In this week’s issue I share…
1) Motivation for Creatives: The Calendar Hack
2) Liver and Onions: From Children’s Song to Adult Ballad
3) On Songwriting: AMA: “Can you talk about using mundane, boring life as a source of inspiration?”
3 on Thursday – 3/30/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Time Management for Creatives: Books I Recommend and/or My Simple System
2) Story Time with Aaron: My Rock and Roll Gig (at the Senior Center)
3) On Songwriting: 5-4-3-2-1
3 on Thursday – 3/23/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) “Sheltering Oaks”: How One Song Led to an Album
2) My Wife Heidi’s 3 Tips for Getting into Gardening
3) On Songwriting: Being Scared Is Normal
3 on Thursday – 3/9/23 Read More »
AMA: “What’s a good-quality guitar for my child? But I don’t want to spend too much, because I’m not sure he’s going to stick with it.” – Tara Hi Tara, You’re definitely not alone – I get some form of this question a lot. With all the brands and models out there, it can be
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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
3 on Thursday – 2/16/23 Read More »
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 – 2/9/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” Part II: The Case of the Loud Wristwatch
2) What I’m Reading and Watching
3) On Songwriting: Paint with the Brushes You Have
3 on Thursday – 2/2/23 Read More »
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 – 1/26/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I…
1) perform “Paper Route,”
2) share a time lapse video of my watercolor “Paper Route,” and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about shushing.
3 on Thursday – 1/19/23 Read More »
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.
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