Artist’s Guide To Preparing For Winter Isolation
While summer has provided many in the US with a little bit of breathing room (literally), the coming season, and a lack of any guaranteed vaccine, mean bands and artists. Continue reading
What A Month Of Daily Releases Taught Me About Songwriting Workflow
After setting aside an entire month to generate an impressive body of work, including daily releases, Martin Fowler breaks down what the songwriting intensive taught him about creative workflow. Guest. Continue reading
Salem Ilese And Berklee’s Bonnie Hayes Talk Viral TikTok Hit ‘Mad at Disney’
21-year-old songwriter Salem Ilese struck gold with her mega hit song “Mad at Disney” which exploded on TikTok and has gone on to become one of the 50 most-streamed songs. Continue reading
Artist’s Guide To Streamlining Your Songwriting, Production Process
Like anything any other repeated task, creating music should theoretically become a more streamlined process the more we do it. Theoretically. While not always easy, streamlining the production process is. Continue reading
What Equipment Do You Need To Record A Song?
The days of needing a studio full of specialized gear to record music are largely behind us. Sure, that stuff is nice, but it’s hardly required for laying down a. Continue reading
What Are Split Sheets And Why Are They Important?
In an industry where collaboration is a common practice among songwriters and musicians, deciding in advance who will get credit (and get paid) for their contribution on a piece of. Continue reading
Growing Your Confidence As A Songwriter
While the extended period of social isolation has provided a unique opportunity for musicians to double-down on their songwriter, too much introspective time alone with one’s thoughts can also be. Continue reading
Can My Co-Writer Copy Our Joint Work?
Thanks to a recent legal battle between Melissa Jefferson (aka Lizzo) and several other songwriters, a rarely explored topic has been brought to the forefront: Can a co-writer copy a. Continue reading
9 Music Collaboration Apps We Love Right Now
Long distance collaboration has become something of an industry standard for the past several months (thanks pandemic), but thanks to a number of excellent music apps, doing so has become. Continue reading
The Story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter: Wrongly Convicted Boxer, Dylan’s Muse
In this piece, Daniel Reifsnyder explores how Bob Dylan’s protest song “The Hurricane” helped draw national attention to the plight of wrongly convicted Black activist and former boxer Rubin Carter.. Continue reading
