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I always enjoy going to songwriters festivals for a number of reasons.  It’s great to get out and see familiar faces, including those that I can’t see regularly due to the various locales that the participants travel from.  I also enjoy going from venue to venue to see and hear the performances day in and day out during the event.  And, among other aspects, there obviously is t

In a blog I wrote on here a year-and-a-half ago, I referred to my four Ps approach: patient, polite, professional, yet persistent.  That’s a constant in terms of the way I operate.  It’s not something you apply now and then, in certain situations, and/or when you feel like it.

I returned home late last night from the 9th Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival.  My travel of late has been quite extensive, although this was a driving trip.  Never was the mode of transportation more no

Two weeks ago we presented a guest blog that talked about the importance of your original songs being in the right key.  Consider today’s guest blog to be a follow-up in that it talks about crafting the message itself, although this lesson can be transferable outside of songwriting.

As I make my way back from Las Vegas, I find myself still hanging onto the interview I did this past weekend that will comprise the episode of “Now Hear This Entertainment” that will come out this week.  Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress Laura Wright was born in Boston, grew up in Georgia, and now resides out west, performing on The Strip, in ad

After last week’s “Why Music Matters” blog, it’s fitting to have the following guest blog.  After all, writing a song that might impact someone is one thing, but the proper construction of such is another.  So, below is some insight from Vincent Bishop, a singer, songwriter, guitar player based in eastern Canada, currently getting ready to record his second album.

In my 17 years living in Florida, this is the closest that a hurricane has come to truly impacting my residence.  Irma, thankfully, has for all intents and purposes come and gone, at least as it relates to the greater Tampa Bay area.

Recently I submitted a client’s music to a number of online destinations that stream original songs from indie musicians.  It’s nice that there are so many out there that basically operate from the “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” perspective.  In other words, “Hey indie artists, you have songs that you want aired and we need songs to play.”  It’s a nice, simple exchange.  Many of them even take t

I just got back from California.  While I was out there I saw someone do a presentation where he strongly (strongly) encouraged the session’s attendees to, when at all possible, get out and meet people in person.  It doesn’t matter what his presentation topic was because this message applies across a number of situations.  And I couldn’t agree with him more.

This blog aims to educate each week, but sometimes there needs to be first-hand accounts of overcoming odds to remind readers to believe in themselves.  Similarly, Episode 174 of “Now Hear This Entertainment” featured an inspirational story of hope for the downtrodden from bass player Marc Ensign.  This week’s guest blog offers a similar story of perseverance, albeit in the form of courage and overcoming a far di