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Thanks :D Guitar - Martin HD-35 stereo mic'd with matched pair MXL 603s, coincident pair set up one pointed at 14th fret turned slightly in toward the soundhole, the other pointed right behind the bridge, both about 6-8 inches out. M-Audio Audiobuddy preamp into M-Audio 1010lt. Vocal same...

Well, I'll post some news... Since I have some old friends here that I don't see in other places I just thought I'd share. The main reason I don't hang around here or the "other forum" LOL... nearly as much as I used to is that I came to the realization that I needed to spend a lot more of my...

I posted this at "the other forum" as well... Hi guys. I just signed and mailed my first single song contract. It is with a small Nashville publisher who has connections in the business through their other related businesses, but to my knowledge has not had major label success in the publishing...

Heck yeah...but you have to have the publisher connection ;). Mikeh is correct. It's too late for this year. Artists are recording their Christmas albums in the summer, maybe early fall at the latest. The publisher is pitching them probably before that even, so say spring. :D. Write a GREAT...

It's naive to think that there won't be striking similarities between melodies, let alone chord progressions (which are not copyrightable). There are hundreds of thousands of songwriters at all levels out there. If you just look in Nashville and the output of just the most successful few hundred...

Hey!!! If you do, maybe we can start a band!!! :D

A staff writer is a writer who writes, under contract, exclusively for a publisher. It is considered a primo position in the songwriting world. You actually get paid (sort of...it's a draw against future royalties and usually not enough to live on unless you have a billion cuts and multiple...

It occurred to me that this part of the question never got answered. I would say that, at least here in Nashville, that is not the case. Publishers LOVE a good writer with artist potential. Know why? Because if that person becomes a recording artist and that artist is also a staff writer for the...

Fixed...I'm sure that's what you really meant, otherwise your post comes across as quite arrogant ;)

So, NationalSandwic, are you saying the pro writers here in Nashville shouldn't be using a rhyming dictionary? That would probably be news to them. I'm sure everyone has their own style. I rarely use a rhyming dictionary. But on occasion it is a help. It is a tool. Even the pros (people who...

Hmmmm...pro writers use them without a blink. Why wouldn't someone use every available tool? :confused:

Yeah, happy Birthday!!!

Now see…I wouldn’t have gotten that from your lyric. I would MAYBE try to put that in your one of the power positions in the chorus. That’s not a hard & fast rule, but it is true 99%+ of the time. And for a reason. That is what you want the listener to remember when they go to the record store...

One more expansion on Mikeh's good post. Most established publishers will not listen to your stuff unless you know them, or get someone who they know to recommend you. There are avenues for that. But it still comes to needing to be present to win & years of relationship building. You can hire...

To expand on Mikeh's good advice. It is EXTREMELY hard to get paid to be a writer if you don't live in a major music center. That's why I moved to Nashville. It takes YEARS of networking, co-writing, meeting publishers, talking about their kids, golfing...LOL...it's a relationship business. No...

Hi Layla. Glad you are feeling better about your writing. The more you do it the better you get at it!!! I don't critique lyrics alone typically. For me it's easier to judge a song (lyric & melody) than just a lyric alone. They work hand in hand and if done right the creation is greater than...

BAH!!!! Set out traps with smoked herring only. No joy. Out to find some Bobby Vinton records... :D

:D Hi Mike!!!

What is this moskus you speak of. And where can I get one?

1. Premise of the song (what do I want to say) or hook/title w/ premise. 2. Outline the song & determine which song form would work best and what parts of the story I want to reveal where for best impact. 3. Brainstorm images related to the premise of the song 4. Write main idea of song (chorus...