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Songwriting News
May Newsletter
Early Star Rating Results Announced Attention all songwriters who submitted their entries to the UK Songwriting Contest before the end of April: we are...
Mystery Matchup
The Mystery Matchup is an online collaboration where an anonymous donor posts a piece of music or set of lyrics, and others are invited to complete the...
Mystery Matchup #2
This set of lyrics is seeking music. Please submit a recording or a written account of the chords and melody to [email protected]...
Surrendering My Music
I have written a couple hundred songs over the years. And it’s important to me that they find a way out into the world. At my age, I know I won’t have...
How To Co-write Virtually
I've not been able to post here for a while as I've been working on a book about Lennon and McCartney. Reviewing the first draft I've had to cull a...
The 42nd Australian Songwriting Contest is NOW OPEN for...
Please click one of the two links below to access an entry platform. Enter your best work right now, before the Christmas rush. Then, if you have time...
Jury Duty
Everyone I know is always trying to get out of Jury Duty. Me Included. As a musician, we can’t afford to miss a session. It could be the day we write...
Sweet Dreams
Every song has a story. It blows my mind that one minute there’s nothing and then — there is. It’s a body of energy that didn’t exist the day before....
Roll Up
I’ve flown halfway around the world in order to write with someone who makes me better. But Paul and John lived within a mile or 2 of each other. And...
Sweet Music, Sweet Memories — Tom Pettys Last Concert
It was September 25, 2017, a perfect “summer” night, even […]
Birthing Babies
I sent off another copy of Surviving Childlessness this week and, as always, I felt like I was saying goodbye to my baby. Birthing a book baby is a strange...
Living Waters of Creativity
‘It’s a good song,’ he said to her, ‘It’s just the first verse that needs a little more work.’ We were sitting in a semi-circle, me and a handful of...
Why Art Matters
I grew up believing art was the least important thing in life. Music, reading, writing—they all had to wait. Homework came first. I had to help with...