Songwriting

The longer I live and the more I write, the more I realize that there really is no “destination” in life, unless it is death. Short of the grave, we are all still on the journey, trying to figure out the world and our place in it. In regard to writing, we all (or most of us…

  So, you’ve written a great song and you want to record an amazing demo to present it to the world. Here are 6 demo mistakes I have learned in a 20 year career and more than 6,000 demos: 1) Telling the band what to play. Let the band and the engineer be creative. A…

There are a number of statements that aspiring writers really resist that could help them cross over into pro land IF they would listen and take them to heart. The 4 things songwriters need to hear are: 1) “Your songs are not good enough.” This one hurts to hear, but a professional in the music…

Producer Larry Beaird did an amazing job with a private webinar for our SongTown Diamond Members. In the webinar, he revealed 11 Lessons From Thirteen #1 Country Songs – 2014. Here are some of the findings based on his research. 1) How many words were in the longest title? 5 2) How many #1 songs…