Category Archives: FILL THE WELL

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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MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES has had 55 film & TV placements in the span of 5 years. He has released 5 studio albums and has logged hundreds of hours on the road. His last record, Land of the Living, draws inspiration from the poetry of Rumi, the aesthetic writings of Lorca, Van Gogh’s letters. MPJ delves into the questions with wide eyes, bearing grief and fighting for hope. Be sure to check out his new single “Anymore of This,” a duet with Mindy Smith. Matthew sees the creative process as a life practice… read more about his songwriting… Continue Reading

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.

Nashville-based Aron Wright is many things. An acoustic-folk singer-songwriter is just one. His creativity bleeds into many forms of art and entrepreneurship, and whatever he seems to touch just turns to gold. He has mastered multi-tasking: growing a photography software business, writing beautiful, haunting songs, investing in other artists, managing construction projects with his wonderful wife artist Kelly Bonadies. Aron’s song “And still, the darkness comes” was recently featured on Grey’s Anatomy — watch and listen to the video after his interview. Be sure to pull out your notebook for this one… lots of inspiring bits!… Continue Reading