHER EVEN IN THE HIGH DESERT After a very chilly end to 2009, the new year is warming up nicely at its start, even here in the high desert. It was so warm last night I didn’t even need to make a fire in my wood burning stove for a change. ...Keep reading January Blog
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2009-12-07 | Category: Soapbox
A NATION OF LIARS By Cat Cohen If 2008 was the year of hopes and dreams and historic change, it seems to me that 2009 has become the year of lies and hoaxes. Not that I am accusing political dreamers like Obama as well as those of us who voted for change of turning away from our sincere desire for ...Keep reading A Nation of Liars
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2009-12-02 | Category: Blog
Good December to you all, This goes out to all my alumni, colleagues, friends, relatives, and various and sundry gypsies, tramps, and vagabonds I have been fortunate to come across in the past few years. A hearty welcome to the talented and creative songwriters and performers I met at last month’s Taxi Road Rally. Welcome to my blog!HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASONED ...Keep reading Cat Cohen's December Blog
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