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Songwriting Challenge Listener Songs: Volume 1

Songwriting Challenge Listener Songs: Volume 1

by | Jun 20, 2022

It’s always great to hear from our listeners, and we loved getting your submissions to our latest songwriting challenge to write from the title Why Do You Cry? We showcased four of our listener songs, and there are more to come in the next few weeks. So if your...
Honest and Earnest Songwriting with H. Jack Williams

Honest and Earnest Songwriting with H. Jack Williams

by | Jun 17, 2022

You’d be hard-pressed to find a life, a career or a body of work quite like that of singer/songwriter/composer H. Jack Williams.  Jack himself credits equal parts luck, talent and tenacity. “My whole life, I’ve gone out and gotten stuff done,” he says. “I think I have...
Phil’s declarative response to the Songwriting Challenge

Phil’s declarative response to the Songwriting Challenge

by | Jun 13, 2022

This week, Phil shared his out-of-his-comfort-range approach to tackling this year’s songwriting challenge to write from the title Why Do You Cry? Download the lyrics. We talked about: Is Old Music Killing New Music? The Song Talk Meetup Dan Tapper, a long ago...
Emotional songwriting with Gilbert Neal

Emotional songwriting with Gilbert Neal

by | Jun 7, 2022

This week, Gilbert Neal joined us again to talk about his latest album, and how he had to dig deep into himself to write the songs. We feature and talk about his new single Vapor Girl. Now, in the wake of a pandemic that waxes and wanes but never quite vacates, Neal...
Song structure choices with Mike’s Songwriting Challenge

Song structure choices with Mike’s Songwriting Challenge

by | Jun 1, 2022

For our second host answer episode for our 2022 Songwriting Challenge, Mike shared his journey with the structure, arrangement, and production of his song. Download the lyrics. We talked about: Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive? Primus to Pay Tribute to Rush on...