Information takes energy to create. It takes energy to consume. And it takes energy to manage. Information is energy. I see great opportunity and challenge in this. The challenge on a personal level is that you need a sustainable source of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2007
A Copywriting Legend Left Us This Week
I won't say much because I didn't know him. But I knew his legend. His good friend and world-class copywriter, John Carlton, says it best. … [Read more...]
C#min 110bpm 04-10-07
A whole bunch of funky blips and bleeps in C#min at 110bpm. I've got a hook to go with this but have yet to record it. Download: C#min 110bpm 04-10-07 … [Read more...]
Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07
Topics covered: Singing what you hear, the body/mind connection in music, exercises to improve your musicianship, and more. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-09-07 … [Read more...]
A Guide To Hit Song Forms – Tips, Techniques and Tools for Writing Hit Songs
Another bonus you get when you buy Samurai Songwriting is A Guide To Hit Song Forms. Inside this valuable songwriting guide, you'll learn... How to begin writing songs with superior structure and the techniques you need to master the craft of … [Read more...]
GTD: Automator Wants To Know What You Are Doing Right Now
I'm into systems. I love figuring out how to get from point A to point B and then optimizing the process as efficiently as possible. Better yet, I love being able to turn a system on and not have to think about it again. This is one of those … [Read more...]
iQuickTwitter – My Quicksilver + Twitter + iChat + Growl Hack
When I read that you could use Quicksilver with Twitter, I felt as excited as Jack Bauer in an interrogation room full of terror suspects. It all started with Twitter Fan Wiki. And then I lost myself in hours of troubleshooting as I tried to force … [Read more...]
Don’t Sign With A Label – Dick Dale
The minute you sign your name, you lose all the rights to your music and you'll never see a dime. -Dick Dale "The King Of The Surf Guitar" has spoken. Forget about becoming famous and become a business man. Found via Boing Boing … [Read more...]
Top 10 Twitter DOs and DON’Ts
You've got a blog. You've got email, SMS, and IM. These are great tools for communication. Email and text messaging are two-way conversations. Blogging is mostly a one-to-many conversation. But what about something in-between? Twitter is part … [Read more...]
Chorus Cheat Sheet – 7 Types Of Choruses And How To Write Them
Buying Samurai Songwriting has lots of perks. One of them is the Chorus Cheat Sheet. Inside this guide to writing great choruses, you'll learn... Why it's called a "chorus" and what this means to you as a songwriter. The seven basic chorus forms … [Read more...]