Paula Lane On Songwriting
A lot of great songwriters begin with a title or a melody, but that technique often does not work for me. When I write, I usually have a subject in mind…
Read MoreSilent Angel
A friend has asked us to play at a fund-raising event for Rett Syndrome this August in Teton Valley. A little research has revealed that Rett Syndrome is a heart-breaking disease that affects mostly girls. The symptoms only become evident when the baby is between six to eighteen months old. So far, there is no cure, but they’re close. We wrote this song to play at the concert, and decided last weekend in Carmel to video the first draft to share with our onsongwriting.com community. More on the process of this particular co-creation in a blog to come soon. For now, here’s the...
Read MoreDerek Sivers, Part II
Here is Part 2 of my recent interview with Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby: Rick: In your experience marketing songs and listening to songs marketed by others, is it better to introduce a new song in the form of a rough recording (where the listener has room to imagine how they might arrange and interpret the song themselves) or a highly-polished CD track that demonstrates a well-produced expression of the song’s potential? Derek: Arranged and produced, definitely. You definitely do not need the million-dollar Neve console and Neumann mic, but you do need the bass, drums,...
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