tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52897201604173690132011-07-30T19:11:37.405-07:00Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289720160417369013.post-19038204538005108442010-03-10T10:09:00.001-08:002010-03-10T10:14:16.216-08:00The magic's in the minor... Major to minor etc. eg. (Dm)<br />Say it all in a line<br />Great use of metaphor... eg, I'm a motorway traveling to you...<br />The song must have appeal, in the lyrics and some other hook<br />Keep it simple, voice to the foreground with guitar, bass and drums<br />Get your ideas down in Song Factory by Notorious Notes<br />Rigth, right, right songs, and then pick the best stuff, or pick and mix into a new song<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289720160417369013-1903820453800510844?l=andydouglasmusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289720160417369013.post-45849816742262984822010-03-01T03:20:00.000-08:002010-03-01T03:23:59.961-08:00I found a really useful piece of software to help with song development. Take a look at the SongFactory at <a href="http://www.notoriousnotes.com/">http://www.notoriousnotes.com</a> There is a two week trial version to try out. Happy writing!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289720160417369013-4584981674226298482?l=andydouglasmusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289720160417369013.post-55499764908488998882010-02-24T11:20:00.001-08:002010-02-24T11:23:25.274-08:00I discovered <a href="http://www.tunecore.com/">www.tunecore.com</a> for publishing songs up to Itunes and Amazon. I was also looking at <a href="http://www.dittomusic.com/">www.dittomusic.com</a> which also uploads songs for you and has the option of creating an independent label. I have not tested that one though but I know Tunecore gets a good name.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289720160417369013-5549976490848899888?l=andydouglasmusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289720160417369013.post-45166111299065839382010-02-18T14:59:00.001-08:002010-02-18T15:07:04.469-08:00A good way to come up with lyrics is to get an empty sheet of paper, draw four large circles and place a theme idea in each of the circles. Once you've done that, create branches off the circles with sub ideas. Don't think too hard about it, just do it. This then can become a spring board for writing four verses. But first, come up with a <strong>big fat hook chorus!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289720160417369013-4516611129906583938?l=andydouglasmusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289720160417369013.post-74815645245682478082010-02-17T14:37:00.000-08:002010-02-18T15:09:53.777-08:00Lament for a Season was written during a very difficult time in my life and this is reflected in the sad mood of this instrumental piece. The good news is that it was just for a season, and now I've written it, I can move on to write some upbeat, joyful songs. If you want to hear Lament for a Seaons, it's on <a href="http://www.andydouglas.com/">http://www.andydouglas.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289720160417369013-7481564524568247808?l=andydouglasmusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andy Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14085212819182187815noreply@blogger.com0