Session or Soup?
Is it okay to cancel a session you originally had booked if you are subsequently invited to a session with a recording artist?
And The Winner Is......
Television talent shows offer great opportunities for songwriters. But, I have to admit I have conflicting feelings about them. To me, it seems like an unlikely environment in which to birth a star.....
Taylor: Swift Boat or Love Boat
Maybe what us non-superstars need are more Big Machines like Taylor spreading the word that music has (or should have) value. Hail to the messenger...
Ch-CH-CH-Changes
I'm going where the love is. And there is love. So it's not a big ol' cake with buttercream and filling. It's a cookie. Nothing wrong with cookies. I'll keep munching but I'm keeping my heart open for the future.
Pendulums Swing
Some of us are asking…”Why can’t my publisher get me more song placements?” It wasn’t too long ago I was asking myself the same thing. But then I got to thinking: If circumstances make it harder right now for us to pitch our own material it’s got to be harder for them too....
What Every Aspiring Songwriter Needs To Know
I get an email or a Facebook message from an aspiring songwriter almost every day asking me how to make it in the music business…how to get a song cut…etc…My answer?
Songwriter's Pie (Repost from Huffington Post 6-19-14)
I can't believe I'm actually going to say this. I many never work in this town again. But here goes.
Standing On The Edge
There I was on the massage table face down. A place where thoughts and facts have no gravity… where ideas float in and out of consideration... Unable to be fully grasped.
