tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37578504322025473812012-02-27T15:00:37.812-06:00songwriting + art + cultureThe Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125TheSongbirdProjecthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-4162244444323875112012-02-27T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-27T04:30:02.906-06:002012-02-27T04:30:02.906-06:00Just a reminder that we are currently accepting applications for our April 20-22 retreat, which we're hosting at <a href="http://deerrunretreat.org/lodge" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="">Deer Run Retreat</a>.<br /> <br /> Popular singer-songwriter Matt Wertz and veteran songwriter Gordon Kennedy (Eric Clapton's "Change the World"), among other industry professionals, will be stopping by throughout the weekend to share their experiences and music. We'll also hear from an incredible recording engineer, an entrepreneur, publishers and an expert on collaboration -- more details on those to come!<br /> <br /> If you're interested or you know someone who would be a great candidate for the retreat, be sure to apply soon, as we have fewer than 30 available spots, and we want you to get the early bird special. Gourmet food by a private chef, a comfy bed, inspiring people, time with industry pros, live music around the campfire, American Apparel T-shirts -- what more could a songwriter want?<br /> <br /> Click the picture below to go to the<a href="http://songbirdcamp.com/"> Songbird Camp website </a>and download the application to apply.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://songbirdcamp.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DiBEKAeC5d0/T0gu5zA0ieI/AAAAAAAAAY8/YW_Hs3jCGxo/s640/Screen+shot+2012-02-24+at+6.43.25+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-416224444432387511?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZGkpURYdAf0WqM1_Z4LbhH6n98/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZGkpURYdAf0WqM1_Z4LbhH6n98/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZGkpURYdAf0WqM1_Z4LbhH6n98/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZGkpURYdAf0WqM1_Z4LbhH6n98/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/kYhI10ndv6E" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/songbird-camp-spring-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-41849088342904363832012-02-24T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-24T05:00:06.371-06:002012-02-24T05:00:06.371-06:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/6917622543/" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6917622543_e4a9bb578c_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /> <br /> The wonderfully talented Ginny Owens, Gordon Kennedy, Dennis Matkosky and Rob Blackledge on 2/14. <br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-4184908834290436383?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z6cQT6fp8CCcip-LnpwaFU3IPeI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z6cQT6fp8CCcip-LnpwaFU3IPeI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z6cQT6fp8CCcip-LnpwaFU3IPeI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z6cQT6fp8CCcip-LnpwaFU3IPeI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/ZVISJVz5c4w" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/belmont-bluebird.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-67692339070944235012012-02-23T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-23T05:00:15.013-06:002012-02-23T05:00:15.013-06:00"To Build a Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra is the song behind the film, and it's a great one. I love the way the film maker shot this to look miniature. Makes me realize how small I am compared to the entire world and universe. Cool thing is, each of us still matters.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34381687" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-6769233907094423501?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ct5t9UcPqaWzQVOfxvSN_oM7NWQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ct5t9UcPqaWzQVOfxvSN_oM7NWQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ct5t9UcPqaWzQVOfxvSN_oM7NWQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ct5t9UcPqaWzQVOfxvSN_oM7NWQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/JLB9EMTPp3c" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-is-brighton-by-caleb-yule.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-10611085502725947912012-02-22T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-22T05:00:16.305-06:002012-02-22T05:00:16.305-06:00<b>"To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of music is what's important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do... It's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head]."&nbsp;</b><br /> <br /> - Dave Grohl, after accepting Grammy award <br /> <br /> Read more about his speech <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/dave-grohl-grammy-speech_n_1285429.html">here</a>. <br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-1061108550272594791?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N42P0mIaKN5-12PvIOrmE4Az6-8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N42P0mIaKN5-12PvIOrmE4Az6-8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N42P0mIaKN5-12PvIOrmE4Az6-8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N42P0mIaKN5-12PvIOrmE4Az6-8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/LzX8LV20DBU" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/dave-grohls-grammy-acceptance-speech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-58689511851646347232012-02-21T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-21T04:30:02.642-06:002012-02-21T04:30:02.642-06:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/6608337251/" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6608337251_99923bb560_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-5868951185164634723?