Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘creative process’

Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies For Your iPhone

In an attempt to hack their creativity and artistic output, Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt created a deck of cards they called the Oblique Strategies. Whenever they came up against a creative dilemma–and especially while under a moment of pressure or deadline–they would pull a card and follow the directions.
I’ve used this technique constantly in [...]

Songwriting Challenges - Where Do I Begin?

One of the most common challenges I hear about songwriting is not knowing where to begin. With the lyrics? With the music? Or something completely different? It’s a rather simple challenge to find a solution to, really.
Start with a single note or single word
Play a single random note and just listen to your imagination. Does [...]

Seed Your Creative Process With…

A Random Article from Wikipedia
Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies
A Random Word
A Random Sentence
A Random Paragraph
A Random Web Site
You have to put something into your mind to get something out.

MasterWriter Review

Here is my review of MasterWriter, a collection of writing tools for songwriters.

First of all, I give MasterWriter two big thumbs up. It has been an invaluable songwriting tool for me since the day I bought just over a year ago.
MasterWriter is a powerful Windows and Mac compatible suite of songwriting tools. MasterWriter is an [...]