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In this interview with Dave Nachmanoff we discuss:
How he ended up playing guitar for a hit singer songwriter
Different approaches you can take for starting a song
How
In this interview with Robin Frederick we discuss:
How to identify which TV shows are using your type of music
The 2 different ways songs are used in TV and
In this interview with Keppie Coutts we discuss:
What she learned from having John Mayer produce one of her songs
How to make your song communicate its message more effectively
In this interview with Susan Cattaneo we discuss:
Writing lyrics that are open to interpretation
How to grow as a writer through co-writing
When to apply craft / technique and
A great way to get more exposure for your music is by getting film and TV placements for your songs. It can be difficult to know where to start for getting
Andrea Stolpe is a teacher, clinician, and multi-platinum recorded songwriter. I was fortunate enough to take her class at Berklee's Online School, a few years ago.
More recently, she was gracious
There are a number of ways you can draw inspiration for a song idea by listening to other songs. Lyrics are copyrightable, so you obviously can’t take something someone says
One of my favorite concepts in songwriting is writing contrasting sections. In other words, what you can do to make your verse sound different from your chorus and your bridge.
Lately I’ve been delightfully addicted to the song “I Won’t Give Up,” by Jason Mraz. Intuitively, I realized that it does a really good job of holding my attention and
As an indie musician, you need to think of yourself as an entrepreneur. The problem a lot of entrepreneurs run into is they want to get awesome at what they