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Music Industry Advice: Hey, Songwriter: Give Yourself Goosebumps!
When you were a kid, did you ever have a sleepover with friends where you told scary stories? You’d convince each other there was a ... -
Book Preview: "101 Tips and Tricks of Successful Songwriting"
An easy and informative read for songwriting of all levels, this self-published handbook, by a hit songwriter, goes behind the scenes to show how successful songwriters ... -
Win a Copy of "101 Tips and Tricks of Successful Songwriting" Book
Music Connection is giving away three copies of the book, 101 Tips and Tricks of Successful Songwriting ($20.29 retail value), along with some Christmas candy! ... -
Tip Jar: Beat Songwriter's Block
Improve Your Audio for Video! As a musical exercise, nothing beats improvising. It doesn’t just improve your playing chops – it’s a great generator of ... -
Tip Jar - How to Write a TV Theme Song
While many artists have had original songs placed on film and TV soundtracks, composing a show’s theme song is a whole ’nother discipline. In the ... -
Songwriter Profile: Taura Stinson (Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland)
Born in Birmingham, AL, songwriter Taura Stinson is proud to have grown up in Oakland, CA. “How could you not love music growing up in ... -
Songwriter Profile: Noel Zancanella (Maroon 5, One Republic, the Wanted)
“This could be a really good life,” sings Ryan Tedder in the OneRepublic hit, “Good Life.” Tedder’s co-writer on the song, Noel Zancanella, can certainly ... -
Allan Rich: A Songwriter Covers All The Basics
By Dan Kimpel With multiple Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy nominations, songwriter Allan Rich is no stranger to the upper echelons of the music ... -
70 Best Career Tips of the Year
Compiled by Andy Mesecher Quick links: Songwriting - Preproduction - In The Studio - Behind the Glass - Practicing - Performing - Promotion - ... -
Write Songs with Your Bandmates!
Many of the greatest songs have been written when two or more artists collaborate. How does such a collaboration happen? What occurs at a fruitful songwriting session? ... -
6 Traits of a Badly Written Song
Although we’ve all heard the stories about a great song that was written in 10 minutes, most well-written songs are actually finally crafted by ...
