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        <title><![CDATA[@Luigi Cappel - blog]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[I am a songwriter / singer based in Auckland. A veteran of the folk scene around the country, these days playing at various venues around Auckland. In 2007 I have played in the USA and Jamaica as well as many venues in New Zealand.&nbsp;I write a variety of songs, mostly in the folk, blues and country genres. ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Song Summit Sydney - @luigi-cappel]]></title>
                <link>https://homegrownmusic.co.nz/luigi-cappel/blog/28/song-summit-sydney</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[When you spend a lot of your own money to go overseas to a songwriting conference it is a major leap of faith and this week my faith was rewarded with an amazing conference in Sydney, sponsored by APRA and PRS. I have a new notebook full of ideas which I am hoping will have a huge impact on the future of my career as a songwriter. I am now motivated more than ever, not just to write songs but to write Number One Country Music hits. I had tears in my eyes through personal presentations by Paul Williams and Jimmy Webb. The latter amazed me when I realised how much his music influenced me. I didn’t realise how much of an impact the chord progressions on songs like By the Time I Get to Phoenix and McArthur Park had on me. I must check out his new album. The highlight by far was a one hour speed presentation by Ralph Murphy of ASCAP. I learned more about Hit Song songwriting from him in an hour than I have in the last year and I have totally made a personal commitment to use it. It does mean more research and work than I anticipated but I have to admit that much of it was work that I had been procrastinating about anyway. One of my weaknesses is MySpace and communicating with my network. Not that I’m going to stop doing that, but I have to remind myself that this is not just a hobby, it is my future business.]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:54:29 +1200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[They're listening to me in Canada - @luigi-cappel]]></title>
                <link>https://homegrownmusic.co.nz/luigi-cappel/blog/25/theyre-listening-to-me-in-canada</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Just got an email saying that they are playing my songs on CJMQ 88.9FM in Canada, tha'ts a buzz. Just as well someone told me. Also been having a lot of successwith my new song I Tilted which has just been featured on 2 Florida poker shows, Ante Up and Learn Poker with the Joes. Nice start to the year:) ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:16:38 +1200</pubDate>
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