Being in love, rooting for your favorite football team, singing songs with your best friend, saying a prayer for someone you lost – our lives are defined by emotions. They are our best friend or our worst enemy… Fears protect you from making mistakes. They can be a life saver. Yet many fears are obsolete. […]
As a songwriter you are an artist! You are in charge of creating something new and yet unheard. What a privilege! Today I would like to talk about the courage to leave gaps in your songs. When studying art (any kind of art), you will likely find out, that gaps are as important as actual […]
Today, my friends, I will get personal (well, ain´t that something new?;)) Wouldn´t it be nice to MAKE A LIVING OUT OF SONGWRITING? As most of my fellow songwriters/ artists, I am far from earning a living through music. The naked truth is, that it is but a mere hobby. Lately though, I have noticed […]
So, today, after almost a month of radio silence, I´d like to devote myself to the topic of lyric writing. As you may have seen on my Instagram page, I bought Pat Pattison´s book „Writing better lyrics“ a few weeks ago, and while I havent fully read the book yet, I have already gained a […]
Dear fellow songwriters and readers, today I wanna talk to you about how the songs that hurt the most are often the ones, we need the most. They are also often the best ones (at least in my opinion). As a songwriter you can always decide whether you wanna bare your soul and talk about all […]
Writing songs is a sport. Believe me- it is. It can actually drain your energy a lot! You have to train that idea center of yours (aka your brain) regularly in order to come up with great songs more often. Your creativity routine should include the following exercises: Continuous writing: Write a set of […]