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The MVP
Entrepreneurs and business teams will often strive to create a “Minimum Viable Product” (or MVP) in order to assess whether their idea is worthy...
A Few Tips On Chorus Writing
In my last post, I walked you through the verse writing process which is – for the most part – all about storytelling. So, if in the...
A Few Tips On Verse Writing
One of the things I’ve noticed in my corporate songwriting workshops for business teams is that the moment I start to break down songwriting into...
Good Songs
Good Songs… A number of years ago a hit-songwriter friend of mine in Nashville was dating a woman who worked as an executive for a large bank....
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How To Make A Metaphor (Exercise)
How to make a metaphor If you’re uncertain how to make the leap from...
Why Songwriting?
After writing over a thousand songs, I’d be lying if I told you I could...
The Mighty Haiku
“A good haiku rescues a moment in time” -Billy Collins These days,...
The Story of the Warden
This post is an excerpt from my book, The Reason for the Rhymes: Mastering...
Five Questions with Jane Allen
This “Five Questions” blog post, features the CEO of the Nashville...
The Wonderful World of Metaphors
By definition a metaphor is simply “a thing that is representative or...
Five Questions with Dushka Zapata
In the next of “Five Questions” blog post, please welcome VP of...
Learning To Be A Better Collaborator
So much of the ultimate success of any creative/innovative endeavor is...
Five Questions with Diana O’Brien
In the next of “Five Questions” blog posts, it’s my distinct honor...
The Power of Vulnerability
As a songwriter, vulnerability has been my stock-in-trade for the past...
Five Questions with Dan Roam
Welcome to the first in my “Five Questions” blog posts. In order to...
My Co-Write with Grateful Dead Drummer, Mickey Hart
As I’ve mentioned previously, the act of co-writing a song is a perfect...