Chocolate

This weeks challenge, write a song about Chocolate.
I will be going out of town for the holidays so you will have two weeks for this one.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Jan 4, 2011

X-RAY

Ben Davila - X-Ray

X-Ray

This weeks challenge, write a song about the X-ray, Or a time you have had to get an X-ray, or X-ray vision. Have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 21, 2011

REJECTION

Ben Davila - Rejection

Rejection

This weeks challenge, write a song about rejection.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 14, 2011

JEALOUSY

Ben Davila - Jealousy

Jealousy

This weeks challenge, write a song about jealousy

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 7, 2011

RISK

Ben Davila - Risk
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Risk

Risk

This weeks challenge, write a song about a risk you have taken, or anything else you find risky, Or the board game risk. have fun!

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 30, 2011

STARS

Ben Davila - Stars Shine
Jace Anderson - For You
Therese Povolo - Stars

Stars

This weeks challenge, write a song about the stars

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 23, 2011

AUTUMN

Jace Anderson - Become A Ballet
Ben Davila - Autumn

Autumn

This weeks challenge, write a song about the season of Autumn, also known as the Fall.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 16, 2011

SMILE

Jace Anderson - Days Like This
Ben Davila - Smile

Smile

This weeks challenge, write a song about smiling, or something that makes you smile, or someone who smiled at you. anything you like just smile.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 9, 2011

FRUSTRATION

Paul Thorn - Your Day
Jace Anderson - Waiting For the Rain
Ben Davila - Doing My Head In

Frustration

This weeks challenge, write a song about frustration.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 2, 2011

KEYS

Ben Davila - Your My Key

Keys

This weeks challenge, write a song about keys.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 26, 2011

PARTY

Ben Davila - P.A.R.T.Y.

Party

This weeks challenge, write a song about a party or partying in general.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 19, 2011

PROHIBITION

Ben Davila - Prohibition

Prohibition

This weeks challenge, write a song about prohibition.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 12, 2011

TAXI

Ben Davila - Take Me Home

Taxi

This weeks challenge, write a song about a Taxi.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 5, 2011

WORKOUT

Ben Davila - Time To Run

Workout

This weeks challenge, write a workout song.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 28, 2011

MAGNETS

Ben Davila - Magnetic Waves

Magnets

This weeks challenge, write a song about Magnets.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 21, 2011

SKYSCRAPERS

Ben Davila - I may never climb

Skyscrapers

This weeks challenge, write a song about Skyscrapers.

I'm going on vacation so this week I will give you two weeks to complete the challenge

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 14, 2011

GADGETS

Ben Davila - Gadget

Gadgets

This weeks challenge, write a song about your favorite gadget.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 31, 2011

Computers

Marco Arzate - Computers Taking Over

Ben Davila - Rainbow Wheel

Computer

This weeks challenge, write a song about the Computer.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 24, 2011

DOGS

Casey Saran - Rico
Ben Davila - Bag Of Poo

Dogs

This weeks challenge, write a song about dogs.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 17, 2011

BICYCLE

Ben Davila - Ride Aaron Ride

Bicycle

This weeks challenge, write a song about the bicycle.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 10, 2011

CIRCUS

Ben Davila - Opening Night

Circus

This weeks challenge, write a song about the circus.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 3, 2011

SHOES

Ben Davila - no time for shoes

Shoes

This weeks challenge, write a song about shoes.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 27, 2011

DANCE

Ben Davila - Shake It

Dance

This weeks challenge, write a dance song.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 20, 2011

INSTRUCTIONS

Ben Davila - How To Prove The World Turns

Instructions

This weeks challenge, write an instructional song on a topic of your choosing. Write a song about, how to bake a cake, how to change a tire, how to dance for the ladies. anything at all just make it instructional.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 15, 2011

YOGA MONKEY

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Hey Yoga Monkey
Ben Davila - Yoga Monkey

Yoga Monkey

This weeks very special challenge (brought to you by www.yogamonkey.org ) Write a theme song for Yoga Monkey. Yoga Monkey is a children's yoga program. We need a kid oriented catchy theme song about "Yoga Monkey"... The singer/songwriter would get copy/credit. We'd also be using the song for youtube style videos and on our website.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 6, 2011

MIRROR

John McCain - Mirror
Jose Michael - Words of a Dying Old Man
Ben Davila - I Look Good

Mirror

This weeks challenge, write a song about Mirrors, or your reflection or that Disney cartoon were Micky Mouse falls into the world on the other side of the mirror.(i love that cartoon) have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 29, 2011

ALCHEMY COLLECTIVE

Vanessa Black & Andy Martriez - Alchemy by Vanessa and Andy
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Help Them Make Coffee For You
Ben Davila - All I Need

Alchemy Collective

This weeks very special challenge (Brought to you by the alchemy collective) write a song for the Alchemy collectives Kick Starter Campaign.

First prize is $100
Second prize will be $75
Third Prize will be $50
Fourth Place will be $25
and all runners up will be entitled to two cups of coffee at the coffee bar once we get the cart built!

