INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CAMP
ARNARSTAPI, ICELAND 
SEPT 27 – OCT 3, 2025

£2,299 (includes 5% donation to In Place Of War) 
INSTALMENTS AVAILABLE

CREAT-ED have partnered with In Place of War, Iceland Music, Iceland Sync Creative, Lewitt and Arnastapi Hotel to offer a unique opportunity for 21 artists, songwriters and producers to write to live commercial song briefs over four days at Arnastapi Hotel Iceland, on the cusp of Snæfellsjökull National Park, home to the Snæfellsjökull glacier and volcano. 

Commercial Writer Producers* on the camp include: 

Margrét Rán

Birna Eyfjörð

Ingi Bauer

Hildur

Lárus Örn Arnarson

Baldvin Snær Hlynsson

*CREAT-ED reserve the right to amend the curated list subject to producer availability.
All producers on the camp will be of the highest professional standard. 

You will write to live commercial song briefs with the best of Iceland’s Pop and Sync writer producers, curated by Iceland Sync, over for four consecutive days at Arnastapi, before returning to an exclusive industry networking lunch in Reykjavík hosted by Iceland Music.

Included: 

  • Airport transfers to and from Reykjavík 

  • Full board and Lodging at Arnastapi Hotel (shared rooms)

  • Write with professional Icelandic Pop and Sync producers

  • Live commercial song briefs daily

  • Exclusive networking event in Reykjavík hosted by Iceland Music

Not included: 

  • Your flight to/from Iceland

  • Alcoholic drinks

  • Additional tourist activities

  • Single room occupancy available on request (£80/night premium)

  • Your personal travel insurance

Each day you will start with a live song brief session before being curated into daily working groups. Over four days you will have the chance to write with different co-writers and a new professional producer. Each evening after dinner we will gather round for a group playback to share the day’s work before relaxing and socialising. 

All completed songs to live commercial brief will be reviewed by CREAT-ED, Iceland Sync and our commercial music partners who may send on any tracks to clients at their discretion. 

Writers / Producers on the camp agree their own song split sheets at the end of each day and all writers / producers acknowledge CREAT-ED with a 1% share on each track created as part of the terms and conditions.

You are kindly requested to submit links to two original songs you have written, arranged or produced as part of the application form. The links provided can be to any private or public hosted page featuring the song.   

*A 50% non-refundable deposit is required on acceptance to the camp. Monthly instalment options are available on the balance due.