I grew up in a nice, upper-middle class neighborhood in San Mateo, California. I was both blessed and cursed. The blessing was that I had two living breathing parents that both lived under the same roof. The curse was that I had inherited one (against my will) who was surely the cheapest father in the […]
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Today we’re going to talk a bit about melody. As a lifelong songwriter, I can tell you honestly that melody has been the hardest part of songwriting for me. It’s the thing that took the longest to get my arms around, and the last thing I really became focused on. My progression toward writing quality
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The Artist Development Network artist, Danika Kary, is a 14-year-old future super star! We are so proud of her! She’s become quite a talented songwriter, and she’s an example of what it takes to make it in this competitive market….SELF-PROMOTING! Danika is getting music videos produced in her home town, to help promote her music. The major
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We are so excited and honored to present the young and beautiful Miss Courtney Yovich! It’s hard to believe she’s only 13 years old! Japanese/German background, this talented guitarist and singer/songwriter also plays bass and piano. The song “Happy To Be Here” which Courtney is singing in this home-spun video produced by her dad Matt Yovich,
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Country music has taken on a new direction over the last decade. I’m sure you’ve noticed. It’s rock. Get the right guitar tones mixed in with hard hittin’ drummers and you’ve got a great start on a modern day “country” song. I’m no traditionalist. I’m all for it. Crank it the $%^& up! I love
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Today I want to talk at you a little bit about ego. It’s something I know a little about. No one really gets to be my age without a few reality checks. I’ve lived proud. I’ve lived humble. The perfect place for most people, and me is somewhere in the middle, tilting towards humble. In
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I’m thankful that I’ve spent the bulk of my musical career in film and television. One of the interesting aspects of visual media is that success is based on ratings. Ratings are not usually related to much more than what holds people’s attention. Its open season every day in TV land and the show, that
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I’ve noticed a new trend lately in American fast food restaurants. Value Meals are creeping up everywhere! Maybe it’s the recession. Maybe it’s just time. I guess we got tired of super-sizing and now we’ve moved on to anything under a buck. God help us. Lately my life has been so “in the office” that
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“Audiences are so visual in their orientation that an artist’s visual connection with an audience has incredible power. Think about it. Your perception of everything around you is influenced by how it looks. So many artists are mistaken by thinking that people are only there to listen and that the music is everything. But they
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Congratulations to our Pop artist, Drea Chamberlain, for landing this amazing billboard ad in New Jersey! Doesn’t she look awesome!? These photos came from her photo shoot in Nashville with the talented photographer, Amanda Van Sandt! Drea was the star of a television series in Pittsburgh last October. The producer would like her to make
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It was my great privilege to attend the 25th annual Frank Brown International Songwriting Festival this weekend held at various venues along the Alabama/Florida gulf coast. Frank Brown was a night watchman at the popular “Flora-Bama” club, and his love for songwriters gave him the urge to get his favorite writers together to perform every
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LeeAnn Bone and her husband came to Nashville last year to co-write with some of the Artist Development Network’s seasoned songwriters. LeeAnn was inspired to write this patriotic song, “Home For Christmas,” due to the current conflict in the Middle East and living in a Military community. So many heroes have gone without knowing our
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