Several artists on my email list wanted to learn more about the ins and outs of co-writing. For this post, I tapped my good friend and Decca recording artists, Jarrod Dickenson. Jarrod is a fantastic songwriter in his own right but has plenty of experience co-writing too. Enjoy! – Chris Songwriting is a strange and…
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Every once in a while someone comes to me and they want to know how to do what I do. They ask: “Hey I want to learn more about mixing and mastering and recording, and what you do. Can you help me out with that?” What they’re actually asking is, “Can you teach me to…
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To most of us, songwriting can seem like a fragile art. There are times when ideas surge and the unforgiving force of a song is relentless. But once that tide ebbs, we’re left with nothing but a mind filled with panic. In these troubling times, I too have searched the internet for answers. My efforts…
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A few weeks ago, I asked an aspiring singer-songwriter what her biggest challenge is. Her response was one I’ve heard from every musician I know at some point: I just don’t have time to practice or write songs. My plan is to get out of town for 3 months next year and hunker down to…
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…even if you don’t have a ton of time to practice If you want to learn a new instrument or take your current instrument up a notch you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I’m going to share with you how I went from struggling to hold a drumstick to competence in only…
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A few months ago, JP Ruggieri and I were enjoying a pint of Guinness in an English pub and talking music… During the conversation, we got to talking about books that changed our musical lives. I want to share them with you. I judge a book’s success if a year later I’m still using…
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