Category Archives: FILL THE WELL

FILL THE WELL with AL LEWIS

FillTheWell

In this series, I ask other songwriters about their quest for inspiration and how they tackle the day-to-day tasks of writing quality, engaging songs. Behind every good song is a hard-worker. I want to know how songwriters work and how they fill their well so it never goes dry.

AlLewis

AL LEWIS is a Welsh singer-songwriter living in Tooting, South London. Writing music in both Welsh & English, Al composes modern folk songs reminiscent of classic 70s songwriters. He’s received several well-deserved accolades in Wales (ahem a nomination for the Welsh Music Prize), airplay on BBC Radio 1, 2 & 6 Music, and has just opened for Jools Holland at the Royal Albert Hall. Tomorrow night (December 5th), I am opening for Al at Music from the Market – a quarterly acoustic show series curated by Al & Theresa Heath in the historic Tooting Market. For more information, visit the Facebook event page. Read on to learn more about Al’s songwriting process.Continue Reading

FILL the WELL with DEAD GAZE

FillTheWell

In this series, I ask other songwriters about their quest for inspiration and how they tackle the day-to-day tasks of writing quality, engaging songs. Behind every good song is a hard-worker. I want to know how songwriters work and how they fill their well so it never goes dry.

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DEAD GAZE is the brain child of R. Cole Furlow whose dreamy, textured pop songs pull from his life in Mississippi. He writes pop songs (like Flaming Lips & Nilsson write pop songs) layered with interesting arrangements and surrealist lyrics that seem so natural and visceral. It’s a different perspective compared to some of the more commercial writers we’ve heard from here. These song are born from within and you can tell you are listening to an extension of himself. His interview is very inspiring…

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FILL THE WELL with RYAN HURD

FillTheWell

In this series, I ask other songwriters about their quest for inspiration and how they tackle the day-to-day tasks of writing quality, engaging songs. Behind every good song is a hard-worker. I want to know how songwriters work and how they fill their well so it never goes dry.

ryanhurd

RYAN HURD is living the Nashville songwriter’s dream – the young writer signed a publishing deal with Universal last summer. Some readers have expressed that they are just songwriters (not artists) looking for a publishing deal. So today we pull back the (Manuel-sequined-&-embroidered) curtain to life as a Music Row songwriter. Ryan shares his journey to a coveted seat in a Music Row writing room and how he stays inspired to write 5 days a week…

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