Singer Songwriter Collective with Timothy Gibbs Zehnder & Brett Perkins – G26070204
Come to one of the most inspiring places on the planet to hone your singing and your songwriting craft while also holding space for that craft to work on you. In the process you will help launch a brand new Ghost Ranch class! All songwriting levels and experience are welcome, and playing an instrument, while helpful, is not required, as those who are primarily lyricists or singers are also very welcome. Los Angeles-based singer songwriter (and Ghost Ranch) veteran, Tim Gibbs Zehnder, is partnering with Listening Room Songwriting Retreats leader, Brett Perkins, to guide students through fundamentals and provide individual coaching and inspiration for all types and styles. Come ready to write, collaborate and cultivate a supportive environment for the creative process to flourish.
Instructors
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Timothy Gibbs ZehnderAt 10 years old, Los Angeles native, Tim Gibbs Zehnder, began writing songs, collaborating with his brother, Tom, in their folk-singing, harmony-improvising family of five. Also exposed to a wide variety of music-making through church and school choirs, he earned a B.A. in Music Composition from UCLA. He did sound track scoring for educational gaming, but he has largely focused on faith-based social justice through the band he cofounded, Zehnder (Tim: vocals and bass; Tom Zehnder: vocals and guitar; Mike Boggio: drums); and now more recently through a reinvention of the same lineup, the band Double Batch Daddy, where Tim co-writes and produces songs, sings, plays bass, mandolin, and percussion.
For 20 summers, Tim has brought his love of music-making to Ghost Ranch. Whether it was teaching a Stomp-like percussion class at Family Week, or infusing Youth Week with truly eclectic worship music including writing theme songs for the week, he brings a passion for authentic story telling and a deep commitment to holding space for the healing balm of music.
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Brett PerkinsBrett Perkins has traveled to over 40 countries with songs appearing on over 20 album releases, including a #1 Scandinavian single, several Danish Top 10’s, Film & TV placements (MTV’s Road Rules, NBC Movie Of The Week, etc), Awards (1st Prize, Great American Song Contest & Australian Song Contest). The Listening Room Songwriting Retreats he founded in 2002 have been presented in twelve countries to over two thousand participants from more than thirty countries… with Listening Room Concert Series events presented in fourteen countries since 1993. A former National Academy of Songwriters C.E.O., Brett worked with many of the songwriting world’s biggest names including Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Tom Petty, Diane Warren, Stevie Wonder and many more