Songwriting

A song a day – how to improve your songwriting skills

by Ian on September 22, 2011

You may well have heard about this guy – Jonathan Mann. Most likely it’s for his song about the iPhone 4 antenna that’s had well over a million hits on YouTube. He set out on January 1st 2009 to write a song a day and upload it to YouTube – and he’s stuck to it. [...]

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Songwriting Tips – Songs as stepping stones

by Admin on March 4, 2011

This post on songwriting tips is from Ben Cooper. Ben is a professional songwriter living in Nashville, TN. Read more at The Songbird Project. “Keep writing.” This is how I sign off every time I post something on my blog, The Songbird Project. Why do I do this? Well, because I know from experience that [...]

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Hope for the DIY musician – Adam Young & Owl City show the way

by Ian on October 2, 2009

I wanted to stick up a very quick post to bring hope to aspiring artists, yet also hammer home once again our core argument. Maybe we’re finally getting to the time where a few artists really can break ‘big time’ without the record company machine, thanks to their own online efforts. Maybe. Adam Young – [...]

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What makes a great song?

by Admin on May 19, 2009

A Guest Post by Fraser Smith What makes a great song? It’s a big question, and one that has been written about endlessly in an attempt to unravel the “formula” for creating a world dominating smash hit record. Sure, there are some basic rules and if you were to examine a handful of the most [...]

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How to Write a Great Song – You must learn this above all else!

by Ian on March 14, 2009

What is the number one thing that you need to know in order to make it in the music industry? It’s the thing that the greatest artists all know and it’s the one thing that all record company A&R guys and managers are actually really looking for – no matter what other bullshit they might [...]

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