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…...
How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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Song Deconstructed: 'Think I’m Alright Now' by Curse Of Lono
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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8 things to know about co-writing
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How I wrote 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister
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Interview: Hue And Cry
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
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.