What is ‘Songs. Chat.’
Songs. Chat.’ is an international songwriting camp that focuses on collaboration, cultural exchange, international pathway building, and Songwriting, hosted by Kiah Gossner.
Our most recent event, held in London, was a resounding success. Seven Australian and six UK Artists/Producers met and collaborated over three days, creating about 24 new songs. At the conclusion of the camp, we hosted an industry social.
We did our best to ensure that International artists have the opportunity to make the most of their time overseas. As such, we scheduled the camp to run after The Great Escape Music Festival, One of the largest Music Industy events of the year.
Artist and their work are incredibly important. Songs Chat proudly ensures all creatives are paid and have basic cost covered. We also strive to hold creative, safe and supportive environments for people of all cultures and backgrounds
Songs. Chat. London. 2024 Creatives
Anna Laverty
Award-winning producer Anna Laverty has built an exceptional and ever-growing show reel of credits, which has solidified her reputation as one of Australia’s finest creative talents. With an impressive catalogue of releases across multiple genres.
Credits: Florence and The Machine, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Pete Doherty, Camp Cope, Stella Donnelly, Pinch Points, Screamfeeder and Courtney Barnett (live album).
Didirri
Didirri sits at the heart of a wave of indie singer-songwriters, creating timeless, moving compositions. With a focus on strong lyrical content and ambient, cinematic soundscapes, Didirri’s music is one for the ages.
Elsy Wameyo
Elsy Wameyo, also known as ELSY, is a Kenyan-born Australian singer-songwriter, mostly singing in the hip hop genre. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Wameyo was awarded Young Kenyan of the Year in 2018, and won People's Choice Best Hip Hop Award at the annual South Australian Music Awards in 2019.
Gretta Ray
From a Triple J Unearthed win in 2016, to the Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Prize, it’s hard to imagine a more impressive start for Gretta Ray. Her 2021 debut album Begin to Look Around was nominated for both an ARIA Music Award (Breakthrough Artist – Release) and a J Award (Australian Album of the Year). Add to that a sold-out headliner tour in 2022, an Australian arena tour supporting Gang of Youths and a viral – moment – with her poignant and entirely breathtaking cover of Billy Joel’s Vienna on TikTok (a dazzling high that has so far hit over 20 million streams, 350 million views, 35 million likes and half a million creates across socials, globally).
JOY
JOY.’s sophomore EP ‘Six’ racked up more than 50 million streams and added collaborations with the likes of What So Not, Ganz, 360 and Zhu under her belt. Behind the scenes, JOY. continued to work as a producer and songwriter for other artists - producing for Teo, Phora, BLESSED, Manu Crooks, Anfa Rose and writing with Daheala (XO crew), DJ Khalil (Eminem, Kanye) Om’mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Anderson Paak), Vory, Jessie Reyez, Jess Jackson among others. Most notably working with The Kid Laroi in his early days, for which she can now claim a role in his Billboard No.1 Album ‘F*CK Love’ where she is credited as a writer, producer and performer on.
Rowena Wise
“Every now and again we come across a musician who is the true definition of 'artist'... Ro crafts songs with heart, puts them out into the world with love and captures her audience for life. Songwriter, performer, musician – all these things can be said of Ro, but 'artist' describes it best" - themusic.com
Andrew Kingslow
From working on the upcoming John Legend album in LA to planning creditable collaborations on the anticipated soundtrack for The Rastamouse Movie, internationally renowned producer and composer Andrew Kingslow is a compelling creative force.
With a relatively new diagnosis of ASD, Andrew champions inclusivity, equality, and diversity for the neurodiverse and creatives across all sections of society. A uniquely valuable contribution to an industry where exploitation can be rife.
Mulimba
From touring all over Europe to opening up for Tom Walker and Elderbrook to naming Tom Grennan and Royal Blood as fans – London-based artist MULIMBA is a force to be reckoned with. Ever since he emerged onto the scene in 2019, he’s worked on his craft. Only recently, he has unveiled his brand new, genre-defying single ‘Here I Go’ – indie vocals, electronic hooks, and gospel beats are what this track is all about, and listening to it leaves you with a feeling of empowerment.
Morgan Harper-Jones
Morgan Harper-Jones was raised by her grandparents in Rochdale, an upbringing which surely explains her possessing a maturity beyond her years. Raised to a soundtrack of their favourites proved the spark that ignited her own musical passions, eventually leading her to study songwriting
at BIMM in Manchester before releasing two EPs, ‘Breathe’ and ‘While You Lay Sound Asleep’. Her music featured prominently in Netflix’s recent international smash ‘Love At First Sight’.
Dylan Nash
In the past few years, Dylan Nash has cemented himself as one of Australia's most compelling and sought-after writer/producers, with a reputation for unwavering work ethic and an ability to uniquely represent artists in a way that celebrates their individuality, regardless of genre.
In 2019 Dylan won the "Album of the Year" ARIA Award for his role in Dean Lewis’ “A Place We Knew”, including production on “Be Alright”, which went Gold in the US and surpassed 1 Billion Spotify Streams.
Rory James
Rory James — artist & producer from Edinburgh who creates beautifully-calibrated electronic music that blends up-tempo house/garage beats with uplifting keys and emotive vocals. His latest track, Missing (Summer’s Edit) is coming out on Altered States
Oscar Sharah
Founding member of Mel Blu and OSWRLD. Oscar Sharah is one of Sydney’s darling music producers/songwriters.
Now living and working in London.
The London Studio
Qube Studios West
“Our new world class facility exclusively designed by Munro Acoustics, featuring state of the art equipment along with next-gen mood lighting. Centred at the heart of The Qube’s impressive architecture, our design team has perfectly crafted the ideal combination of vibe meets functionality for the future of production, recording and mixing.”
Structure
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Code of Conduct
Songs Chat is committed to providing a safe, respectful, inclusive, and flexible environment free from discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and bullying. We do not tolerate or condone discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment or bullying. For more information or to read our Code of Conduct, please contact Kiah Gossner - ‘hello (at) kiah gossner (dot) com’
Photos of London 2024
Previous Songwriting Camps
Mixmasters Studios (Australia)
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
