What REALLY Makes A Song A Hit
What really makes a song a hit? People often ask me if I KNOW that I’ve written a hit song when I finish it. The answer to that is a resounding “NO…
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Your Ticket Into The Music Business: Writing Better Songs
Marty Dodson and I spend a lot of time preaching the gospel of “writing better songs.” Each time we blog about the power of a great song, we inevita…
I Own This Town: The Overconfident Songwriter
I read a post on social media recently about a guy who said that he walked into a certain PRO (BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC) “like he owned the place” becaus…
Mastering Co-writing: Strategies to Overcome Obstacles and Avoid Breakups
Cowriting songs can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to end in a breakup. Clay Mills & Marty Dodson share strategies to overcome obstacles an…
How To Write Commercial Songs – Without Selling Your Soul
Often songwriters in our SongTown classes ask, “How do I write commercial songs without selling out?” They are writers who would like to have com…
Songwriter Karma: The Truth About Giving and Receiving
Karma and song critiques… I occasionally have people come to me and say “I don’t put my songs up in the SongTown forum for critiques by my peers bec…
Exercising The Songwriting Muscle
My very first publisher used to read me this quote. Over the years it has always served as a constant reminder to keep my songwriting muscle in shape…