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0TeTGgcEUvdYhpYACdXKLJ_8LKw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0TeTGgcEUvdYhpYACdXKLJ_8LKw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0TeTGgcEUvdYhpYACdXKLJ_8LKw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0TeTGgcEUvdYhpYACdXKLJ_8LKw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/mbRADPIl_3A" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/can-you-teach-songwriting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-76642123894217037852012-02-20T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-20T04:30:00.525-06:002012-02-20T04:30:00.525-06:00<a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/music/a/violinist_metro.htm">Here is a fascinating story</a> about an accomplished violinist playing music for people in the subway. Isn't it amazing how we can easily just walk right past beauty when we're just too "busy" to stop and listen?<br /> <br /> Keep writing (and listening),<br /> Ben<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-7664212389421703785?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AoV2b_3b5qnQ-in4oE06ljQXRhc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AoV2b_3b5qnQ-in4oE06ljQXRhc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AoV2b_3b5qnQ-in4oE06ljQXRhc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AoV2b_3b5qnQ-in4oE06ljQXRhc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/kfoWtnPau30" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/violinist-in-subway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-52189981971422782582012-02-17T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-17T04:30:00.522-06:002012-02-17T04:30:00.522-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <b>"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."&nbsp;</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> - Ralph Waldo Emerson&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/6179465024/" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6176/6179465024_e8f50a40b7_z.jpg" width="612" /></a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> ------</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-5218998197142278258?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g78U50z3RDAU5zzhPQPyadYXMa4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g78U50z3RDAU5zzhPQPyadYXMa4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g78U50z3RDAU5zzhPQPyadYXMa4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g78U50z3RDAU5zzhPQPyadYXMa4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/q1K_mssMy84" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/quote-of-day-emerson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-69254808957654615702012-02-16T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-16T05:00:06.891-06:002012-02-16T05:00:06.891-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cirDaWcGwIE?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-6925480895765461570?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klJPTPHRN_uQrrYINZIwYZAMuhc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klJPTPHRN_uQrrYINZIwYZAMuhc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klJPTPHRN_uQrrYINZIwYZAMuhc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/klJPTPHRN_uQrrYINZIwYZAMuhc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/bWzy_Qx9pRE" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/guitar-sling-gone-wrong.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-46393660190357858002012-02-15T05:00:00.001-06:002012-02-15T05:00:11.472-06:002012-02-15T05:00:11.472-06:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/6616597733/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6616597733_c7601eb4c8_z.jpg" width="612" /> </a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 class="gb-volume-title" dir="ltr"> Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership</h1> &nbsp;<span class="addmd">By John Dickson</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-4639366019035785800?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dVWjRTw5CynigBhXktF_IjBr4Go/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dVWjRTw5CynigBhXktF_IjBr4Go/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dVWjRTw5CynigBhXktF_IjBr4Go/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dVWjRTw5CynigBhXktF_IjBr4Go/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/_9HTyd-kicc" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/artistic-leadership.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-90298126196259280862012-02-14T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-14T04:30:01.021-06:002012-02-14T04:30:01.021-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JErVP6xLZwg?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-9029812619625928086?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VsG3RuApYfrADERtrjFVu0kYLK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VsG3RuApYfrADERtrjFVu0kYLK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VsG3RuApYfrADERtrjFVu0kYLK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VsG3RuApYfrADERtrjFVu0kYLK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/ToBBdvDnBkU" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/l-o-v-e.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-53647960457356300632012-02-13T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-13T04:30:02.131-06:002012-02-13T04:30:02.131-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35404908?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-5364796045735630063?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KPViD2SIoB1cruWMNXMt098fyA4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KPViD2SIoB1cruWMNXMt098fyA4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KPViD2SIoB1cruWMNXMt098fyA4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KPViD2SIoB1cruWMNXMt098fyA4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/QPjJlnhnIOc" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/fantastic-flying-books-of-mr-morris.