SongWriterJoe

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I'm going to guess Ireland. Sounded Gaelic to me. Very nice range and smooth, effortless transitions. Last name is French, however.. SWJ

Start a trend! Seriously though, I am looking for a co-writer. interested?

Ever try writing country songs?

Very nice. Great melody.

Sound like good movie synch candidate.

*Nods. I'm even backlogged right now. I try to write one a day when the mood strikes.

Up until recently, a major stumbling block has been the team, or lack thereof. It's disheartening when folks don't understand and respect/ follow deadlines or aren't really serious about creating music and being part of a viable project and cooperative group. I've given good material to new contacts and several months go by.. Nothing! Nada! Zilch.. And there's always a lame excuse. This is finally changing. In fact, I will be meeting with my new business manager this Wednesday. Getting some support and promising co-writing liaisons with folks here, as well. Synergy! That's the key. SWJ

Interested

You betcha

Me too. A great example of a successful team is Elton John and Bernie Taupin. EJ is the first to admit that he is no lyricist! Taupin, likewise, is no composer. Either, or both, would have had lackluster careers in music had they not combined talents, according to a popular industry publication. Synergy strikes again! Then there's Brooks and Dunn, another pair well known in the American Country Music scene who benefitted (especially financially) greatly by their cooperative efforts and endeavors. ("Endeavours" for y'all outside the States }`;^D) SWJ

Howdy fellow songwriters!! Let's face it.. some of us are good with words, some are good with melodies/ arranging, &/ or generating memorable beats, and some have amazing vocal talent. As for "Dem der fancy words" I used in the tags, this is what I meant; though my own definitions might differ quite a bit from good ol' Mr. Webster (the guy who wrote one of the most famous dictionaries). Synergy: Not everyone is good at everything. The classical definition of synergy basically means that "The sum of the worth or value of the parts exceeds that of the whole." While I can create a half decent simple melody I suck at choosing the right "colorful" chords and counter-melodies necessary to produce great music. Likewise, my "skills" as a percussionist are laughable. Next.. Serendipity: Call it good fortune, luck.. whatever. Sometimes things work out to our advantage .. just because! And we don't even know why.. If we consider the odds of having more "good fortune" or even the possibility or probability of "having good stuff fall in our laps".. the chances of having this happen tend to increase when we work cooperatively on a project as a cooperative team or "think tank". Finally - synchronicity, or.. the way stuff fits together. Ever been working on a puzzle.. you've agonized where a piece goes for what seems like forever to you, just to have someone walk up and drop it EXACTLY where it needed to be?? Songwriting can be like that, whether you're composing or lyric authoring. Sometimes it's nice to have a 2nd (even a 3rd!) brain to create just the right lyric, beat, chord, hook, chord progression.. whatever. Besides, it's best to have a smaller piece of a BIG pie rather than a whole pie that is tiny, now isn't it? Let me know if you agree with this crazy, eclectic and creative olde pharte and want to give it a go on some projects with him. Looking forward to working with some of you amazing, great, imaginative, creative people - especially artists/ groups, composers, music producers and music arrangers. See y'all at the Grammies! <)8√D SWJ

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