Posts Tagged ‘Articles’
If you are a writer, your time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet
“Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that’s fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever…
Read MoreHow To Behave In The Music Business: Don’t Be A Squirrel!
How To Behave In The Music Business: Don’t Be A Squirrel! By: Marty Dodson This is one of the questions I get all the time. People will say, “I called ASCAP and they never called me back. Why are they so rude?” Or, “I went to five publishers and none of them would listen to…
Read MoreWhat If These Artist Had Said “I Only Create When I’m Inspired”
What If These Artist Had Said “I Only Create When I’m Inspired” By: Clay Mills Do you find yourself choosing to only writeåÊsongs when your inspired byåÊheartache or some other major life event? Here’s a quick list of some truly great art the world would never know if the artist had said, ÛÏI only create…
Read MoreA Modern Songwriting Parable
So, let’s say I invent a new kitchen gadget and I really want to get Walmart to stock my gadget on their shelves. Why do I want Walmart to stock it? Duh? They have millions of customers. If I want to make lots of money with my product, I HAVE to get Walmart to sell…
Read MoreHow One Day Can Change Your Songwriting Life!
How One Day Can Change Your Songwriting Life! By: Marty Dodson One of the things I love about songwriting is that your fortunes can change completely in one day. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience several of those life changing days. One day, I walked into Jason Matthew’s house with nothing going on in my…
Read MoreArriving: In Life And 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…
Read More6 Demo Mistakes That Can KILL Your Song
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…
Read More4 Things Aspiring Songwriters Struggle To Hear (Yet Pros HAVE To Hear)
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…
Read More11 Lessons From Thirteen #1 Country Songs – 2014
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…
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