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-25815936032137601182012-02-10T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-10T04:30:04.728-06:002012-02-10T04:30:04.728-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <b>"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."&nbsp;</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> - Albert Einstein</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/5989634304/" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6010/5989634304_54cc5b2d5a_z.jpg" width="612" /></a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> ------</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-2581593603213760118?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9FdlS8cUIlYmuBjxWjr3bbJloA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9FdlS8cUIlYmuBjxWjr3bbJloA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9FdlS8cUIlYmuBjxWjr3bbJloA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r9FdlS8cUIlYmuBjxWjr3bbJloA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/X0YhN94vhPY" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/quote-of-day-einstein.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-24612599545335807222012-02-09T15:16:00.000-06:002012-02-09T15:16:00.097-06:002012-02-09T15:16:00.097-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pGJCBGhyO7o?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-2461259954533580722?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_KsCtWGhFOY5DCpMjGrVRemn02c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_KsCtWGhFOY5DCpMjGrVRemn02c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_KsCtWGhFOY5DCpMjGrVRemn02c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_KsCtWGhFOY5DCpMjGrVRemn02c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/AJV36eqJnPg" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/speedy-street-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-36924518036950814702012-02-08T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-08T05:00:06.551-06:002012-02-08T05:00:06.551-06:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/5989588498/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="I by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="I" height="400" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6130/5989588498_8afd6e927d_z.jpg" width="400" /></a>Have you ever taken a close look at grains of sand? Assuming they were all just boring little brown pebbles, I must admit that I never really imagined that they would really contain many intricacies. However, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2011471/Pictures-sand-Close-photographs-reveal-incredible-beauty.html">these recent images of sand</a> (zoomed in 250x) blew my little assumptions out of the water.<br /> <br /> Like grains of sand on the shore, the best song ideas are available to all. However, these unique song ideas are only discovered by those who look hard enough. And so it is that <b>the only ones who find are those who seek.&nbsp;</b><br /> <br /> Keep writing,<br /> <b> </b><br /> Ben<b><br /></b><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-3692451803695081470?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q2tsV5WNn5JW-Xzuv7ONNnPfn2w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q2tsV5WNn5JW-Xzuv7ONNnPfn2w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q2tsV5WNn5JW-Xzuv7ONNnPfn2w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Q2tsV5WNn5JW-Xzuv7ONNnPfn2w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/1vPgqFC90lo" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/grains-of-sand-up-close.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-33073346979509083442012-02-07T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-07T05:00:12.669-06:002012-02-07T05:00:12.669-06:00The Super Bowl game itself was great (especially for Colts fans), but my favorite part of the evening may have been before the Patriots even kicked off. This is such a cool rendition of the national anthem, incorporating complex timing and unique choral structures. And then, of course, Kelly Clarkson:<br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aN1k7vtQ8CI?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-3307334697950908344?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0tijV9GCbivdl6rNcgF6BKq5d0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0tijV9GCbivdl6rNcgF6BKq5d0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0tijV9GCbivdl6rNcgF6BKq5d0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0tijV9GCbivdl6rNcgF6BKq5d0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/pUTKCgNLtWM" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/kelly-clarkson-sings-anthem-at-super.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-90671010012172013912012-02-06T04:30:00.000-06:002012-02-06T04:30:04.134-06:002012-02-06T04:30:04.134-06:00If you didn't hear about this in the past couple weeks, there was a symphony conductor who halted a performance when he heard a cell phone ring in the front row of the audience (read about it <a href="http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-01-12/news/30621138_1_cell-phone-conductor-new-york-philharmonic-performance">here</a>). If you read music, I think you'll appreciate the link below.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://euge.ca/2012/01/13/interruption/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="556" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w92C5UElHc8/Ty7Qvh2KyaI/AAAAAAAAAYo/ldEdQivSpGE/s640/Screen+shot+2012-02-05+at+12.55.19+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://euge.ca/2012/01/13/interruption/">http://euge.ca/2012/01/13/interruption/</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> (For those of you who couldn't figure it out, the red notes are the classic Nokia ringtone.)