Category Archives: Songwriting
Never Had a REAL Job
Now that I’m an “ex officio” songwriter advocate, I’ve been reflecting on the amazing journeyman’s journey I’ve had in this business. The people whose lives I’ve touched and those who’ve touched mine seemed so ordinary at the time, but when … Continue reading
COPYRIGHT TRIAGE
More than at any time in my fifteen plus years of volunteer songwriter advocacy, there is a growing awareness in Washington DC of the desperate need for sweeping changes in our antiquated Copyright System. Because we have a true believer … Continue reading
NEW CAR WITH AN OLD ENGINE
NEW CAR WITH AN OLD ENGINE I recently got to sit in with some of Music City’s entertainment industry power players for an introductory conversation with the new U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker. She’s a music fan, interested in … Continue reading
Songwriting and the Nashville Business Journal
I recently had an interesting hour and a half coffee / conversation with Jamie McGee, who covers entertainment, technology and tourism for the Nashville Business Journal. It felt way more like a friendly exchange between two (new) old friends with … Continue reading
DARK MATTER & SONGWRITER ROYALTIES – THE CONNECTION
OR: Decimal Point, 122 Zeros, One I was listening to a really cool “Ted Talk” the other day. It included interviews and comments from people doing SETI research, physicists, and scientists who know about quantum physics and all … Continue reading
Changes in Latitude
I’ve been through some trends, some fads, some swings of the pendulum in my 30 years as a professional songwriter in Nashville. One of my first mentors in town, Rory Bourke, told me in the early eighties that there were … Continue reading
