Every label president, A&R director, publisher and film & TV music supervisor will tell you that the key to success in the music industry is great songs. Check out a few of our many information resources for the songwriting:
- Songwriting: The Importance of Contrast
Successful songwriter and songwriting teacher Jai Josefs highlights one of the many technique for making your song stand out from the crowd.
- Songwriting: Learning Where the Money Comes From
Hit songwriter Jason Blume points out that to be successful in the music business, you have to pay as much attention to the business as you do to the music.
- Songwriting: The Song That
Changed The World
By topping the charts, the Beatles proved, for the very first time ever, that musicians could both write and play their own material and be successful at sustaining a career . . .
- Songwriting: Rewriting Lyrics
Hit songwriter Jason Blume points out that it's easier to get one great song published and recorded than a hundred pretty good ones.
- Songwriting Interview -- Sarah McLachlan
Covering how she gets inspired to write songs, what she does to make a demo, and forgetting the words to her songs on stage!
- Songwriter Associations: Your Support System
It's a tough business, and you can use all the help you can get! See if there's a group in your area in which you can hone your craft.
- Songwriting: TV Composer Jonathan Wolff
A two-part interview with the songwriter and producer responsible for Seinfeld, Caroline In The City, Will & Grace, etc.