In addition to writing mainstream pop, country and R&B songs, there are many other genres songwriters might choose to explore. These include … Read Article
In addition to writing mainstream pop, country and R&B songs, there are many other genres songwriters might choose to explore. These include … Read Article
Among the most powerful tools you can use to make your songs more commercial and to impress industry pros with your command of the craft, is the use … Read Article
Within a verse, there may also be a pre-chorus--a two or four line section, rarely exceeding four bars musically, immediately preceeding the chorus. … Read Article
The majority of choruses adhere to certain guidelines. I say ‘majority' because there are songs that ignore some of the guidelines and still win by … Read Article
Part of your job as a lyricist is to get inside the minds of the characters you create in your songs. You need to express what is real for them. You … Read Article
The sign that hung on the studio door simply read, "You have nothing left to lose." For Janis Ian, who was behind those doors recording her first … Read Interview
Thoreau once said that every writer's duty was to give "first and last, a simple and sincere account of their own life." More than his sage words … Read Interview
Shawn Colvin's right hand hits the strings on her Martin D-28 with a precise aim and rhythmic force that seems to cause every sinewy muscle in her … Read Interview
TAXI CEO and seminar moderator, Michael Laskow, introduces Steve Seskin at TAXI's convention, the Road Rally 2002: Steve Seskin is one of the most … Read Interview