Karen Staley’s FEMA parody to the song “Fever”
Hello friends, Karen Staley is one of my favorite songwriters here in Nashville. She has written so many awesome songs for clients with the Artist Development Network. With the terrible rain storms we experienced in Nashville a few weeks ago, many homes were destroyed. Karen’s home is one that was flooded, and we’d like to [...]
Drive North – Call Me In An Hour
True story: When I was 18 I played in some small time road bands. We were so completely faithful that we’d get gigs from our agent that we would literally get in the van, packed full of musical equipment, and do exactly as our agent instructed us to: we’d drive north and call him in [...]
Better Melodies for an Artist’s Song
Today we’re going to talk a bit about melody. As a lifelong songwriter, I can tell you honestly that melody has been the hardest part of songwriting for me. It’s the thing that took the longest to get my arms around, and the last thing I really became focused on. My progression toward writing quality [...]
How Original Is Your “Original” Music?
I’m thankful that I’ve spent the bulk of my musical career in film and television. One of the interesting aspects of visual media is that success is based on ratings. Ratings are not usually related to much more than what holds people’s attention. Its open season every day in TV land and the show, that [...]
Congrats to Songwriter Client for Great Patriotic Christmas Song!
LeeAnn Bone and her husband came to Nashville last year to co-write with some of the Artist Development Network’s seasoned songwriters. LeeAnn was inspired to write this patriotic song, “Home For Christmas,” due to the current conflict in the Middle East and living in a Military community.
So many heroes have gone without knowing our appreciation [...]