Archive for July, 2008

IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is accepting entries

By Don • Jul 24th, 2008 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

The 5th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is now accepting entries. IAMA promotes excellence in Acoustic Music Performance and Artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include D’Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, AirplayAccess.com,Sonicbids.com, Acoustic Cafe Radio Show and XM Satellite Radio.
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Kole: Helping Songwriters get into the Flow

By Kole • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Featured

In this article I discuss a few ways of opening yourself to the muse so that new creativity can flow through you and surpass any mental blocks.



Songwriting News (7/20/08) Amie Street, Andrew Bird and more

By Don • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Songwriting News

Amie Street Lands Big Content Deal With Orchard
Amie Street, the music store that features dynamic pricing that varies according to a song’s popularity, has secured a deal with digital music distributor The Orchard, which holds a catalog of over 1 million songs. For the time being not all of The Orchard’s music labels will be […]



Filmmaker David Lynch and songwriter Donavon weigh in on the creative process (video)

By Don • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Featured

The Atlantic has posted some great videos from two creative icons; David Lynch and Donavon.
Here’s David Lynch on ideas:
It’s like there’s a man in another room with the whole film together, but they’re in puzzle parts. And he’s flipping one piece at a time into me. At first it’s very abstract I don’t have a […]