Whether you have songs written or not, we’ve got some great New Year’s Resolution ideas for songwriters.

This article is for your friends and family who say they never know what to get you. Thankfully, for the price of “typical musician gifts”, they can purchase any of the items listed, and even help you get songs written in the process.

There’s no doubt that being a great songwriter and having beautifully recorded versions of your songs is an admirable goal in and of itself. However, if you’re interested in having your songs see the light of day then your work is really just beginning. This article is the official “chapter after” you’ve written and recorded your song.

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.

The Atlantic has posted some great videos from two creative icons; David Lynch and Donavon.

Article contributed by Mahmoud Ibrahim of Songwriting Fever.
A song is music and words, but there are two questions concerning the relationship between music and lyrics in a song. The first is which is more important and the second is which should be written first. This article is about the first question.
To answer the first question, [...]

The five key steps to pitching songs in the Nashville Market, from a Music Row insider and pro songplugger.

One of the single most important elements in a great-sounding, professional recording is the performance of the session musicians. There is a reason that the job of the session musician exists.

I’m going to begin this article by quoting from one of my earlier articles:
Your career as a recording artist hinges on many things from the songs you choose to the musicianship on your records. But the single most important thing for your artist identity is your voice. Your ultimate goal as a vocalist is [...]

When I was 23, I went to Europe for the first time.
It was a great adventure and many of the highlights took place in Greece, where I have returned several times in the intervening years.
The morning I’m thinking of had to do with Socrates, the Greek philosopher.
I had read The Meno by Plato in which [...]