Keeping it Real, Songwriting

Give Yourself the Gift of Garbage

Even if you don't observe Christmas, you can give yourself a gift as a songwriter. And that gift is something you never would have expected - Garbage! One Songwriter's Garbage, is Another Songwriter's... Garbage? Okay, I won't suggest that one writer's garbage is another writer's gold, or anything like that. What I'm really talking about… Continue reading Give Yourself the Gift of Garbage

Songwriting

Five Reasons to Love and Hate Song Competitions

Over the years, I have entered my songs in many different songwriting competitions. Local and Regional competitions, National and International competitions, I've tried them all, with some thrilling results: An international song competition win - Mike Pinder's SONGWARS - funded the recording of my third full-length album, along with some handsome prizes.A regional song competition… Continue reading Five Reasons to Love and Hate Song Competitions