Songwriting News--3.30.12

Local Songwriter's Works Up For National Awards Sidney Sun Telegraph Jones, a Sidney-based Christian Contemporary songwriter who in 2010 organized a group of studio musicians and singers under the group name Picnic In The Meadow, has learned his first CD compilation, "Livin' In Me," has been nominated for two ... See all stories on this topic »

Clifton student focuses on degree in songwriting and social media NorthJersey.com Melanie Marie Rodriguez is an 18 year old singer/songwriter/musician who is currently majoring in Popular Music Studies, a new bachelor's degree program focusing on social media and songwriting. It is the first such program established at a college or ... See all stories on this topic » NorthJersey.com

ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Says Songwriting Is 'A Natural Process' - Mar. 30, 2012 Blabbermouth.net Brian Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Amott: "Religion always gets a good bashing from ... See all stories on this topic » Blabbermouth.net

A Singer Praises Other People's Songs Wall Street Journal By JOHN JURGENSEN 'I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter.' After her mother, father and brother died within five years of one another, Bonnie Raitt put her music aside. The seven years since her ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Local songwriter signs deal in Nashville Examiner.com Today, Arkansan Adam Hambrick and his wife leave for Los Angeles to claim the grand prize he won from Blackbird Academy's Alchemy Songwriting Competition back in December. Blackbird Academy of the Arts is a non-profit arts education program based in ... See all stories on this topic »

Songwriting team Sodajerker sees podcast success Liverpool Daily Post by Alistair Houghton, The Liverpool Post THE writers of some of the world's biggest hit singles have helped a Liverpool songwriting duo to podcast success. Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor have seen their Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast downloaded by ... See all stories on this topic »

Songwriting legend Johnny dies Derry Journal Singer Margo said of the late songwriter, "Johnny was one of the good guys.", while Mick Flavin said: "He was quite simply one of Ireland's greatest songwriters. Johnny's son, Chris, said his father has "made a huge contribution to Irish and Country ... See all stories on this topic » Derry Journal

Catching up with Mat Kearney before two O.C. gigs next week OCRegister By GEORGE A. PAUL / FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Songwriters usually choose an observational, stream-of-consciousness or personal approach with their lyrics. Mat Kearney definitely steers toward the latter on Young Love, his third studio effort and ... See all stories on this topic »

Ian Foster coming to Lanes Queens County Advance Foster is performing at Lanes Privateer Inn on March 31 at 8 pm ECMA nominated artist Ian Foster is coming to Lanes Privateer in on March 31, bringing his blend of folk songwriting and storytelling to the stage. Ian Foster is familiar with the cycle of ... See all stories on this topic » Queens County Advance

Cold Chisel's voice from the past Courier Mail DON Walker's songwriting style is much like his piano playing, and his own physical presence for that matter. Lean, unfussy, to the point. DON Walker's songwriting style is much like his piano playing, and his own physical presence for that matter. See all stories on this topic »

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Is song writing a skill that can be developed? - Yahoo! Answers So i play piano and i wrote my first song today an… answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...

A Songwriting Wunderkind A prolific songwriter with six Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe, and Songwriter of the Year awards, Diane Warren has created a foundation that supports ... www.liveyourmagic.com/2012/03/a-songwriting-wunderkind/

Songwriting Tip: Ya Gotta Move...Yourself !! Mark Cawley talks about trying to move forward. Music artists want to be challenged and hooking up with better and better co-writers. www.songwriting.net/.../Songwriting-Tip-Ya-Gotta-Move-Yo...