Yesterday was John Lennon's birthday. In today's lesson I'm talking about the principle that guides the chord change in the chorus of his song "Imagine." The Prompt: Here's a link to Aron Wiesenfeld's "Bunker" The Musical Idea: https://youtu.be/V5_gd5skYBg It's John Lennon's Birthday, in this video I talk about the musical principle behind the chorus of … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Days Like These
I got an invitation a few days ago to try out for a small gig for a group of people I care about, Seth Godin's Akimbo community. The gig is sort of an opening slot for “The Real Skills Conference.” The upside, I would be featured at the outset of the conference and some number … Continue reading An Invitation & Let There Be Song
Lately, riding the bus has become something I look forward to. It’s an hour commute into work if I take the bus. When I first returned to work, after my “government sponsored sabbatical,” I drove in by car everyday, saving a half hour or so. But now, both my wife and I are working again. … Continue reading Riding the Bus
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song. This was written from a prompt posted back on May 9th, (my birthday!). The prompts was, "Plain Water, Ordinary Day." (You can receive a new prompt every Friday in time for Happy Hour by signing up here). https://youtu.be/94pz2-f_1nA All these tales are … Continue reading Tunesday: Oct 6th: Ordinary Day
Currently, I’m working through Seth Godin’s Marketing seminar. Marketing has a bad name—some might say it’s the devil’s work. Seth Godin sees marketing as a service. Rather than convincing and coercing people to buy things they’ll later regret, it’s the work of offering people who have a problem the solution they are looking for. Marketing … Continue reading The Business I Hope For
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