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    Songstuff Writer and Artist Development Challenges

    By john

    Independent writers and artists face several large disadvantages when they are compared to signed, mainstream writers and artists.  Disadvantages that add up to making it a competition that indies can’t win. Hell they can’t even compete.   Lack of budget and poor contacts are fairly obvious disadvantages. Lack of experience and a lack of knowledge restricts songwriters and artists alike. Lack of an overall strategy, and a limited set of incomplete tactics, makes for a critical problem
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#14 Personal Growth - No, It's Not A Tumor!

Have you ever stopped to look at where you are, and compare it to where you were? I have, but accidentally. By accidentally, I mean I didn't put myself into the famous "The Thinker" pose, or even sit back and consider life in general. No I was playing some of my own songs, and noticed some rather profound differences between then and now, and it got me thinking... I have been writing songs on and off for over 40 years. I know, you don't get that for murder! Funnily enough, usually
Kel

Kel

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#13 Why Do I Need Scales? I'm Not A Fish!

In the past, I came up with melodies using my keyboard, or on rare occasions, my guitar. Never in my wildest dreams would I think of singing to work out a melody. Why? Because I was horrible. When talents were being handed out, I was out in the back yard building a billy cart. As a non performing songwriter I didn't pay much attention to the melody line, figuring a "singer" would be able to sing what I wrote. I wasn't a singer I told myself, but a real one could do it. In time past I barely
Kel

Kel

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The Newbie

Hello there... I'm a lyricist but I can sing my own songs and it already has melodies. The problem is... I don't know how to play any instruments. I'm hoping to find a collaborator... preferably, a composer. Here's a sample of my song entitled Overruled by Emotions. I. Most people say eyes Are the entrance to a person's soul We can see truths or lies Sometimes we just ignore Oftentimes we never ever talk about it at all But when you look at me There is something tha
Sensen Caro

Sensen Caro

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#12 If You Know It, Leave It Out!

Have you ever been stuck thinking about how to tell the story you want to get across in your song project? Well I suppose you'd have to want to tell a story I suppose, but even for abstract ideas I may have something for you to try. Lend me your eyes and I'll write you some lines, and I'll try not to write of key!... Yeah okay, that doesn't make a lot of sense, so I'll plunge right in. I start most projects with an idea. It could be a hook, it could be a lead in, it could simply
Kel

Kel

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New Article - Fan Engagement

Fan Engagement Keeping it fresh while engaging your fans isn't straight forwards. At least that's the what many artists tell us. They start a band blog and pretty quickly run out of interesting things to say. They write the odd interesting post, but most posts are boring as hell, or barely related to their band and their music. More common still is their blog just dries up. So what could they do? Have no fear Songstuffers! We've collected 15 excellent ideas to help you engage your fans
Songstuff

Songstuff

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Ease Up

Did you try to take my life? Have you ever considered, Anything other than misery Tried to stay away but you keep comin' back at me, Don't understand, Why not leave me to stand, On my own, for a change I'm going insane, Get outa' my brain, You clipped my wings, Even though I'd never flown, Glued me to you even though I never broke, Expecting the glass, but I never shattered, Even if it was a long time, You wanted forever, I can't give you forever, I'm no
Sabrina Beatrice

Sabrina Beatrice

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The After Burns

Don't let it take you over Again and again and again He was no savior no not in the end, not in the end Let it go, I know it hurts scorching flames The after burns I thought I'd never end on the ashen floor, With your silhouette through the broken door, Forever was our own cliché, and we learned things will never go our way, A lesson of truth, to all of you After the smoke, Be aware of the embers Because when its all over, Your gonna' remember, and its spread
Sabrina Beatrice

Sabrina Beatrice

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First Song

This is a song i've been working on the past 2 days i know it still needs work but if any of you have suggestions it would be appreciated. i know its sort I just want you to see how much you mean to me It started one day I tried to stay away But I took a chance Didn’t think you’d take a second glance I saw your reply I didn’t know why We became close fast I hope this last You know I’d give you
DatDudeJR

DatDudeJR

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#11 So, What Do I Know About It, Anyway?

I suppose you're wondering by now what makes me such an authority on songwriting that I feel I can provide advice. Albeit Kelistic advice! I'm glad you asked that question, read on! I was driving along the highway just the other day, carefully plotting and replotting in my mind my diabolical plan to take over the world, when... oh, wrong blog! I was driving along the highway just the other day, carefully plotting and replotting in my mind how to convince my loyal readers (I believe
Kel

Kel

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Inner And Outer Circles

Keeping Your Cards Close Have you ever noticed how your close family and friends receive your music differently than strangers? Well that is because they are biased. Just because their biased doesn’t mean their reaction will be positive, surely but they have an image of who you are and you are forever confined to those constraints. Step out of those constraints and you may be judged negativly. Some folks might think your fun “little hobby†(yeah that’s not degrading) is cute and just
Scotto

Scotto

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#10 What Do You Mean, Fix My Tents?

I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin'. I see bad times today. What do you see? What I see, is that all these things are happening NOW. They haven't already happened, they are not going to happen, they ARE HAPPENING. I'll be there to catch you in a taxi, honey Better be ready 'bout half past eight Now baby, don't be late I wanna be there when the band start playing What do you see here? I see all these things are going
Kel

Kel

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#9 Anxiety Is The Spice Of Life!

