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Co-Writing can be a tricky dance. Sometimes you take too much, other times you give too little. It’s a constant balancing act of finding what gels with your co-conspirators for your next song. Here are 5 tips to get you started!


 

It's that time of year again to set goals for the New Year! We recently  hosted a workshop with our Membership Team, inviting members to discuss and collaborate on their aspriations going forward. We talked about how short-term goals aid in finishing long-term goals and the motivation behind them both. Here are some key takeaways from our workshop:
 

One thing I feel like people always ask me when I say, “yes, I am an artist” is- “So, like what is your thing?”

By thing- they mean branding. It took me a while to figure that out. They are really asking is, "What makes you unique, different from everyone else, how can you be defined in a couple of words, etc."

When I first decided I was going to finally say I was an artist, I thought branding yourself meant choosing a couple of things to put your stamp on. 

This blog post was contributed by award-winning hit songwriter, Brent Baxter

“K.I.S.S.” in the music business usually stands for “Keep It Simple Songwriter.”  And I tend to agree with that statement- especially when it comes to lyrics.  Simple is usually the way to go.  But it’s important that we don’t draw the wrong lesson from “K.I.S.S.”  That would be the kiss of death.  (I just can’t avoid a good pun.)