[David] Cat Cohen is an ASCAP/NARAS songwriter, musical theater composer, teacher, and journalist with pop, jazz, and R&B songs recorded by Cheryl Lynn, Syreeta, Freddie Hubbard and Bo Diddley. He co-wrote a jazz instrumental featured in the HBO movie THE RAT PACK and a funk tune for the Universal feature film UNDERCOVER BROTHER. He was commissioned by OPERA PACIFIC to write a chi
ldren's operetta THE NOT SO GREAT ESCAPE, which was performed throughout the Southern California area. He has taught songwriting and artist development at UCLA Extension, Musicians’ Institute, and Cal Poly Pomona. He also is a regular speaker for songwriting organizations like Taxi, Songsalive!, and Songnet.
Cat is also a member of the Palm Springs Writers
Guild. As an author and poet, he has appeared at open mikes in many places in LA and Palm Springs. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was asked to return to be a featured performer there.
Cat's books include SONGWRITING FOR YOUR ORIGINAL ACT, a pragmatic text helping songwriters define their brand and genre, ROAD POEMS USA, a collection of poems and photos from his many travels, ROAD STORIES SOUTHWEST,
descriptions of his journeys and spiritual quests in the 4 corners area, CHICKEN SOUPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, an international cookbook, MY DESERT BLOG CABIN, the story of how he built his home north of Palm Springs, and TALES OF A CENSUS WORKER, a narrative relating his experiences as a canvasser for the 2010 U.S. Census.
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