Beach House talks songwriting
This band came through town recently and I was blown away by their songwriting prowes. Check out this article and then go download some songs to get an idea of how great they are.
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How to setup a songwriting group
Andrea Stolpe at Berklee Music Blogs has another great post. Most importantly - don’t get discouraged if it takes awhile to build up: “Have fun with your group, and try not to get too discouraged when folks come and go. Know that for awhile you might be the core of the group and the most committed to seeing results. You also might provide the inspiration and discipline others need to recognize their potential for writing songs.”
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Titans Kerry Collins looking to write a hit country song
His attempts at traditional country songwriting, however, aren’t looking like a laughing matter. On Tuesday, Collins established a music publishing company, Blue Q Music, and he is teaming with respected artist manager Stuart Dill, who has worked with the well-known likes of Freddy Fender, The Wreckers and Jo Dee Messina. Collins signed with performance rights organization BMI and recently attended its annual country music awards dinner.
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Coldplay responds to Satriani plagiarism allegations
Last week we covered the Coldplay-Satriani plagiarism accusations. Coldplay responds on their website: “With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations. If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write or have any influence on the song Viva La Vida. We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours. Coldplay.”
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