Category: Song Writing
I was asked recently by a fellow musician, who my inspirations are as singers. I have talked a lot in the past about songwriter inspirations, but singers are slightly different. Here are some examples that have…
Transcript of Nick Cody interview with Phil Doleman nick cody: Hi, this is Nick, and I’m here with the mighty Phil Doleman A Phil Doleman: Hello, nice to see you, Nick. A nick cody: Good…
I was listening to Bruce Springsteen on Dessert Island Discs talking about his favorite music and struggle with depression recently and I started thinking about the subject of “the tortured artist” It seems to me…
I’m a big fan of really great lyrics that together with a great melody produce a memorable song. Here are some examples of some of my favorites, followed by lyrics from two best selling 2016…
I have always been a fan of great music and playing instruments. For many years I was a massive fan of the guitar and still have a great collection of acoustics and electric guitars including…
In recent months I have increasingly been scratching my ahead about a lot of what I see in the music business. As someone who in another life works as a consultant for business, a great…
Yesterday I spent the morning interviewing Martin Simpson on playing the ukulele and the art of songwriting. This was a mind-blowing interview where Martin talked extensively about the need for great care in creating music.…
Today was another terrific one to one session with Martin Simpson. I have been seeing Martin for a few years now and enjoying our sonic explorations of all manner of instruments, bith electric and acoustic.…
Last week I had my first experience of working with a professional music producer working in the studio. In past times I have edited my own demos in my own studio but this was an…