Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 1, Introduction
If you’re going to play your songs live, you’ll have to make the decision on how you are going to...
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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 5
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...
Read MoreDemo Recording for Songwriters: Part 4
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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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 3
The gear is set up. The engineer is sitting behind the console listening to his assistant...
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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 2
Usually the first thing that happens after a song is written is the recording of what is known as...
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Demo Recording for Songwriters: Part 1
Usually a guitar/voice or piano/voice recording, typically called a “work tape”, is suffice...
Read MoreThe Performing Songwriter: What to Expect
You have done everything right. You put together and tested your gear, making sure your batteries are fresh and your cables are in fine working order. Your strings are fresh and your guitar is relatively in...
Read MoreThe Performing Songwriter: What to Play
You’re third in line to perform a popular writer’s night. The first act on stage takes command of the room by whipping out a rocker. And once he has the audience’s attention, he plays a touching tender ballad about his...
Read MoreThe Performing Songwriter: What You Do
At some point you are going to have to perform your songs for a live audience, so it’s best to be prepared. A great way to cut your teeth on live performance is to participate at an open mic at a local bar (or a not so...
Read MoreThe Performing Songwriter: What You’ll Need.
At some point performing your songs is going to move from your writing room and living rooms of various friends’ homes to the stage, and you’re going to have your title changed from songwriter to singer/songwriter. If this is...
Read MoreSongwriting: The inside Story
It is intriguing to look at the outside of a CD of an artist’s new release. Perhaps it’s their second release, or maybe it’s their 20th. How do they do it? Where does all this creativity come from? How much of this them and how...
Read MoreThe Ultimate Set of Tools for the Songwriter
Of course, you can write a song with nothing but a creative mind and store it with nothing more than a good memory, but here’s a list of tools that might assist the songwriter. Now, this list is my list, and by no...
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