Having worked with her for well over a decade, the renowned producer is well-positioned to assess the iconic songstress’ talents...
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We choose to revel in the big-chorused glory of mid-90s British pop music, with some of the era’s defining players...
The world-record-breaking beatboxer shares advice on creativity and mental health from Björk, Damon Albarn, Ed Sheeran, Jason Mraz and more...
This year’s Ivors were awarded last night in London, honouring the very best of the UK’s songwriting and composing community...
We speak to the artist known as M. Craft about how life in the Mojave Desert inspired his latest record...
Philadelphia indie-rockers take the No 1 slot on a list of 2014 albums selected by BBC digital radio station presenters...
Aaron Slater recently attended Eliot Kennedy’s Songwriting Camp at Sheffield’s Steelworks Studios. What did he learn from the award-winning songwriter? t’s...
A brand new four-piece guitar band from Sheffield. Influenced by local heroes Hawley and Cocker, and far-from-local Simon and Garfunkel...
This book sets out to do for British artists what ‘Songwriters On Songwriting’ did for their US counterparts – and...
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote 'The Life Of Riley' by The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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5 Songwriting Secrets of Guy Chambers
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Interview: Tori Amos
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
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I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
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.