August 25, 2008
For the last 3 weeks, I’ve made myself sit down at night and work on songwriting. Thanks to my MacBook and its built-in camera/mic, I can just focus on writing and not remembering — I’m capturing everything as I go, and I don’t have to worry about what the heck was the chord I [...]
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August 20, 2008
I was deeply saddened to hear that Leroi Moore, the saxophonist of Dave Matthews Band passed away on August 19, 2008.
I don’t consider myself a huge fan of DMB — at least not any more. That said, two early albums, Under the Table and Dreaming and Crash, are among my all-time favorite albums. And I [...]
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August 18, 2008
I’m half way through reading a book called “Song Man” by Will Hodgkinson. This is a sequel to a book called “Guitar Man” by I haven’t read the first novel.
It’s Will’s own chronicle of his journey to discover the secret of songwriting, and in the course of his exploration, he uses his position as [...]
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August 12, 2008
Well, I’m making diligent progress on my big business vision. Here are some stuff I’m working on:
Have you checked out my “life” blog, OurBestVersion.com? Now in the 4th month of existence, I’m refining more and more of its branding and focus. Right now it’s branded as “Big Picture of Healing and Growth.”
I’m planning to start [...]
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August 8, 2008
I’d like to say, the answer is yes.
But I’m not sure.
I’m not sure how I would go about teaching someone to write a killer melody.
I just did a quick search on the topic of songwriting on Amazon’s book section. For a craft that’s been done so unversally, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of [...]
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August 7, 2008
How good of a songwriter are you?
Are your songs as good as the Beatles? Led Zeppelin? Elvis Costello? Townes Van Zandt? John Hiatt?
No, I’m not asking the opinions of your mom/girlfriend/boyfriend/friends/record label.
I’m asking you. Alone.
Even the best songwriters can’t write hits all the time. We all have garbage bags full of songs and ideas that [...]
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August 5, 2008
Last night, I started two brand new songs. One a children’s song which will be called “Balloon Boy,” the other a bluesy rock song.
It’s a great sign when I wake up in the morning and can still sing the tunes I wrote last night.
Starting a song is a bit like catching butterflies, or any [...]
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