Blogging Muses

Who’s up for a group songwriting project?
Some readers have emailed me songwriting tips, but don’t really want to contribute a whole article to Blogging Muses. So, more than one reader has suggested putting together a repository of songwriting tips from the Blogging Muses readers.
Great idea! So I spent last night putting together a little […]

A couple of weeks ago I quietly added a newsletter subscription box on the right hand side of this page. Several readers have asked if I would provide a newsletter to let them know when new articles are posted on the site because they aren’t really RSS people. Others wanted more specifics on just how […]

XTernal2006 thinks more people prefer complex songs to simple ones:
I don’t really agree with the fact that it’s stated that listeners would (all?)prefer simple songs they can remember easily. I personaly prefer more complex melodies and chord progressions.
The more music you hear, the more complexity I like. Music is like math…simple songs get too predictable […]

Our sister site NashvilleHype! has an excellent and Exclusive Interview with John Barlow Jarvis - back to back Grammy Song of the Year Award winner. John offers some excellent advice on songwriting and pitching (and if there’s anyone able to give great advice on the subject, it’s John):
As for pitching songs, let me say […]

Blogging Muses is entering it’s ninth month of existence. It has been pretty exciting to see how much it has grown - both in visitors and in the sheer number of articles on the site.
We’re starting to get lots of visitors and newsletter subscribers from the search engines. This is also helping the site grow.
But […]

That’s right, Blogging Muses is now on MySpace. Actually, I got the account awhile ago, but I have been too swamped to promote it - until now.
Go ahead and add us to your list of friends. We’d love to have you on board! It will be a great way for us to review songwriters for […]

Throughout history there have been some terrific ‘Hypers’. These are people who know how to spread a message to a huge number of people. Donald Trump, Don King, and Madonna come to mind. Each brings a set of different talents to the table, but they do share one common thread - a […]

(Editor’s Note: At this time we are only asking for reviewers in the continental United States. Sorry!)
As the traffic and general knowledge of the existence of BloggingMuses grows, we are receiving more and more books from publishers with the request to review the book and publish our review online.
At this moment we don’t have time […]

I am putting together a links page of songwriting forums. There are a few great ones that I like: Songwriter101, MusesMuse, and Tunesmith.
I know there are others people use on a regular basis - as well as some cool niche songwriting forums.
What songwriting forum(s) do you enjoy, and why? Bear in mind I may […]

Don is the founder of the ILM Network and actively writes for all blogs in the network. He is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
His music site is available at www.donmak.com.