I can’t tell you how many letters I get full of complaints as to how “nobody cares” about writers, art, creativity; on and on. Most writers (artists, acts, musicians, singers, et. al.) feel they have great songs and talent, and just can’t get a break. I get hundreds of letters and CDs from people who [...]

I was reading the latest issue (March 2007) of Electronic Musician and the last person I expected to read about – in an electronic magazine – was acoustic singer-songwriter Ari Hest. In 2005, Ari released his first major-label album on Columbia Records. It was a great album – one that I personally own. From my [...]

Florida’s own Mofro plays my favorite sort of groove – a southern funk swamp shuffle that can easily switch to different genres, without compromising their fundamental sound. Their debut album was deemed one of the “Best Albums of the Decade” in 1999. Their third – and latest – album is called “Country Ghetto” and sounds [...]

Contributed by: Dainis W. Michel Are you curious about how to write song lyrics? I’ve put together a few tips that might help you. Be sure to go through the free music composition lesson on [the] site [listed below] to gather further information on what will help you grow as a songwriter. There are many, [...]

Don’t label me. The New York Daily News covers high-profile musicians taking the independent route and bypassing major labels altogether (Link): If done successfully, going the independent route can be more lucrative than a record deal. Artists get to keep the rights to their master recordings and potentially capture a much bigger share of their [...]

Can I be totally honest? This will most likely get me into that never found but often heard of “banned list” – but I’ve just have to say it. I hate workshops. There. I said it. I grew up in Nashville (you can find out more about me here) and as a songwriter I’ve attended [...]

Readers have requested that I highlight the songwriting articles on the site better. I am working on a redesign of the top of the page to highlight featured articles and the articles archive. In the meantime, here are some of the more popular articles over the last two months: Songwriters Ask: Should I rewrite? Create [...]

These are the stories I like to see. I am not on a crusade against record labels – but I love to see a band step up and fight when they feel they are someone’s stooge. The band Cracker and Virgin Records did not part on the best of terms. Apparently, without informing the band, [...]

We have talked before about quick and easy ways to capture audio, and if you already have some recording software on your computer, Behringer has just released a cool little USB audio interface box called the U-Control, that I have been using – with decent results. For under $30, it’s not a bad deal. Previously [...]

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 [...]