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Author: Marty Dodson

  • How Songwriters Get Paid: The 5 Minute Overview Of Songwriting Income Streams

    Posted on April 24, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    Several people have asked about the different ways songwriters get paid. So, here's the 5 minute overview: Publishing Draws for songwriters. This is a monthly amount a publisher pays to a writer that is on a staff publishing deal. These are really advances on royalties that have to be repaid out of incoming royalties....

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  • Turning Time On Your Hands Into Better Songs

    Posted on April 14, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    Years ago, I had a big write scheduled and it got cancelled the morning of the write. One of the biggest writers I had ever written with traded me for a co-write with Cher. I couldn't blame him, but I was very let down. My publisher...

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  • It’s Never Too Late When It Comes To Your Songwriting Dreams

    Posted on April 11, 2020 by Marty Dodson

      I believe that it’s never too late to be what you might have been and to chase your songwriting dreams. I was in my mid thirties when I started trying to write professionally. A friend of mine just landed a starring role (Her first) in a movie with some...

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  • How Do Publishers And Songwriters Split Royalties?

    Posted on April 1, 2020 by Marty Dodson

      We get lots of music business questions in SongTown and how publishers and songwriters split royalties is a common one. So, I thought I'd answer it in today's post. The business side of music is not as complicated as it seems.  Here are the basics of writer/publisher deals and...

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  • Don’t Be This Co-Writer: Mistakes Every Songwriter Should Avoid When Co-writing

    Posted on March 31, 2020 by Marty Dodson

      Early on in my songwriting career I had enough bad/weird co-writing experiences that I acquired vast database of material to draw from for co-writing no-nos. So here is my list of things NOT TO DO in a co-write... 1. Write down ideas that your co-writers throw out so you...

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  • 5 Fun Songwriting Exercises: Improve Your Writing AND Have A Good Time

    Posted on March 24, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    Here are some writing exercises I do when I want to sharpen my songwriting skills and just have a good time with it, putting no pressure on myself.  Ready for some songwriting fun?!? Thumb through a magazine looking for song ideas. Sometimes when I'm on an...

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  • Songwriter Write-Up-Itis: Do You Suffer From This Common Illness?

    Posted on March 21, 2020 by Marty Dodson

      Clay and I continually run into people throughout Songtown territories that have songwriter  "write-up-itis". We can spot the affliction immediately because we have both battled this dreadful and potentially fatal disease in the past. The symptoms generally start after you write the first song that you think is really commercially...

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  • 5 Ways To Improve Your Songwriting Instantly

    Posted on March 18, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    There are some simple steps you can take to improve your songwriting instantly.  Try these steps to see a dramatic improvement overnight: Write with someone who is strong where you are weak. Years ago, my mentor told me to identify my strengths (honestly) and to let him know what I thought...

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  • 5 Things To Do Before You Pitch Your Song

    Posted on March 10, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    Pitching songs that are not ready or that are not in the ballpark for the artist you are pitching to is one of the fastest ways to burn bridges.  In fact, doing either of those things is effectively pouring gasoline on the bridge.  Way too many people pitch songs...

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  • The Songwriter’s Business Plan: 5 Steps To Success

    Posted on March 10, 2020 by Marty Dodson

    One of the things I discovered when I started mentoring songwriters is that very few of us have a plan. That may be the curse of the creative mind – we get so lost in making stuff up that we lose sight of the business side of things that must...

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How Do I Submit Songs As A Songwriter To The Music Business? (Updated- 2021)

by Marty Dodson on January 23, 2021

  There seems to be a lot of confusion out there over the question "As a songwriter, how do I submit songs to the music business?" The truth of the matter is that there is no one way to "submit" songs to the music business. When you simplify the "song submission"...

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The “Instant Melancholy” Chord Substitution

by Clay Mills on January 18, 2021

The Melancholy Chord Substitution. I’ve been blessed to get away with some interesting chord changes over the course of my songwriting career. Those songs found their way onto pop and country mainstream radio—two formats that, right or wrong, have a rap for simple chords.   Whether it was sneaking in a...

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It’s Impossible: More Songwriting Myth Busting

by Marty Dodson on January 13, 2021

I don't know how many times each week I hear the words "It's impossible". The ridiculous part of it all is that the things they are saying are "impossible" are not impossible at all. Well, let's just do a little songwriting myth busting! "It's impossible to get a song cut...

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