Articles discussing songwriting approaches
This will be the last part in this series of FREE songwriting tips, in which I analyze your song by telepathy. That's right, I don't even have to hear your song or see your lyrics to make a suggestion about what roadblocks might be holding back your song. Be sure to visit parts one, two,… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Roadblock #6 – Show Me, Then Tell Me
Here we are again, discussing roadblocks that just keep holding your song back from reaching your audience and blowing their minds and hearts. Feel free to review parts one, two, three and four in this series before diving in here. Then keep your wallet closed and enjoy another free analysis of your songwriting without even… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Roadblock #5 – You Can Keep A Secret All Too Well
Welcome to another free tip for rewriting your songs. If you haven't read parts one, two, or three yet, what are you waiting for? This series is all about roadblocks that stop your song from being as compelling and memorable as it might be. Today, we're going to talk about something equally applicable to all… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Roadblock #4 – The Gun Didn’t Go Off
Let's continue this series of free songwriting workshops, which are all the more magical because I'm doing it without even having heard your song! This series is all about the most common reasons to consider re-writing one or more parts of your song. If you've missed them, don't forget to enjoy parts one and two… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Roadblock #3 – You’re Of Two (or more) Minds
So, hopefully you've completed part one of this FREE songwriting workshop, and so far you think it's worth at least twice what you paid. Let's take another look at your song, and talk about the next roadblock that's probably stopping your song from reaching its potential. Too many songs – even songs that you’re hearing… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Roadblock #2 – You’re Keeping Your Options Open
Did I get your attention? Of course I did. Free stuff is awesome. This is no scam. I am going to give you a free songwriting workshop. And even better than that, I'm going to do it without even listening to your song. Amazing? Of course it is. But how is this possible? I'll tell… Continue reading FREE Songwriting Workshop: Navigating the Roadblocks
Taking an original song to a songwriters' workshop, for discussion and critique, is guaranteed to give most writers anxiety. Is my song bad? Can it be fixed? What does that guy know anyway? Where's my Mommy? It's enough to trigger the classic "fight or flight" response in any human being. So let's talk about workshopping… Continue reading Song Workshops: Fight, Flight, or… Write?
Recently, I decided it was time to replace my mixing desk. While the desk in my studio was allowing me to get my work done, it had a handful of drawbacks - it was too small, ergonomically sad, and didn't leave me with all my audio tools within arm's reach. Now, one of the other… Continue reading It Was In There All Along
mon·de·green/ˈmändəɡrēn/nounnoun: mondegreen; plural noun: mondegreensDefinition: a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resultingfrom a mishearing of the lyrics of a song. You've heard these before, too many times: "Excuse me, while I kiss this guy" (Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze")"I'll never leave your pizza burning" (The Rolling Stones, "Beast of Burden")"The girl with colitis goes by" (The Beatles,… Continue reading It’s Not Easy, Mondegreen
Have you ever met a singer with such a compelling voice, that people would say about them "I could listen to them sing the phone book"? (For those of you born after 1990, a phone book was a large paperback listing of phone numbers for everyone in the city. NOT compelling song material.) I have… Continue reading Are You Cursed?
