Songwriters: Stop Trying to Be Different
If you write songs, do you consciously try to write songs that are new, different, unusual, distinct from the music that has come before you? Something that will stand out and be noticed because it’s so creative or even weird?
If you do, well, th…
Who are you doing the work for?
Singing well takes work. Playing an instrument well takes work. Writing songs takes work. Honing stagecraft takes work. Pulling together a band, booking a band, creating buzz… You name it, whatever you do in music, ad however much you love doing it, …
Read moreFive Ways to Write Songs
If you haven’t written a song before, it might feel like something you just don’t have the innate talent for. I know, because I wrote my first song about two years ago. Before that, I thought I simply was not a songwriter. And the non…
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