In the last post I talked about songwriting structure in terms of traditional popular music songwriting structures and the energy/feel of a songs as the guiding force in helping to get a working structure for your songs. In this post Read more…
Getting the structure right for your song can make or break the flow and impact of a piece. Thankfully there are some solid principles which can help guide you when structuring your music. Whether you’ve got some experience songwriting or Read more…
If you’re a songwriter chances are you have a bunch of unfinished songs. The secret of how to finish songs is actually pretty simple: “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” (Either Kate Sanborn or Thomas Edison said something like Read more…
If you’re looking for vocal recording tips you’re heading in the right direction. Recording a great sounding vocal is key to releasing music that impacts your listeners and makes them fans. Forget about mics and preamps etc. THIS vocal tip Read more…
Song writing tips 101: A bad arrangement will sabotage your song and rob it of the right energy. No not some mystic energy – the perceived energy of the track. The rise and fall, the build up and the releases Read more…