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The Benefits of Songwriting Retreats

I just ran across a great article by Jen Smith of the Wood and Stone Songwriting Retreat. She talks about five major benefits of attending a songwriting retreat. Here is a summary of the five benefits: 1. We are removed from constant distractions at home. 2. Surrounded by like minded creative … [Read more...]

Glen Frey Interview Part 2 : A Tribute

Glenn Frey Talks Take It Easy, Don Henley & Jackson Browne [This is a transcript of an Art of the Song interview as broadcast nationally on Public Radio. Click here to listen to the complete show with music.] Viv: How do you think songwriting has changed over the years? Glenn: I grew up … [Read more...]

Honoring Glenn Frey by Songwriter Randy Brooks

[Listen to the Art of the Song interview and tribute to the late Glenn Frey here.] “Why did this one hit you so hard?” my bride asked. The Eagles (or just “Eagles,” if you want to be technically correct) first flew across my radar screen in 1971. I was sitting in Dr. T. Bob Davis’s dental office, … [Read more...]

Don Richmond: The Power Of Perception

Don Richmond Illustrates Power of Perception Every once in a while I find myself doing something that never fails to amaze and astound me. For instance, sometimes in the recording studio, I'll be making some adjustment on a channel, say, and then listening back to what I'm doing. Listening to the … [Read more...]