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The Island
Songwriter's Showcase ISS is Long Island's largest
songwriter organization of songwriters, lyricists and
performers. Long Island songwriters, Long Island
lyricists, Long Island performers, Nassau County,
Suffolk County, Hamptons, Long Island, New York.
The Island
Songwriter Showcase (ISS)
The Island Songwriter Showcase (ISS) is a
Long Island-based organization of
songwriters, lyricists, and performers. We
get together to share and develop our
passion for the art and craft of
songwriting. Our goal is become better
songwriters and help others do the same.
We welcome songwriters from all musical
backgrounds, styles, genres, and levels of
accomplishment. We welcome professionals and
non-professionals. Membership is free. The
Island Songwriter Showcase is
self-sustaining through volunteer effort. We
receive no grants or external funding.
However, Five Towns College has generously
provided the space for our workshops since
1994, if not longer
The Island Songwriter Showcase offers a
range of opportunities from workshops, peer
reviews, and competitions, to
collaborations, promotions and showcases.
However, it may be associating with fellow
songwriters that inspires us to produce our
best work.
The Island Songwriter Showcase was founded
in 1990 by Rob Baranello and Todd Suprina
inspired largely by the songwriting circles
of the seventies. Both Rob and Sonny Speed
and attended Harry Chapin’s songwriting
circle and similar groups in Manhattan and
wanted to see it continue. The first ISS
meeting was held at what used to be called
"the Village Meeting Room" at the Huntington
Public Library on Main Street in January
1990.
Since then, the Island Songwriter Showcase
has enjoyed, benefited from and hopefully
nourished the talents of hundreds of fine
songwriters. Our mission is to develop and
support songwriters and the art of
songwriting.
