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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 5

Posted by | Jul 5, 2020 | |

It’s not unusual for the songwriter to start making arrangements in their head before the song is even completed on the page. So, when they are playing a song to a loved one or a group of friends for the first time, they...

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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 4

Posted by | Jun 25, 2020 | |

While you were at the studio recording the band you assembled for your demo session, you may have noticed that guy in the plaid flannel shirt with the beanie who looked cooler than just about everybody else.   After he...

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You Got Talent

Posted by | Jun 10, 2020 | |

A friend of mine forwarded me a video of her daughter singing a couple of songs in what looks like her high school auditorium, followed by a request asking if I could do anything to help her: vocal coaching, guitar lessons,...

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