Call in being “in the zone” or call it inspiration. What’s important is knowing if you are controlling that energy or if it is controlling you. Some of us were gifted with the ability to “zone out” with an...
Read MoreIt happens in living rooms all across this great nation whenever there’s a party with two or more songwriters in the room and a guitar close at hand. Someone will plead, “Play us a song!”The floodgates are now open, and the...
Read MoreExclusive Backstage Footage Of Maroon 5 Recording A Brand New Song In 24 Hours, Discussing Their Latest Tour And Performing At The Hollywood Bowl Later This Year Watch the video:...
Read MoreHere is the gathering place for all of Jake Kelly’s Live2Play pieces on Demo Recording for Songwriters. Enjoy. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Originally posted...
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Selecting the right music, for myself to learn or as material for my students, is an absolutely...
Read MoreYou 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 MoreYou’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 MoreAt 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 MoreBrian Wilson "Songwriter 1962 – 1969" is a documentary film investigating the rich tapestry of music written and produced by this brilliant 20th century composer. The songs Wilson wrote for and recorded with The...
Read MoreIt 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 MoreOf 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...
Read MoreSome of the greatest songs ever written were not only written by people who had no formal music training, but some were totally illiterate. And I’m not just talking about country blues singers of the turn of the last...
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