Songwriting News August 25 2017
Teen songwriters in NYC compete for a recording session
WABC-TV
The #MyNYCSong contest is designed to help young people here in the city find their voice, and the city has recruited teen musicians to help spread the word.. What inspires you about New York City and so we’re looking for young songwriters to tell that story,” Julie Menin, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of …
Louis Tomlinson: ‘Songwriting helped me forge my musical identity’
Music News
Louis Tomlinson became a songwriter in order to gain a musical “identity”. The 25-year-old singer first found fame as one fifth of boyband One Direction, before proving he’s more than just a pretty face by working with other people to pen tunes for the group, including songs Perfect, Strong and Taken. He’s now branched out on his own as the band enjoy a hiatus, and is using his songwriting skills for his own music too.
Clever Girls’ Diane Jean Talks Songwriting, Fronting A Band And Rock-And-Roll Sleepaway Camp
Vermont Public Radio
The lead singer of Clever Girls talked about being its front-woman, how her songwriting process is evolving and how she and the band – which formed …
Zayn Malik Discusses His Next Album: ‘My Songwriting Definitely Developed’
Billboard
“I feel like my songwriting definitely developed,” he explains, “just because I’ve been doing it so much. I feel like the songs are a bit more organized, …
Zayn Reveals How His Second Album Is More ‘Organized’ Than Mind Of Mine
MTV.com
It’s been over two years since Zayn shocked fans by leaving One Direction, but his solo pursuits are still going strong. He’s currently working hard on his second album, the follow-up to 2016’s Mind of Mine. In a new interview with VMAN, he revealed how his songwriting has evolved over the past year.
Jason Mraz Joins Hawai’i Songwriting Festival
Big Island Now
Music professionals from around the country will gather at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Sept. 7 to 9, for the Hawai’i Songwriting Festival, …
Bonnie McKee Talks New Single ‘Thorns’ & How Her Sexuality Informs Her Songwriting Process
Billboard
They were my first attempts at songwriting, so they were pretty sloppy and all over the place- cryptic. I was confused back then. I was writing kind of …
UCLA alumna channels, overcomes struggles through songwriting, singing
Daily Bruin
However, after regaining a sense of confidence, Tuadi channeled her feelings into writing “Still,” which won the 2016 John Lennon Songwriting …
Talvin Singh joins line-up for Pro7ect songwriting retreat
Sound On Sound
The people behind Pro7ect — the acclaimed songwriting retreat in Brighton, UK — have announced that Mercury Music Prize winner Talvin Singh is …
Songwriting 101: Dean Brody
CBC Music
In this series, we ask songwriters to tell us about their writing process, and what their influences may be. With the Canadian Country Music Association …
Songwriting News August 25 2017
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