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Sample Work For Hire Agreement
Every songwriter needs a work for hire agreement. Here is one you can use.
MacOS Big Sur Compatibility for Musicians
This will be an ever changing list that will hopefully help you decide when to update MacOS Big Sur. I mainly put this here for myself to keep track, but...
Worst Gigs
On our way to a big tour in Mexico we got to the border at Nogales and the tour buses were supposed to meet us at 11 am. Well, this...
Collaborators Agreement
Collaborators Agreement
A Collaborators Agreement is a fundamental part of any songwriters toolbox. Almost every songwriter collaborates to some degree and the Collaborators Agreement is the easiest way to make sure that...
When You Wish Upon a Star
I worked this little guitar arrangement of When You Wish Upon a Star for my friends son a few years ago. It's not too difficult if you have some experience,...
What is songwriting?
What is Songwriting and How Do I Become a Songwriter
Two of the most common questions when it comes to songwriting are a) what is songwriting, exactly? and b) how can I become a songwriter? In this article, we will...
10 Songwriting Tips
The 10 songwriting tips below can help make writing a song a bit easier.
Jazz for Rock Guitarists – Kernel Chords
Here is a great lesson on "kernel chords." They're just chords with the root, the third, and the seventh of minor, major, or dominant.
How to write a song
There are a lot of aspiring singers and songwriters out there, but when it comes to actually sitting down and writing a song, many people just don't know where to...