The Canadian singer-songwriter extols the virtues of daily routine, following your heart, journaling, wearing blinders, hiring musicians and saying ‘no’...
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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...
Stuck in a creative rut so far this year? James Linderman has some ideas to help you get out of it...
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…...
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I am going to write every day for at least two hours in the morning and finish writing at least 3 songs per week
I don’t want to be a singer (I sing when I write and that’s all). I write for others. I write about life, love, joy, […]
"Music is what feelings sound like" has always been a quote that has often made it clear in my mind why I write songs. The
Songwriting isn't an optional event. It's a part of who I am - and not showing up for ourselves is the surest way to lose […]
It's who I am. Even if I tried I could never quit writing songs. The words and melodies come to me.