[This article was written by songwriter Cathy Heller.] Did you know you can make six figures a year licensing your songs to TV, film, and ads as an indie artist? … Continue reading
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How do you know your song is ready to pitch?
Believe it or not, not all artists write their own songs. For various reasons many of them “cut” songs or even sometimes buy them outright from songwriters that pitch songs … Continue reading
Is it crazy to chase your music dreams?
I remember announcing to all my friends one day that I was moving to Nashville, TN to follow my songwriting dream. It never occurred to me that it might sound … Continue reading
7 things that could sink your songs: beware of these bad songwriting habits!
[This article is an excerpt from The Music Producer’s Handbook by Bobby Owsinski.] At the heart of every music production is its basic building block—the song. It’s the key element, … Continue reading
Want to have your songs placed in TV and film? Get a crash course on sync licensing at the DIY Musician Conference
About 7 or 8 years ago one of my “songs” was used in an AMC commercial and it changed the whole way I thought about sync licensing. I put songs … Continue reading
The 9-minute songwriter workout
These three songwriting exercises are designed to get you into the flow of writing without thinking. Your best ideas come from your subconscious—and, you can tap into this with regular … Continue reading
David Bowie’s advice to artists: never get comfortable
The most important thing you need to remember as an artist, according to David Bowie: “Never work for other people at what you do. Always remember that the reason that … Continue reading
5 starting points for songwriting (with advice and anecdotes from Joni Mitchell, John Fogerty, Rodney Crowell, and more)
[This post is an excerpt from The Complete Singer-Songwriter, written by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and just published in an expanded second edition by Backbeat Books.] It’s such a subconscious thing. … Continue reading
The ABC’s of musical collaboration
The search for the perfect collaboration partner – and managing that relationship – can take up a lot of time and effort. We all want that cohesive bond, that magical … Continue reading
Are you too young to write deep music?
It’s a ridiculous question, I know — and of course the answer is no! You can probably think of a dozen artists right now off the top of your head … Continue reading