Browsing the "creativity" Category

Let’s Build an Airport – A Songwriting Interview

March 24th, 2013 | by Tom

Matt Blick is a songwriter I’ve got to know via FAWM. He writes a great songwriting blog called the Beatles

September 1st, 2012 | by Tom

So far in this series we’ve looked at: Sketching Developing your ideas Now it’s time for step 3: Arrangement You’ve

August 4th, 2012 | by Tom

The first post in this series looked at the process of sketching rough song ideas. This time we’ll think about

July 30th, 2012 | by Tom

There are 5 steps that I follow when writing songs. Sometimes they don’t happen exactly in the order I’m going

July 26th, 2012 | by Tom

The best songwriters don’t sound like anyone else. That’s what sets the great songwriters apart from the good – no-one

June 24th, 2012 | by Tom

A week or so ago I wrote a post that asked ‘Is it possible to write a song without inspiration’.

June 24th, 2012 | by Tom

I’ve started working on my third album, which I’m giving the working title of ‘Three Rows of Teeth’. I’ve got

June 3rd, 2012 | by Tom

Rhys Anslow is a solo bass player who just finished recording his first album ‘Baby Steps’. You can hear the

June 2nd, 2012 | by Tom

I love complex music with layers of harmony and interesting chords. Music with light and shade. In some situations though,

April 10th, 2012 | by Tom

A new subscriber to my mailing list just asked this question: Does songwriting really need inspiration? Here’s my immediate off