Wayne Cohen, veteran multi-platinum selling hit songwriter, producer, artist developer 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 Independent Learning - jazz studies B.A. from Indiana University.
CURRENTLY:
Wayne is writing songs for major label artists and indie artists, including US and UK The Voice and 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, and songs/productions for UK electromantic soul artist Thousand Hours.
Wayne is now delivering cost-effective live music videos for indie artists, including electromantic UK artist Thousand Hours and pop-rock artist Dimitra. These videos are the results of Wayne's artist development services which include song tutoring, song sourcing, co-writing, production/arranging, video direction and production, and viral marketing. Wayne's focus is on helping the artist develop their artistic persona, while simultaneously creating, and/or sourcing, breakthrough songs, before spending money on recording tracks or making videos.
Wayne's Stand Up Sound audio company is also working on voice over and audio post visual media projects for advertising, film, television and the web. Clients licensing tracks from Wayne's instrumentals library include U.S. Army, Heinz and ad agency Ogilvy UK. Recent syncs include television series including Cathouse on HBO and Cover Shot on A&E. See some pics of what's been going on here.
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.
| WANDERING SOULS |
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A. Skerritt / W. Cohen |
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| SOME KIND OF BEAUTY |
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W. Cohen
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| SOMETHING REAL |
MP3 (3.2Mb) |
A. Skerritt / W. Cohen |
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| DON'T NEED YOU (TONIGHT) |
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L. Welsh / Cohen |
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| LIFE LOUD |
MP3 (3.2Mb) |
W.Cohen |
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| NEED YOU DEEP |
MP3 (3.9Mb) |
W. Cohen / B. Berry |
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| FAIRWEATHER KIND (IN OR OUT) |
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L. Welsh / W. Cohen |
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"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
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