Page 113 - Song Maps - A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics - Simon Hawkins

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Simon Hawkins is an award-winning artist/writer/producer/publisher based on the south coast of England.
Simon's passion for music goes back to when he started playing the organ at his church at the age of 12. For many years, he combined writing with an international career, which took him and his family around the world.
In 2004, Simon became a full-time songwriter and was quickly signed by Universal Music Publishing in Nashville (Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing/Universal CMG), where he has some 200 songs in his catalog. In 2010, he founded his publishing company, Great British Music, which now represents his work and helps others in the UK looking to access opportunities in the US.
Simon's songs have been recorded by Vince Gill and Sheri Easter ("Livin' in the Rain"), American Idol finalist Mandisa ("Truth About Me"), Abandon ("Known"), Avalon ("Destined"), Gold City ("Never Too Broken") and many others in a range of genres.
"Livin' in the Rain" reached #2 on the SoGo charts and was long-listed for a Grammy. In 2012, Mandisa's album "What If We Were Real," which included "Truth About Me," was nominated for a Grammy. "Never Too Broken" reached #1 on the SoGo charts in autumn 2014. Simon also received a Dove nomination for the musical LifeSong: The Musical, written with Sue C Smith.
In 2015, Simon's modern hymn "He Is God" won the Integrity Music "Search for a Hymn 2015" competition, which he recorded with Integrity/Thankyou Music.
Simon is on the faculty of Write About Jesus, an annual conference based in St Louis, Missouri, that aims to equip and inspire Christian songwriters.