With support from the California Arts Council, WEST COAST SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION (WCSA) will build on its historic, 45 consecutive years of artist support and programmatic work to deliver targeted professional services to the organization’s members and inclusive, statewide community of independent singers/songwriters/musicians. All services are designed and delivered with a prominent focus on the association’s priorities for ever-increasing diversity across age, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomics status, sexual orientation and gender identity. Funds will be allocated to support community outreach along with content design, editorial, and production for WCSA’s robust schedule of workshops, trainings, conferences, networking events, creative collaborations and peer reviews, in-community performance showcases with professional hosts and moderators, online forums and publications, competitions, professional skills
training for music marketing and licensing, and promotion of member performances, new releases, and successful commercial placements or creative recognition.