<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j7kLNJWTDYA" width="640"></iframe> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-9067101001217201391?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuvrqwK4Hurx5AGwwvdXR9m36rY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuvrqwK4Hurx5AGwwvdXR9m36rY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuvrqwK4Hurx5AGwwvdXR9m36rY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuvrqwK4Hurx5AGwwvdXR9m36rY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/PK4XTKW3_Iw" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/please-silence-your-phones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-85197555702379379072012-02-03T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-03T05:00:12.555-06:002012-02-03T05:00:12.555-06:00It's not often you get to hear anything new from The Beatles, so this is definitely a treat!<br /> &nbsp; <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B1RxdeqxF-U?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-8519755570237937907?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D18P5FhAFO3wwPRqxSAxYOlZx8k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D18P5FhAFO3wwPRqxSAxYOlZx8k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D18P5FhAFO3wwPRqxSAxYOlZx8k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D18P5FhAFO3wwPRqxSAxYOlZx8k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/GSEy3-2ZkWw" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-solo-discovered-on-here-comes-sun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-80299600711773354812012-02-02T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-02T05:00:13.926-06:002012-02-02T05:00:13.926-06:00Here is a wonderful look into the tension of creating in the midst of busyness:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.arthouseamerica.com/blog/returning-to-a-writing-life.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="419" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KP4SKfQc64o/TynmSmb16ZI/AAAAAAAAAYg/s90Z6sNUO-Y/s640/Screen+shot+2012-02-01+at+7.25.07+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-8029960071177335481?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MDdRCXnnnAcY7PdDzipH6yv-Ids/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MDdRCXnnnAcY7PdDzipH6yv-Ids/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MDdRCXnnnAcY7PdDzipH6yv-Ids/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MDdRCXnnnAcY7PdDzipH6yv-Ids/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/CATSqo0LFN4" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/thoughts-on-writing-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-43075656561681398722012-02-01T05:00:00.000-06:002012-02-01T05:00:01.999-06:002012-02-01T05:00:01.999-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iDos081BP0Q?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-4307565656168139872?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iRM_h02XE9mTgySHU4tj3w4UIh4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iRM_h02XE9mTgySHU4tj3w4UIh4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iRM_h02XE9mTgySHU4tj3w4UIh4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iRM_h02XE9mTgySHU4tj3w4UIh4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/85WsITG_o4M" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/marc-scibilia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-30226006797232997242012-01-31T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-31T05:00:09.535-06:002012-01-31T05:00:09.535-06:00In Emerick's recent book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592402690/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theson04-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1592402690">Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles </a>he makes this observation:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <i>"For some reason, I never used to listen to lyrics all that closely. Perhaps it was because of my taste for opera and classical music that the vocal always seemed like just another instrument to me. I was attracted to it solely for the way it fit in with the backing, not for the words that were being sung. Lyrics simply never sold me on a particular song--it was the overall sound that did."</i></blockquote> I think it's sometimes easy to get too worked up about <i>what</i> the lyric says that <i>how</i> the message is said gets lost.<br /> <br /> Keep writing,<br /> <br /> Ben<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-3022600679723299724?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1f5pHUO_PVGRLuLoTH7tOHpPHvU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1f5pHUO_PVGRLuLoTH7tOHpPHvU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1f5pHUO_PVGRLuLoTH7tOHpPHvU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1f5pHUO_PVGRLuLoTH7tOHpPHvU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/5iWHP2BMfMY" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/01/engineer-geoff-emerick-on-lyrics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-53790256694410262862012-01-30T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-30T05:00:06.083-06:002012-01-30T05:00:06.083-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <b>"All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography."</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> - Federico Fellini</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/5870063582/" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="612" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3065/5870063582_68aba1b5eb_z.jpg" width="612" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> ------</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-5379025669441026286?