Amidst all the wounds this world is suffering from these days…including the Australian Bushfires, Covid 19, and now racist terror calling for action…,and yes, we need to act, yes, Black Lives Matter (!), I have reflected on my own art-making a lot more. I used to be so careless….Or was I? Stuck in between There […]
…and while I´m still standing tall, my Christmas tree is already letting itself go. But that´s ok I guess! Acceptance is the new black! With the year coming to an end soon, I can´t help but look back at the ups and downs of the past 365 days. I had started the year off under […]
Songwriting is a form of art, but it is also a craft. It is a hobby, or can be a job, but for most fellow songwriters, songwriting is what we call our life! Needless to say, there´s not such a thing as a manual for how to live a life. And neither is there a […]
So I thought, being a Germany based songwriter, that´s focused on country music, Americana and blues music mainly (well yeah…mixed with a little indie folk sometimes), I thought I´d share with you some of my favorite artists and tracks, that I listen to for inspiration. This list refers to my songwriting go to playlist….aside […]
Songwriting is a craft. It is a job that´s built on constant trial and error. The more you write the better you get – at least that´s what they say! And yet, what does “getting better” actually mean? What is good songwriting precisely? Is it defined by landing a hit on the radio? Is it […]
Writing a song should come naturally! It should come from a place that´s vulnerable, personal and truely yours! So far so good! But writing something honest, authentic and interesting is not as easy to do as we think sometimes! If you are a songwriter yourself, I am sure you have come up with great lyrics, […]