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Songwriter's Omnibus: CD Release - Setting a PR/Marketing Timetable
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Monday, December 8, 2008. CD Release - Setting a PR/Marketing Timetable. 3 At this point (and to get the bar code), I go the CDBaby route and fill out as much of the CD info I know and pay for the CD and the barcode, which gets me the bitmap UPC code I need to finish the design. 7 The next step would be to start booking shows corresponding to places where you have some fan base or draw or other connecti...
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Songwriter's Omnibus: MusoWiki: A Wiki for musicians
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Wednesday, October 29, 2008. MusoWiki: A Wiki for musicians. Here's another well-intentioned entry with the idea of creating a Wiki space geared for music community, resources and sharing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Get My Song in a Movie. Thoughts of Sam Larkin. A lot of people are walking around ina daze saying Sam, gone? HIT RECORD AND PLAY. Our first Southeast East Coast Tour! So here's a l...
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Fun with substitutions | the art of song
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The art of song. May 17, 2008 @ 5:14 am. 183; { 3) Harmony. It’s high time to throw out your I-IV-Vs and throw caution to the wind. If you’re not familiar with harmonic analysis, check out this great overview. Before you read any further. Awesome. Lets start by substituting II for ii in a major key. Changing the chord quality from minor to major raises the third a half step, introducing a non-harmonic tone (specifically, a b5) The result? In C: D – (D F# A) moves to F (F A C) or Dmi (D F A). Jeff’s...
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Songwriter's Omnibus: Songwriting Tips: Major/Minor Modulations and Interesting Progressions
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Thursday, December 4, 2008. Songwriting Tips: Major/Minor Modulations and Interesting Progressions. Take this example from a song I wrote last week. It starts off with a I - ii - V progression, much beloved in all of Jazz and used in songs like Home. As recorded by Bonnie Raitt) and I Shall Be Released. Where iii and V substitute for each other). Section 1: A Bm7 E7 A. Iv III VII6 i VII VI. Section 2 iv...
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May | 2008 | the art of song
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The art of song. Archive for May, 2008. May 17, 2008 @ 5:14 am. 183; { 3) Harmony. 183; { Comments (1). It’s high time to throw out your I-IV-Vs and throw caution to the wind. If you’re not familiar with harmonic analysis, check out this great overview. Before you read any further. Awesome. Lets start by substituting II for ii in a major key. Changing the chord quality from minor to major raises the third a half step, introducing a non-harmonic tone (specifically, a b5) The result? May 16, 2008 @ 4:10 am.
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Songwriter's Omnibus: Song starters: Straw Man
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Monday, October 6, 2008. Song starters: Straw Man. I worked out a basic musical idea for a tune this weekend and started floating around for words and a narrative idea. I don't think I'll be going in the 'story song' direction necessarily, but that's what came up first:. The straw man boarded a bus in the winter of '85. With a pint of jack, a pack of smokes, and a little girl by his side. If I was start...
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Songwriter's Omnibus: Twyla Tharp on Creativity vs. Recognition
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Twyla Tharp on Creativity vs. Recognition. I saw this on LifeHacker and thought the Twyla's message was definitely worth thinking about for songwriters. Choreographer (and author of The Creative Habit. Here's the three-minute, 22-second clip. How do you get your creativity on without getting obsessed with whether or not it's made you a superstar? Let us know in the comments.
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Songwriter's Omnibus: Free plug-in: Rough Rider vintage compressor
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Monday, September 29, 2008. Free plug-in: Rough Rider vintage compressor. I usually discuss the freeware audio plug-ins on my All Sounds Considered blog. So the pick of this week is the Rough Rider plug-in from AudioDamage. Try it on your drum submix and feel free to generally experiment, it is, after all, free (and not all of us can afford a Distressor.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). We start in...
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Songwriter's Omnibus: Songwriting Competitions and Song Contests
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Songwriting Competitions and Song Contests. It must be Fall again because all those announcements of song contests just keep coming. Personally, I think it's the same as buying a lottery ticket and there really are better ways to develop an audience. But having said that, I thought I'd go ahead and summarize some of the ones floating around at this time anyway:. We start in t...
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Songwriter's Omnibus: November 2008
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Stuff related to songwriting, tips and theories of songwriting, and Brett's thoughts on his own songs. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Twyla Tharp on Creativity vs. Recognition. I saw this on LifeHacker and thought the Twyla's message was definitely worth thinking about for songwriters. Choreographer (and author of The Creative Habit. Here's the three-minute, 22-second clip. How do you get your creativity on without getting obsessed with whether or not it's made you a superstar? Let us know in the comments.
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