What Is Your Spotify Strategy?
I see so much information in articles and hear things about Spotify that I believe is inaccurate, and it could hamper your Spotify strategy. Read the post
Author: Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter
Lean Into Your Musical Strength
Do you have to be great at all areas of songwriting and performing, or can you find success leaning into one musical strength? Read the post.
Who gets to decide if your songs are “great”?
If listeners decide your music is great, then it is. Focus on writing and recording better songs and put out the best product you can. Read the post.
Things every lyricist should know
If you are a lyricist, or if you also write melody but you think your strength is more lyric, this is for you. This is more mindset stuff, so this will be helpful no matter what your thing is. Read the post.
Writing conversational lyrics: Say it like you say it
Song lyrics are not poems put to music. Lyrics can be poetic and should be interesting, but there’s power in conversational lyrics that sound like something the character in your song would actually say. Read the post.
Songwriting Dos and Don’ts
A recent “Play For a Publisher” event featured Stacey Willbur, VP of Publishing and A&R for Full Circle Music sharing her feedback about 10 songs that were selected to be showcased. Read the post.
Songwriting advice: Cry when you write, dance when you produce
Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter lean on some sage songwriting advice Brent got from veteran songwriter Ralph Murphy: deliver a positive tempo. Read the post.
Should I copyright my song?
Per the Copyright Act of 1976, as soon as your song is in a fixed form, you own the copyright. So usually what people are talking about is registering the copyright when they ask, “Should I copyright my song?” Read the post.