ADVISORY/UM School of Music Presents Desmond Child's ``Master Class in Songwriting'' Featuring Guest Artist Andreas Carlson.

News & Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (November 21)

CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002

The art of songwriting will be featured center stage at the University of Miami's School of Music when Desmond Child's "Master Class in Songwriting" is presented at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall Thursday, November 21, at 7 p.m. Child, known for writing and producing Ricky Martin's No.1 worldwide smash hits Livin' La Vida Loca and The Cup of Life will be joined by guest artist Andreas Carlson, known for writing N'Sync's No.1 hit Bye, Bye, Bye.

The project for award winning songwriter and producer Desmond Child and the UM School of Music will consist of an informal setting with a guest artist and discussions on the craft of songwriting. The format lends itself for some down-to-earth conversations and creative in-depth look into the process of creating popular music. The audience, composed of students and the public, will have a chance to interact with the host, Child, and Carlson when they take questions from the audience.

"We are very pleased to host such a talented and internationally acclaimed artist as Desmond Child at the University of Miami," UM School of Music Dean William Hipp said. "We hope to highlight the art of songwriting."

Child received his earliest musical inspiration at the feet of his mother, Cuban composer Elena Casals. Child knew his calling by the time he wrote his first pop song at age 14. For nearly 30 years, the Grammy nominated artist collaborated as a songwriter and/or producer for such artists as Ricky Martin, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Hanson, Cher, KISS, Michael Bolton, Alice Cooper and Bonnie Tyler. In January 2000, Child, along with Winston Simone and David Simone, founded Deston Songs, a music publishing company. The company that they referred to as The Songwriters' Company, has experienced huge success with hits like Nobody Wants To Be Lonely (Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera) and Who Let The Dogs Out (The Baha Men) and A New Day Has Come (Celine Dion).

At just 28, Carlson has enjoyed more success as a songwriter than many others can hope to achieve in a lifetime. His songs have attained record sales of over 100 million copies. He wrote for the Backstreet Boys' Millennium album, and co-wrote, with Max Martin, I Want It That Way, which reached No.1 on the European Top 100, led to a Grammy nomination, and was voted one of the 10 best pop songs ever by Rolling Stone Magazine. He has written songs for Celine Dion, Britney Spears, and N'Sync, among others.

The UM's School of Music Desmond Child's "Master Class in Songwriting" is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. For more information, call the School of Music at 305.284.4614. University of Miami Maurice Gusman Concert Hall is located at 1314 Miller Drive on UM's Coral Gables Campus.