The alt-pop Berliner reveals the inspiration, lyrics, music and recording of her brand new release – a song about boundaries...
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Our pre-Christmas exclusive is a driving acoustic track by a truly sublime Staten Island, New York collective you’re gonna love...
Tonight’s exclusive is courtesy of a silken-voiced songwriter who’s made the very most of her classical training as a musician...
Our second exclusive this week is a real treat for you and comes courtesy of a superb US pop-rock songwriter...
Songwriting meets a neuroscientist who also just happens to craft her own unique, transfixing blend of eastern and western music...
Tonight’s exclusive comes courtesy of a North Carolina songwriter who has a darkly infectious style which recalls the excellent Warpaint...
Our very first exclusive of August is a melodic and airy folk track from the supremely gifted US songwriter Comrad...
Her fifth album of folk-tinged ballads sees this Canadian songwriter pen a fittingly melancholic record for the end of summer...
It’s Thursday which can mean only one thing, an exclusive track brought to you by your very own Songwriting Magazine...
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
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.