Feel like you’re stuck in a creative rut already? James Linderman has some ideas to help you get out of it...
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The Canadian singer-songwriter extols the virtues of daily routine, following your heart, journaling, wearing blinders, hiring musicians and saying ‘no’...
The author of the book ‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’, Brett Leboff, shares some tactics for controlling your head...
With more songwriters turning to sync as a creative outlet, this music supervisor gives us a quintet of top tips...
The award-winning and multi-platinum John Dexter of A&R Lab reveals the key ingredients he looks for in a potential songwriter...
Here are a handful of useful pointers to help you record your song and produce the best possible competition entry...
Struggling to come up with ideas? Sitting slaving over a hot piano isn’t necessarily the best solution, says Ken Chapple…...
Ryan Buckner looks at some common mistakes made by songwriters, why they hold you back and how to avoid them...
Berkleemusic Ambassador James Linderman offers up some advice for those who do the bulk of their songwriting on the guitar...
Though it may seem to defy musical logic, chorus rhythms are usually longer than verse rhythms. Gary Ewer explains why…...
Interview: Hard-Fi's Richard Archer
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Handbags And Gladrags' by Mike d'Abo
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Shelf help: 33 of the best books for songwriters [March 2025]
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How we wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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