Ignite 2025 with an immersive weekend of songwriting, led by Keppie and Benny.
Build your creativity and momentum by diving into an intensive weekend of songwriting with Keppie and Benny – and songwriters from around the world.
When
January 4 & 5 [Sat/Sun] 2025 (USA)
January 5 &6 [Sun/Mon] (Aus)
Where
In your own home – live online through Zoom.
What you’ll do and learn
Over 2 days, you’ll follow a step-by-step songwriting method for writing a complete song, start to finish—in addition to plenty of private writing time to work on your ideas.
You’ll come away from the Weekend Intensive not only with a brand-new song, but with your songwriter tool belt stocked with methods, processes, techniques, and concepts for generating ideas, developing song ideas, and structuring them into songs that communicate powerfully to others.
This Weekend Intensive is radically practical—you will be writing at every stage. Keppie and Benny will show you (and demonstrate) how to think about creating effective contrast in your songs, how to spotlight important moments, and how to craft lyrics, melody, chords, and song structures that express your ideas and emotion through song.
Detailed Schedule
DAY 1
[**Sessions are listed below in different time zones**]
1-4pm (LA)
4-7pm (NY)
9pm-12am (GBT)
8-11am (Syd)
Songwriting Workshop #1
Masterclass and Workshop combined.
4-6pm (LA)
7-9pm (NY)
12-2am (GBT)
11am-1pm (Syd)
Structured Writing
Time to write.
DAY 2
12-2pm (LA)
3-5pm (NY)
8-10pm (GBT)
7-9am (Syd)
Songwriting Workshop #2
Masterclass and Workshop combined.
2-4pm (LA)
5-7pm (NY)
10pm-12am (GBT)
9-11am (Syd)
Structured Writing
Finishing the first draft.
4-6pm (LA)
7-9pm (NY)
12-2am (GBT)
11am-1pm (Syd)
Song Feedback Session
Song feedback | Premium ticket holders.
What people are saying
“I loved the workshop and it has given me many more tools in my songwriting toolkit to use as I progress and grow. Keppie and Ben are great, patient, teachers and have a knack for finding the best in everyone’s songs and gently guiding them into improvements. Highly recommend!”
— Candace C., South Carolina, USA
“The songwriting intensive gave me a process to get to a full song idea over a weekend…walking through the process with others while also witnessing Keppie and Ben’s talent makes it even easier.”
— Eddie de Leon, Miami Lakes, FL, USA
Tickets
General Admission
$229USD
- General admission for one adult
- Songwriting Workshops
- Q&A Session with Keppie and Benny
- Access to online community space for networking and real-time feedback
- Audience seat at Song Feedback Session
Premium Admission [strictly limited | 8 seats only]
$329USD
- General admission for one adult
- Songwriting Workshops
- Q&A Session with Keppie and Benny
- Access to online community space for networking and real-time feedback
- Participant seat at Song Feedback Session (receive direct, personal feedback from Keppie and Benny)
- Free access to Songwriting Sprint (value $75)
Please check out our refund policy here.
“I feel so incredibly lucky and overwhelmed, in such an amazing way, by the live feedback session today! Thank you for all the feedback I got on the song I brought in, and also for the tips, resources, and of course a big thank you for listening!”
– Liio Chantel, Songwriter, and HTWS Community member
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I miss one of the live sessions?
All sessions will be recorded, and the video replays will be made available within a few hours of the session taking place.
Will this be exactly the same as the last Weekend Intensive?
The format will be very similar, but the specific process we’ll use is likely to change! Every time is different 😉