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Songwriter101 - Articles: 10 Foolproof Ways to Critique Your Own Songs 16 Apr 2013 | 06:14 pm
Early on in my songwriting career, I considered it a minor miracle that I could create a song in the first place. However, once I got a little more used to performing that particular magic trick, it b...
Songwriter101 - Articles: How To Use Recording Effects Effectively 19 Mar 2013 | 10:07 pm
Now that you’ve compiled your latest round of originals, how are you going to present the new work to an increasingly judgmental listening public? As we’ve frequently discussed within these pages, the...
Songwriter101 - Articles: Five Career-Endangering Mistakes for Songwriters (And How To Avoid Them) 19 Mar 2013 | 10:06 pm
1. Losing Your Patience/Cool If your plan is to be in the music business for more than just this week, then take a deep breath and know that, more than anything, patience is essential for a long and h...
Songwriter101 - Articles: A look at Taylor Swift’s “State of Grace” 14 Jan 2013 | 11:45 pm
In its recent study on the evolution of popular songs over the last 50 years, research publication Scientific Reports noted an overall decline in sound color, texture, and tone quality—which, accordin...
Songwriter101 - Articles: Six Ways To See If Your Song Is Ready To Demo 14 Jan 2013 | 11:40 pm
1. Make A Rough Recording One of the first tests I’d suggest is to make a simple rough recording of your song. Given that there’s no Grammy award for best rough recording, this can be a bare bones g...
Songwriter101 - Articles: Simplicity Trumps Technology 11 Dec 2012 | 11:51 pm
In a recent piece on the Everly Brothers, we looked at how the technology limitations of the time resulted in a more efficient record-making process—and, in the case of the EBs, better-sounding record...
Songwriter101 - Articles: What a Producer Does and Why You Should Consider Using One 11 Dec 2012 | 11:47 pm
What is a Producer? The best way I know to describe what a producer does comes in the form of this analogy: A producer is to a recording as a director is to a film. When it comes to making a film, th...
Songwriter101 - Articles: Four Ways to Avoid Music Submission Mistakes 21 Nov 2012 | 12:40 am
1. Never attach an mp3 to an email without permission. Submitting a song either via email or on a CD without having a contact who is expecting it is the same thing as not submitting at all. Unless t...
Songwriter101 - Articles: Opening Up: Effective Ways to Begin Your Next Song 8 Oct 2012 | 05:15 pm
One of the key adages in the world of journalism is “always begin with an effective lead.” In songwriting—or recording—the same basic principle applies. Consider some of the tunes that have long been ...
Songwriter101 - Articles: I Hate My Drum Sound. Please Help Me Fix It. 5 Sep 2012 | 08:00 pm
Put a Shure microphone in front of a guitar amp, or a good condenser near the sound hole of a Martin dreadnought, and nine times out of 10 the results will be top-notch. A quality drum sound, on the o...
