A quartet who met at university, wrote songs for other artists and then formed a band discuss their debut EP...
Monthly Archives: August 2020
With fierce new album ‘Wildcard’, this superstar has confirmed her place at the top of the country summit Whether judging...
‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’ author Brett Leboff outlines a number of ways to handle creative differences and disagreements...
Enjoying some cracking new songs from Roachford, Everything Everything, Tatyana, Katrina, Holy Motors, Jones, Calva Louise, Robin Kester and more...
The author of ‘666 Songs to Make You Bang Your Head Until You Die’ suggests 12 rocking and rollicking tracks...
We learn all about how an overdue and recrimination-filled musical letter to Paul McCartney provided the inspiration for this song...
Taking on the role of the pub bore provided this Bristol artist with the perfect angle for her latest single...
Matchbox Twenty’s frontman on his early days, writing their late-90s hits ‘3AM’ and ‘Push’, and his equally successful solo career...
Some of our favourite past Songwriting interviewees reveal the seminal albums that have inspired them the most over the years...
The sophisti-pop group’s slap bass-toting frontman on the creation of their 80s classic that topped singles charts in five countries...
We pick a selection of kick-off ideas The Song Foundry founder Ed Bell’s book ‘The Ultimate Book Of Song Starters’...
As Robbie Williams’ creative partner, Guy Chambers played his part in writing some of the most memorable songs in British...
How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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Holly Macve’s Songwriting Survival Kit
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Food For Thought' by UB40's Robin Campbell
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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How I wrote 'Girl From Mars' by Ash's Tim Wheeler
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.
I'm putting out a new solo song next week, and am writing for my band's new album. On top of that, I want to challenge
Songwriting is truly part of me, and it was there for me during 2020. Now, in 2021, I’m more grateful for songwriting than ever. This
We have to use all our talents to find the songs which are out there in heaven.
I write songs all the time, I have written an album that I am going record and have professionally produced when lockdown ends.
I pledge to be song-full.