Catcohenblueshirt 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

Past
When What Type
8 May – May 8, 2012 Writing Songs For A Specific Act Workshop
5 Nov – Nov 5, 2011 Songwriting For Your Original Act Workshop
16 May – May 16, 2011 Creative Songwriting Workshop, Class, Party
6 Nov – Nov 6, 2010 Writing Songs For Your Original Act Workshop
18 May – May 18, 2010 Giving Your Songs An Edge Workshop
2 Feb – Mar 9, 2010 Writing Songs For An Original Act... Class
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:

Christopher Hawley
Christopher is a well-traveled performer and songwriter whose haunts are ski towns, artist communities, beach bars, and college towns.  With a soulful, resonant voice evoking the likes of John Fogerty, Johnny Cash, and Bob Weir, Hawley continually extends his foray into the American music troubadour scene.  A consistent tour schedule has helped spread his feel-good vibes all over the American ...Keep reading about Cat's Alumni, Christopher Hawley →

A Colleague at random:

Bob Zuckerman
Bob is  a rock, blues, country, and soul styled guitarist and vocalist who played gigs and recording sessions throughout California full-time before changing his focus to working with computers and software in 1994. 
He learned guitar when he was in high school in Los Angeles, and soon joined a number of bluegrass and old time string bands. They performed around ...Keep reading about Cat's Colleague, Bob Zuckerman →

See 115 more biographies of Cat's Alumni & Colleagues →

Anatomy of a Hit™ Hit Song Analysis

Cat analyses the top hits of each year, reviewing and delving into their anatomy to explain how they are structured and why they are today's hits.
2011
Maroon V/Christina Aguilera
Moves like Jagger Hands All Over
Album Cover: Hands All Over A refreshing burst of playful sexy disco-pop that perfectly showcases two of today’s top recording stars. Read Why the song Moves like Jagger is a hit →
Adele
Someone Like You 21
Album Cover: 21 Adele’s powerful emotionally sorrowful song delivers her straight from the gut soulful style and performance while it crosses many pop genres. Read Why the song Someone Like You is a hit →
LADY GAGA
BORN THIS WAY BORN THIS WAY - proj. May 2011
Album Cover: BORN THIS WAY - proj. May 2011 Lady G’s supposed gay anthem is more about herself than the group she purports to represent. Read Why the song BORN THIS WAY is a hit →

like these? Read 47 more Anatomy of a Hits →


APRIL BLOG - Hope Springs Eternal
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2012-05-04 | Category: Blog

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL CAT’S APRIL 2012 SPRINGTIME BLOG   COACHELLA FESTIVAL TURNS COLD, THEN HOT   Spring is doing its roller coaster thing out here in the desert.  Just ask the people who have been attending the COACHELLA FESTIVAL.  The first weekend (April 13-15) everyone had to endure cold rainy weather twenty degrees below normal, rare out in these parts, ...Keep reading APRIL BLOG - Hope Springs Eternal

JANUARY BLOG
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2012-01-15 | Category: Blog

JANUARY BLOG   New Year’s Greetings from the Desert,   Offline And Back Online Again Hello again!  I hope this blog finds you well and ready to take on the New Year.  For the past several weeks, I’ve been cyber-stranded due to a failed computer, a time consuming search for a suitable replacement, and the resulting loss of internet connection.  ...Keep reading JANUARY BLOG

OCTOBER BLOG
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2011-10-25 | Category: Blog

  Greetings from the  Desert, Fall Has Arrived Here comes October and its roller  coaster weather.  One week it was cold and rainy out here in the desert  and now it’s hot and dry.  Go figure!  Actually, we had a wet  summer, so the whole valley is still green and for a desert landscape, rather  lush.  With the shorter days ...Keep reading OCTOBER BLOG

OMG! REALITY TV SHOW IN THE WHITE HOUSE
by David "Cat" Cohen | 2010-03-28 | Category: Soapbox

Now that health care has passed, open warfare has been declared in this polarized country of ours.  The Republican legislators who have tried to block this imperfect but, in my opinion much needed legislation, are waging war on Democrats vowing D-day in November.  The Tea Party is taking on the Coffee Party in a battle of beverage politics. Kill the ...Keep reading OMG! REALITY TV SHOW IN THE WHITE HOUSE


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 and has had his work featured in the HBO movie The Rat Pack and the Universal feature film Undercover Brother. Cat has taught songwriting and artist development at UCLA Extension, Musicians’ Institute &
Cal Poly Pomona. He’s been a speaker and industry panel participant for songwriting organizations such as Taxi, Songsalive!, Songnet and The Songwriter’s Co-op. Cat wrote the chapter on music theory for John Braheny's book The Craft and Business of Music. His columns have been featured in LASS/NAS Musepaper magazine and The Music Connection. His colorful
passionate hippie-rock musical Lightflow played to rave reviews in the early '70s while his anti-drug children's musical The Not So Great Escape commissioned by Opera Pacific was performed extensively in schools throughout Southern California in the '90s. After years of writing songs for others in 2006 Cat completed his own CD entitled Songs Of Survival And Sweet Surrender. Produced by Ed Tree,
this recording features ten of his best songs a collection of Cat’s songs with a New Orleans meets Motown flavor that was awarded Indie Artist Of The Month by Keyboard Magazine. As an author Cat has written several books including Songwriting For Your Original Act, My Desert Blog Cabin, Chicken Soups From Around The World, and Whine Connoisseur’s Guide. Read more of Cat's Biography...


 

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