• Alchemy Collective guidelines would be write a song in any key you choose using two or more instruments, one must be percussion or synth and all entries must include vocals of some sort. (extra points for vocal harmonies) All the songs should weigh in under 3:45.
• Musician friends of Alchemy: Here is your challenge; come up with a song for our kickstarter campaign that lyricizes our mission to open a worker owned cafe in Oakland and the current goal of getting enough money to buy equipment for our espresso cart. The following are more suggestions and info for song fodder than guidelines since all the info will be written on the kickstarter page. So basically it can be more entertaining than informational if you want. The video the song will be playing over will mostly just be us building the espresso cart and events that we've done.
• Major themes: worker (cooperative) ownership, the history of the collective (you can make things up or exaggerate if you want-go nuts), Superior coffee.
  
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  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Alchemy
  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Alchemy-Collective/
    
  
  

NIGHTMARE

Ben Davila - Sun Rise

Late but Great!!

Jose Michael - Nightmares

Nightmare

This weeks challenge, write a song about a nightmare.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 15, 2011

PHOTOGRAPH

Ben Davila - Photo
Jose Michael - Photograph

Photograph

This weeks challenge, write a song about a photograph, or photographs, or photography in general. have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 8, 2011

GOLD

Ben Davila - Golden Days

Gold

This weeks challenge, write a song about Gold.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 1, 2011

BEER

Ben Davila - Beer

Beer

This weeks challenge, write a song about Beer.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 25, 2011

FEAR

Ben Davila - Monkey Chimes

Fear

This weeks challenge, write a song about fear. I'm leaving this one pretty open, you can write this about a personal phobia, a scary movie, fear itself, anything you like.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 18, 2011

APOCALYPSE

Ben Davila - High Hopes
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Cheer Up Stranger

Apocalypse

This weeks challenge, write a song about the apocalypse. A few weeks ago I was handed a pamphlet full of poorly worded information about the eminent (supposed) return of Jesus and the subsequent end of the world. I thought it would make a good song club theme. Enjoy!

MAD LIBS

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - The Sky Is Falling
Ben Davila - Tiger Sky

Mad Libs

This weeks challenge, Fallow this link and fill in the mad lib the sky is falling, then write a song using the mad lib you have come up with as lyrics.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 4, 2011

SPRING BREAK

Ben Davila - Bear Trap
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Mexico

Spring Break

This weeks special two week challenge, Write a song about Spring Break. I am going camping so I wont be able to post next week. That means you get an extra week to tinker with your song.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 27, 2011

REVENGE

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Sweet Revenge
Marco Arzate - Revenge
Ben Davila - Moby Dick

Revenge

This weeks challenge, Write a song about Revenge.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 13, 2011

FIRE

Elysha Rom-Povolo - Fire
Andy Martinez - Fire Down Below
Ben Davila - Burning

Fire

This weeks challenge, Write a song about fire.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 6, 2011

REVOLUTION

Marco Arzate - Revolution
Ben Davila - Revolution #10

Revolution

This weeks challenge, Write a song about revolution.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 30, 2011

ELEPHANTS

Ben Davila - Pajamas & Polaroids
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Elephants
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Elephants Never Forget
Cyrus Hedayati - Elephant In The Room

Elephants

This weeks challenge, Write a song about Elephants.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 23, 2011

RELIGION

Ben Davila - Life Matters

Religion

This weeks challenge, write a song about religion.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 16, 2011

SHOPPING

Ben Davila - New Pants

Shopping

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about shopping.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 9, 2011

SLEEP

Therese Povolo, Greg Griswold, Elysha Rom-Povolo & Ben Davila - Welcom To Babe
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Blue Eyes

Sleep

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about sleep.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 2, 2011

PARENT

Ben Davila & Elysha Rom-Povolo - Fish and Rocks

Parents

This Weeks challenge, write a song about your parents, or being a parent, or some parents you saw one time at a line at Disney Land. Whatever you like.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday February 16, 2011

TREES

Elysha Rom-Povolo & Ben Davila - Hey Kitty
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Trees

Trees

This weeks challenge, write a song about trees
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday February 16-2010

MOVING

Ben Davila - Unpack

Moving

This weeks challenge, write a song about moving.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday February 9-2010

EXPLORERS

Corbet Wong - Explorer
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Hero
Ben Davila - Age Of Explorers

Explorers

This weeks challenge, Write a song about your favorite explorer. this one is pretty wide open you can write about 17th century ocean voyages, 19 century arctic adventures, 20th century freaky space men, or intrepid 21century robots. anything you like.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday February 3-2011

TRASH

Corbet Wong - Trash
Ben Davila - Another Mans Treasure

Trash

this weeks challenge, write a song about trash.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday January 26-2010

WRITING A SONG

Corbet Wong - I'm Gonna Write a Song
Corbet Wong - I Will Write a Song
Ben Davila - That's All It Takes

Writing A Song

This weeks challenge, write a song about what your doing right now, and what you are doing right now is writing a kick as song. so write a song about it.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday January 19-2010

FROGS

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Mississippi Mud Frog Band
Ben Davila - Bellwether

Frogs

this weeks challenge, write a song about frogs.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday January 12-2010

VACATION

Ben Davila - holiday rain