Weekly Review:
Each week we scour some of our favorite “How To Write A Song” websites, articles, etc. and make a quick reference guide for you.
American Songwriter:
Monk’s Music, originally recorded in 1957 and released in 1958 on Riverside, is now being reissued as part of Concord’s Jazz Classics Remasters series. The album, featuring a septet that includes dual tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane, Gigi Gryce on alto, trumpeter Ray Copeland, bassist Wilbur Ware, and the formidable Art Blakey on drums, also finds the brilliant and elusive Monk thoroughly at the height of his powers. Read full post….
Amy Speace left New York for Nashville, grieving. Music City seems to have resulted in a slower, more deliberate pace on songs like the ultra-slow-burner “Real Love Song.” On Land Like A Bird, lazy piano hits ring out, Kim Richey sings on several songs, and pedal steel sometimes adorns Speace’s lethargic and plaintive Sunday-afternoon-stroll vocals. Read Full Post…
ReverbNation Blog:
Survey Results: 75% of Indie Artists Seek a Label Deal – Sony Top Label of Choice
by Neal on March 29, 2011 · 15 comments
In a recent survey conducted by ReverbNation and Digital Music News, over 75% of indie Artists said that it was one of their goals to get signed to a record label. Read full post…
ReverbNation’s Facebook app My Band gets a new name (Band Profile), new features, and it’s still 100% FREE
by FEROL on MARCH 10, 2011 · 46 COMMENTS
Today we’re announcing some major upgrades to our popular Facebook app, My Band. We’re giving it a new name (Band Profile) and some seriously powerful new features. Read full post…
The ReverbNation Control Room iPhone App (beta) Now Available for Free
by FEROL on DECEMBER 21, 2010 · 40 COMMENTS
Our first mobile app is now available in Apple’s App Store. The app allows musicians to collect fan emails at concerts directly through their iPhone, provides the artist with the latest profile and song stats, the ability to post status updates to Twitter, Facebook and Myspace simultaneously, and to sendFanReach email newsletters to their fans. Read full post…
Songwriting Lab:
Adding Soul to Your Songwriting
Author: Jamon White
We all have a varied opinion on what exactly a song is and considering the 140 character limit of twitter no longer applies here, I can now happily share my own view with you.
Pedantically, we can look at a song as being partmelody, part rhythm, part arrangement and part “ message”. Read full post…
Craft Your Songs to Increase Potential Film & TV Uses!
by Robin Frederick, author of ”Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV”
Each year, tens of thousands of songs are used in film and TV projects. These songs earn licensing fees, performance royalties, and income from sales on iTunes. This is a market worth aiming for and it’s wide open to independent artists, bands, and songwriters like you!
For every song that’s placed in a film, TV show, or commercial, many are auditioned – often hundreds – but only one is chosen. Read full post…
How to Write a Song Melody Without Knowing Music Theory
Author: Gary Ewer
Is it possible to create attractive, appealing song melodies without having a strong background in music theory? I believe it is, and I say that as a person who has had a career-long interest in teaching music theory.
Every so often, someone will write me with a question that goes something like, “Can I have this chord follow that chord?” or “Am I allowed to [insert musical idea here].” In other words, they want to know if music theory “permits” their musical brainwave to exist. Are they violating the rules of music theory by going ahead with their idea? Read full post…