Kelisms #9 Have you ever wondered what hit songs, films, books, television shows, even magazine articles have in common? There is an element of drama! Even in sit-coms, rom-coms, tom-toms, well maybe not so much with tom-toms, but there is something dramatic happening that brings change to the person or people it is happening to. Sometimes it’s what the character is doing, what is being done to the character, or events out of their control they have to cope with. It can be one
Kel

Kel

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New Article - Tips For Making A Music Video

Tips For Making A Music Video Here we have a collection of tips to help you create your own music video for your band. A music video is much like a movie, or, for that matter, just like the song itself. It should have a visual progression, in the same way it progresses musically. This article will give you ideas on everything from funding and casting to choice of locations, post production editing and promotion and distribution Read "Tips For Making A Music Video"
Songstuff

Songstuff

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#8 Is A Rhyme A Crime Or Just In Time?

How many times have you heard a rhyme that is just... forced, cliche, ordinary! Me too, way too often. It got me thinking, does a lyric have to rhyme? Of course not, however, as songwriters we have trained listeners to expect a rhyme in a song. And it is a recognised way to help remember the lyrics. So if we don't have to rhyme, yet it's a good idea, when might it be better not to? Easy, when it sounds contrived, forced, chiche, ordinary! When it comes to rhymes there are a f
Kel

Kel

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Don't Wanna Be Here

Whenever I sing in the shower, the water turns cold! I guess this is Nature's way of telling me not to sing, but being a contrary individual I grit my teeth and put up with the goosebumps. I don't know why I started singing this song in the shower, but in the shower it was. Yes, it went cold, as usual! And also unusual, the words came out for a female vocal, rather than male oriented like I usually write. By the time I was dressed, I had the chorus in my head and headed for my keyboard as f
Kel

Kel

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New Song

“Not Gonna Grow Up†Verse 1: Nights at the parties we dance Messing around with all our friends Heres our chance To lose ourselves We can do crazy shit Running across the block We do it no matter what (break) Cause Chorus: We’re young with energy and will always be... For all eternity Lets raise our glasses Cause we don't givea f*ck Cause we're never gonna grow up Verse 2: Here now we have a chance We’re inexperienced and young Wish we
nateman95

nateman95

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#7 Working With Pronouns

How often have you read through the lyrics of a song, and when you get to the chorus had to go back to the start again because it wasn't making any sense? I have, and quite often. And the culprits are all in the little words: I, me, us, we, you, them, they! While it might be quite poetic to have a story told from different viewpoints in a poem, or interesting in a novel, it just confuses us when we are listening to a song. I often see people posting lyrics for critique that fall into
Kel

Kel

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How To Make Your Songs Sound Better In 3 Easy Steps: Part 3

3 Easy Steps to Better Sound - Part 3 - High Frequencies - Control Your High end, - give some sparkle and air This is the third part of three steps to improve your demo recordings. If you have not read the other two, no worries. You can find them here. The Three Steps: click on a link to view that document. Part 1: The Low Pass Filter - Less low noise, -this will clean up your sound and make all the parts sound out clearly Part 2: Sweep - Find the bad sounds and cut those frequencies
Zson

Zson

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How To Make Your Songs Sound Better In 3 Easy Steps: Part 2

I wanted to post about getting better mixes. I know we all struggle with this. You've got your tracks all recorded. Everything is in tempo and on key. When you mix it your final result is not sounding good. Why not? What Happened? 3 Easy Steps to Better Sound I'll try and give you a three step process you can use as a starting point to get better results. This is not a magic bullet. It will not make your music better than what you recorded but your overall sound should improve in three ar
Zson

Zson

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Having A Plan.

Hey guys, I just posted a new thread asking about peoples opinions on traditional vs. new media for music marketing. As I started by saying over there, I've been working on a marketing plan for an album set to be recorded in a years time. Like any new and exciting project it's been running circles through my mind and it seems to be all I can think about lately. While working on my overall business plan I got to thinking more about the importance of having a plan and in what ways a plan can
LayneGreene

LayneGreene

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How To Make Your Songs Sound Better In 3 Easy Steps: Part 1

I wanted to post about getting better mixes. I know we all struggle with this. You've got your tracks all recorded. Everything is in tempo and on key. When you mix it your final result is not sounding good. Why not? What Happened? 3 Easy Steps to Better Sound I'll try and give you a three step process you can use as a starting point to get better results. This is not a magic bullet. It will not make your music better than what you recorded but your overall sound should improve in three
Zson

Zson

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Got Ya Covered!

To Cover or Not to Cover Covers! They're fun! Also a great exercise for any musician. You can have fun with the interpretation. Take a song in a different direction and really try and elevate things. Or just rock the song out all over the place. Covers are a great place to work on going through the process of arranging a song too. There are so many subtle ways you can change a song. Slow it down, speed it up. Harder with distortion softer with clean. Full banging drums or simple set of bong
Scotto

Scotto

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Mission 2.5, Good God! What Have They Done To The Internet!

Mission 2.5, Good God! What have they done to the Internet! I'm concerned about the current goals. As I look into creating a website I begin to think that its worth a more careful review before signing up to a service . Well, I should really say that its a bit too fast for me without a better review of what I'll get for my money and which registrar will provide a good home. Domain name registrars concerns I don't know a lot about using the different packages. I do know the i
Zson

Zson

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