MySpace is gunning for iTunes, and they are bringing independent artists with them.
In an interview with Digital Music News, MySpace cofounder Chris DeWolfe said “”[Independent labels] will definitely be involved in it. We are actively reaching out to different groups that are representing independent labels.” He went on to say, “Independent artists are what helped […]
American Idol Songwriting Competition:
Lydia has a list of American Idol Songwriting Contest entries, with links to each songwriter’s web or myspace page. [Read More]
Big Changes in Store for MySpace Music:
At present, the moniker MySpace Music refers to a collection of music-specific areas within the social networking giant, including band profiles and secret shows. But […]
The thought of doing this last year with a 1 year old in the house was all but incomprehensible, but now…maybe.
I think I’ve actually convinced myself that I’m going to do it.
One song every two days (on average–if I manage to write two songs in one day, I can take a day or two off […]
Is country music support for the war waning?
Now [Toby] Keith says he is a lifelong Democrat and has claimed he never supported the war, while [Darryl] Worley has had a hit with “I Just Came Back from a War”, about a soldier returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder. [Toby] Keith’s switch, however, has angered […]
I was looking at my MySpace profile and this message came across my bulletin board:
Hey MySpacing Friends,
Here’s your one-time industry discount for a 1/2 off subscription!
Just $9.98 for 1-year, $16.98 for 2-years.
Just cut and paste this link into your browser and when prompted for a coupon code, enter “ASindustry” and you’re all set.
NOTE: the price […]
Lou Reed is interviewed by Pitchfork:
Pitchfork: As a songwriter in 1975, what kinds of contextual or personal cues made you want to experiment with things like drone, volume, and sustained sound?
Reed: In the Velvet Underground, my guitar solos were always feedback solos, so it wasn’t that big of a leap to say I want to […]
Group Project: Songwriting Tips We started our popular Group Songwriting Tips Project last September. I can’t believe it’s been a year already!
Songwriters, Get Out Of Town (Part II) “Then I started poking around on www.OpenMikes.org, the site that Don suggested we all use to book our “open mike […]
BMI presents:
Cliff Goldmacher’s Demo Production for Songwriters
This 2 1/2 hour discussion will cover:
Demo production and pre-production
Streamlining the demo process
Keeping budgets in check
Preparing of and pitching of finished demos
Cliff Goldmacher has recorded and produced over forty album projects and worked with artists from Emmylou Harris to Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors. Cliff has also served […]
Another month and another look back at songwriting one year ago.
We Can All Take A Songwriting Lesson From Toby Keith
We can all learn a lesson from Toby, and not just about songwriting. Toby has confidence, and yeah, he has a reason to have it - but so do all of us. We all excel in […]
Ryan Adams writes 3-5 albums per year. He speaks to his prolific nature in an interview with the Vancouver Sun:
“I think that, if anything, if I’m prolific then I think that says more about the work ethic or the expectations of work in this day and age, in society. Because I certainly don’t, in my […]