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D_XSj1vm3QMikug5LCbAGkKFR8Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D_XSj1vm3QMikug5LCbAGkKFR8Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D_XSj1vm3QMikug5LCbAGkKFR8Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D_XSj1vm3QMikug5LCbAGkKFR8Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/ogzSL61eqW4" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/01/quote-of-day-fellini.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-36819882993176582732012-01-27T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-27T05:00:04.508-06:002012-01-27T05:00:04.508-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/21bFpgEfDFM?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-3681988299317658273?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4HGpsL4pypgyd0-YVDbXEMUoaFw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4HGpsL4pypgyd0-YVDbXEMUoaFw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4HGpsL4pypgyd0-YVDbXEMUoaFw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4HGpsL4pypgyd0-YVDbXEMUoaFw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/Gp9uEAdpbTM" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/01/goldfish-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-37067982865139717162012-01-26T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-26T05:00:09.074-06:002012-01-26T05:00:09.074-06:00My wife and I are about 19 weeks along, expecting our first kid in June. We are incredibly excited and I'm actually looking forward to those sleepless nights. Soon after we found out we were expecting, my wife and I both knew we were going to have to discuss the <b>elephant in the room</b>. In our case, the elephant is my writing/recording/mixing setup and the room is our soon-to-be nursery. <br /> <br /> One thing I'm really excited about is the fact that, for the first time, I'll have a dedicated room that's a creative space first, guest room second. When we moved into our house, this is what our guest room looked like (it used to be a little girl's room):<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1XsVM5e-hY/Tx1-v8nZ9xI/AAAAAAAAAx8/T-zdWBAGRL0/w468-h350-k/IMG_0407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1XsVM5e-hY/Tx1-v8nZ9xI/AAAAAAAAAx8/T-zdWBAGRL0/w468-h350-k/IMG_0407.JPG" width="400" />&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Then, with a little paint, new blinds and a few decorations, we ended up with this:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEDlgz0QyYw/Tx1-w5ofDAI/AAAAAAAAAyE/X3x7DVk7MPw/w468-h350-k/IMG_0466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEDlgz0QyYw/Tx1-w5ofDAI/AAAAAAAAAyE/X3x7DVk7MPw/w468-h350-k/IMG_0466.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the migration south into the basement, here is the room I'll be working with:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgsesg8-Msg/Tx1_V96e2iI/AAAAAAAAAyg/jT2jO-Xbjp4/w500-h334-k/IMG_0414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgsesg8-Msg/Tx1_V96e2iI/AAAAAAAAAyg/jT2jO-Xbjp4/w500-h334-k/IMG_0414.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> So far, we've painted the walls and have begun transitioning some of my gear to the new room:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dwuaqijXYRs/Txuurc7W8KI/AAAAAAAAAws/w9TxGtzt6aI/w682-h454-k/IMG_0424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dwuaqijXYRs/Txuurc7W8KI/AAAAAAAAAws/w9TxGtzt6aI/w682-h454-k/IMG_0424.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The next step is treating the acoustics of the room. I'll keep you all up to date with the progress over the coming weeks!<br /> <br /> Keep writing,<br /> <br /> Ben<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? Visit <a href="http://www.songbirdcamp.com/">SongbirdCamp.com</a> for more details!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3757850432202547381-3706798286513971716?l=thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3dQawIqHZTEUJ-RbXU-u534sE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3dQawIqHZTEUJ-RbXU-u534sE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3dQawIqHZTEUJ-RbXU-u534sE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3dQawIqHZTEUJ-RbXU-u534sE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSongbirdProject/~4/LMtZmxrClP0" height="1" width="1"/>The Songbird Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02541314051941554899noreply@blogger.com0http://thesongbirdproject.blogspot.com/2012/01/elephant-in-room.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757850432202547381.post-14798168920224973142012-01-25T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-25T05:00:07.842-06:002012-01-25T05:00:07.842-06:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57514754@N05/6489956613/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="Untitled by thesongbirdproject, on Flickr"><img alt="" height="400" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6489956613_bbaa630fd9_z.jpg" width="400" /></a>After writing full-time for the past few years, I've noticed there are ruts that each of us can fall into periodically. One of these ruts develops when we believe that there's only one grading scale that matters: commercial radio. And if we don't succeed in that arena, then we must have failed in one way or another. But is this true? No.<br /> <b><br /></b><br /> <b> The conventional music business does not naturally push creators to reach their full potential beyond the boundaries of the traditional radio song. </b>No one else will make you push yourself to meet your full potential. That job belongs to each and every songwriter. <br /> <br /> Instead of trying to just write songs that fit into the traditional definition of&nbsp; a commercial song, explore the way you approach writing your next song. Who knows--maybe you'll discover a creative direction that feels most true to who you are. <br /> <br /> Keep writing,<br /> <br /> Ben<br /> <br /> ------<br /> <br /> Would you or someone you know like to go on a songwriting retreat with industry professionals? 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