I love February. Not because of Valentine’s Day or that we’re almost done winter. No, I love February because I get to participate in the RPM Challenge. The idea is a simple one: Record an album in 28, just because you can. That’s 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material recorded during the month [...]
The TIL (Today I Learned) categorie on Reddit is a place of constant mind blowing facts like this one: According to Daryl Hall….Jackson approached him and admitted to lifting the bass line for “Billie Jean” from a Hall and Oates song, apparently referring to I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do). Hall says that he told Jackson [...]
Over at the 99 Percent blog they’ve got a very interesting interview with Garret Kramer, a man who’s 20 year research with top level athletes has led him to write a book called Stillpower: The Inner Source of Athletic Excellence. In the interview below Kramer talks about athletes and how they get in zone, but as I was reading this I realized [...]
This could down as some the biggest news of the year for songwriters. TuneCore is getting into the publishing business: I began using TuneCore six years ago with the release of Ghosts. …The experience went very well – they actually did what they said they would in a straightforward, transparent, efficient and logical manner… …I’ve continued using TuneCore for [...]
I was meditating on the process of song creation. From the spark that starts the creation to the endless back and forth edits that allow that spark to grow into a full song. The more I thought about it, the more I realized it’s very similar to the raising of a child, or what I [...]
You’ve probably heard that comedy is all about delivery. Well timed punch lines delivered in a certain style of expression are what make comedians stand out and be funny. The same is true of music. You hear a singer sing and you can tell how much he/she feels what’s she’s singing. Is she just trying [...]
Remember when artists made political statements? Or went even further and wrote political songs? Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We’re finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio. -CSNY Occupy Wallstreet is happening. This is a time of social change. Artists are KEY to social change. Music is hyper important [...]
Stumbled on a video of Sir Paul McCartney talking about where songs come from. We all know there really aren’t any rules to writing songs (sure most pop tunes have a variation of the verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus outline) and inspiration comes from all sorts of places, but Mr. McCartney talked about how [...]
You know about Reddit right? Reddit is probably the internet’s best social news site. Reddit is a social news website to which registered users submit content, either via links or “self” posts. Other users then vote the submission “up” or “down,” which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site’s front page(s). [...]
The 99 Percent is a new favorite site of mine. Every day my RSS is filled with a new and inspirational articles. I’d definitely suggest a read if you’re into non-cheesy stuff about leadership, goals, knowledge and such. The site recently put up a list of 25 Insights on Becoming A Better Writers and the advice is [...]
