Wayne Cohen, veteran multi-platinum selling hit songwriter, producer and educator whose accomplishments include his multi-million selling worldwide hit song "Just A Step From Heaven" recorded by UK girl group Eternal (EMI), five co-written songs on the two million selling debut by Clive Davis signed pop/soul star Curtis Stigers (Arista) including the hit single "Sleeping With the Lights On", five songs on two albums by Jennifer Love Hewitt (Atlantic) (four of which he also produced), Wayne's song "Love Keep Us Together" a single for Martin Sexton (Atlantic), hits for several other UK acts, and his song "Special" on the #1 album by Popstar Boris (BMG). "Nowhere and Everywhere", in the Warner Bros. film and soundtrack Practical Magic starring Sandra Bullock. His songs and themes appear on episodic television, and he composed the score and songs for the Roger Majkowski indie feature film The Sound.

As an educator, Wayne has taught master classes in songwriting and production at the Clive Davis Recorded Music Program, Tisch/NYU, Berklee College of Music, SUNY/Purchase College and City College of NY, and his one on one Skype based song tutoring service benefits writers around the world. He frequently writes about the craft of songwriting in his blog Stand Up Songwriter.

Wayne's staff songwriter deals include Windswept Pacific and Sony Music, and he is the owner of publishing company Wayne's World (ASCAP), audio production company Stand Up Sound and studio. Additionally, Wayne has acted as A&R consultant for Epic Records and Next Plateau Records.

Wayne began his career as music director for ad agency Y & R, followed by a long stint as staff producer for ad music company HEA Productions where he produced major music campaigns for advertisers such as Coca Cola, Dr Pepper, Burger King, Amtrak, and the U.S. Army ("Be All You Can Be"); he received his jazz studies B.A. from Indiana University.


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BETWEEN US MP3 (3.2Mb) Seidman / Cohen
WANDERING SOULS MP3 (3.2Mb) A. Skerritt / W. Cohen
SOME KIND OF BEAUTY MP3 (3.1Mb) W. Cohen
SOMETHING REAL MP3 (3.2Mb) A. Skerritt / W. Cohen
DON'T NEED YOU (TONIGHT) MP3 (3.2Mb) L. Welsh / Cohen
LIFE LOUD MP3 (3.2Mb) W.Cohen
NEED YOU DEEP MP3 (3.9Mb) W. Cohen / B. Berry
FAIRWEATHER KIND (IN OR OUT) MP3 (3.0Mb) L. Welsh / W. Cohen

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Wayne is writing songs for major label artists and indie artists, including US and UK X Factor contestants. Wayne's song 'Dream Enough' co-written with Kit Hain, recently released by Sitti on Warner Bros., the demo of which can be heard here. Other co-writes, at his NY studio with frequent co-writer Sheppard Solomon, and UK artist/songwriter Ainne Skerritt.

Wayne's Stand Up Songs Instrumentals music library recently is available for visual media licensing. Recent syncs include television series including Cathouse on HBO and Cover Shot on A&E. See some of what's been going on at Stand Up Studio.

Read and subscribe to Wayne's blog about the craft of songwriting here. Wayne interviewed in the Sarah Davies/Dave Laing book The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business. Purchase the the book here. Wayne conducted songwriting seminar for the Maine Songwriter's Association.

"What excites me is working with new hybrids of songs and artists to create fresh pop music. Always mindful that a breakthrough song is what it's all about, I'm uncompromising about working on projects that inspire my imagination, until what I hear in my head comes through the speakers. I have a particular strength for crafting riveting vocal performances and I'm constantly amazed by the power of collaboration in every facet of the creative process. That's where the magic is."

- Wayne Cohen