One of my favorite weekly features on music blog “Idolator” is called Track Marks. Basically the editors track how blog buzz started rolling for a new band.
The band Illinois (nothing remarkable but in regular rotation on my iPod) is their latest specimen. Here is an example of how they do it:
First blog mention: A [...]
The Group Songwriting Tips Project has been a fun project over the last couple of months. We have 50+ tips in the archives right now. You can view the songwriting tips by category, as well as just click through all the songwriting tips one at a time.
Got a songwriting tip of your own? If so, [...]
To ask a songwriter if he has ever been frustrated during the process of writing a tune is like asking a drowning person if they need a life raft.
So when I saw the title The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook - I knew I had to take a look.
The book was first recommended to me by Ruth [...]
For some, being a solo performing songwriter is tricky.
On one hand you have the freedom of not having to compromise with other band mates. You also get to keep all the money from gigs. Less scheduling conflicts and less gear to haul around.
On the other hand the style of gigs you can play may [...]
Songpull.com is a community of professional songwriters, individuals who are willing to take chance at songwriting, and anyone interested in watching these events. The unique challenge of a Songpull is to write a song within the 30 days prior to performing it on video for the first time at a Songpull event. It’s about getting [...]
Just wanted to give an update on the Songwriting Tips Project. I have had a lot of great suggestions to date on how to improve the archives and make them more useful. There are some cool little useful things we have planned for the future. But here is where we stand so far:
50+ Tips to [...]
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 [...]
I was poking around Google’s Blog Search tool and found some pretty cool songwriting blogs. There are some that have great promise. I would love to see more frequent updates - so head on over and let them know what you think. Leave a comment to let em know you were there:
Ultimate Songwriting BlogAt the [...]
Pro Tools (and other recording and production software packages) have truly leveled the playing field for songwriters and home studio enthusiasts. The barrier of entry in providing studio quality demos has been significantly lowered for the serious and mid-level home studio.
This age of technological marvels also comes with a price. Many songwriters spend so much [...]
There are countless tips, tricks, and advice columns on the Internet. Yet there is something magical about holding a print magazine in your hand, gleaning lessons from some of the world’s greatest songwriters.
Your regional chain bookseller likely has several racks of magazines, and usually they have American Songwriter Magazine, Performing Songwriter magazine, and sometimes [...]
