3 on Thursday – 2/16/23
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Live performance of “Tilt-A-Whirl”
2) AMA: “Do you do your own mixing/mastering?”
3) On Songwriting: How I Write Melodies
Music Industry
What I’ve learned and am learning as a career artist and songwriter in Nashville.
3 on Thursday – 2/9/23
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Rosie Thomas: The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” Part III
2) The Most Inspring Thing I’ve Seen Lately
3) On Songwriting: It’s Like Naming a Child
3 on Thursday – 1/26/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) share The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” (Part I)
2) tell you a very short story about Janice, and
3) reveal a new segment called What Songwriters Talk About at a Bar on Thursday.
3 on Thursday – 1/12/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer a question no one’s ever asked me, which is, “Should I get a paper route or a dairy cow?”
2) check in on how my new album Up North is doing on Spotify, and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about whether they should move to Nashville.
“Fall With You” (Live) Performance Video
If you like to watch people play and sing, this is a video of me doing that. Do I play and sing perfectly? No. Do I perform the song just like the studio version? Not really, but you might like it.
How a Song Ends Up on a TV Show
After the Ricky Gervais tweet about my song being in After Life, my friend Mark asked how stuff like that happens. So with his permission, I’m going to post our email exchange, in case any of you have similar questions. Mark: So, if you’ll oblige me, did they pick that song at random and just tell …
Paul Anka on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast
I was inspired by this interview. Paul Anka (he wrote “I Did It My Way” among countless other hits) is 80 years-old, still writing and releasing records. His love for music and life is contagious.
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