Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at
3:22 am
Guest post: Susan Kemman resides in South Park (no kidding), is a Prog music nut and is the Assistant Director of - and talent scout for – the The Highest Independent Music Tour in the World, The South Park Music Tour. Take it away Susan!
The Summer will be brimming with competitions, festivals, tours and holiday bashes; many opportunities for getting your Band a gig or a little name recognition. Talent Searches, Tours and Battle of the Bands pay out prize money or comps equal to what you would earn at a gig, ALL for just a one hour performance. Networking with the Bands and Industry people at these Events can offer tremendous earning potential by breaking you into new Venues.
Here are some simple tips to get an edge over your competitors: Read the rest of this entry
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at
2:51 pm
The Melting Pot is back in action and you, my friend, are not going to wanna miss a single note of any tune present in this compilation. The tunes, like me, are mellow yet upbeat and 100% thought provoking.
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Also, Bumper music compliments of Jazz Organist
Dan Fogel and his tune “Blues After All” on his album
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at
7:09 pm
Guest post: Because I thought you might enjoy, this article has been hand-picked by Yours Truly and is being re-publishing with permission. The author is Richie Gilbert from www.inspired-songwriting-tips.com. Bon appatite!
If you want to learn how to write a song, do what all successful songwriters should do: Study songwriting. If you want to learn how to write great songs, study great songs!
If you want to be a master songwriter, learn from the masters.
If you’ve been writing songs for a while, you most likely are doing something right. When you write regularly you get a feel for it. You develop an instinct for what is catchy, memorable and engaging.
But you can take it further than that. Read the rest of this entry
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at
1:44 am
Just when you thought the flute was strictly for use in the symphony and Jethro Tull tunes, someone comes along and adds a little beatbox and a lot of flavor. Check out this video featuring a guy named Nathan “flutebox” Lee. Read the rest of this entry
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at
1:07 pm
If you write music, lyric or both and you want to see where you stand in the sea of songwiriters – and maybe win a little cash – why not enter a songwriting contest. Here are a few contests you could should enter this year.
Last year I entered into the USA Songwriting Competition to see if I could win. Plus, I was just curious to see how these things worked and maybe even get a little feedback.
Well I didn’t win anything and I didn’t get any feedback BUT I feel that just going through the motions really helped me to improve my skills, to push myself to learn more about writing and also realize that I needed to touch up my recording skills.
So if you write, give it a shot.
Do you know of any more? Let us know in the comments below.
