(This article was contributed by Rob Cosh of theHipCola.com and was reprinted with permission.)
It seems to me that many songwriters begin their work with an acoustic guitar. If you’re like me, you’ll probably record most things with acoustic guitar first. I like acoustic guitar because it’s full sounding, has great percussive qualities for banging out […]
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 […]
Please join BMI, the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and New York’s leading music attorneys for four fantastic nights of a behind-the-scenes look at the legal side of music.
Location:
The Living Room (upstairs)
154 Ludlow Street, NYC
Time:
6:30PM-8:30PM every Wednesday in September
Schedule:
Wed. Sept 6:
Legal Issues In Management
Wed. Sept 13th:
Legal Issues in Recording Contracts and Deals
Wed. […]
(This is the final article in the series “Songwriting For Beginners”. We are filing the series under the Songwriting Basics category.)
Last week we ran a series on Songwriting For Beginners that was remarkably successful. We hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for all the kind comments and thanks to Jeff Oxenford for contributing such a great […]
I have a ton of live photos from songwriting competitions and songwriter-in-the-round performances. As you may know, lighting for pictures can sometimes be tricky. If you turn on your camera flash, you wash out all the cool lighting. But if you turn OFF your camera flash, you run the risk of your picture being too […]
(This is an article in the series “Songwriting For Beginners”. We are filing the series under the Songwriting Basics category.)
Question: How do you stop a guitarist from playing?
Answer: Put music in front of him.
That’s me. I can’t read music and I doubt I ever will. However, over the last three years, I’ve learned just enough […]
We live in an age that is a technological boon for songwriters. Over the last 5 months we have highlighted several advantages for songwriters.
For our weekend visitors, here is a roundup of must-read tech articles on Blogging Muses:
Use technology to capture song ideas.
This is a five part series. How to use your iPod, Voicemail, or […]
So you have a handful of original songs and you feel like trying them out on a listening audience?
You’ve played them at your local coffee shop ad nauseum. People like them. But you want to spread your wings and see what a new audience might think?
Try an Open Mic tour.
What is an Open Mic […]
Reverse Dictionary:
I have recently covered great online applications like rhyming dictionaries and thesaurus.com. But Jeff Caylor contacted me about this great OneLook Reverse Dictionary.
According to the site:
OneLook lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a […]
