Introduction Have you ever wondered what happens inside a musician’s brain when they’re composing a tune or playing an instrument? It turns out that crafting music isn’t just an artistic endeavor; it’s a whole-brain workout! The Creative Process: A Brain’s Symphony Creating music is like conducting an orchestra in your head. When a musician composesContinueContinue reading “The Symphony in Our Brains: How Music Creation Affects the Mind”
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How are songwriters paid from streaming services
Songwriters are typically paid for streaming through a combination of mechanical royalties and performance royalties. Mechanical royalties are paid to songwriters for the reproduction and distribution of their musical compositions on platforms like streaming services. Performance royalties are paid to songwriters for the public performance of their songs, including when those songs are streamed onContinueContinue reading “How are songwriters paid from streaming services”
Song completed in 26 years
Some songs are written in a matter of minutes. Some songs take days. And others evolve over time. Such is the case with our tune “Ask The Man”. Ask The Man was written in the early 1990’s and originally performed by a band named “M.U.I.”. The song certainly has a political theme and a bitContinueContinue reading “Song completed in 26 years”
Behind the writing of “Bound”
In 2019, I wrote a song called “Bound”. My original concept was that when you are young you believe you can only accomplish your goals by being dedicated to a destination. You have to strive to reach a specific goal and, in doing so, you are “bound” to get there. I liked the concept andContinueContinue reading “Behind the writing of “Bound””
New Album : Anatomy of a music project
Writing and recording an album is a laborious process. While the technology has certainly become better, easier to use, and very reasonably priced; the reality is the artist still needs to”do the work”. Here is a breakdown of the process and the timeline: Step oneWrite good songs. A song can come in a flash ofContinueContinue reading “New Album : Anatomy of a music project”
Soul Pigeon added to several Pandora algorithms
You can check out Soul Pigeon on any major streaming platform. Our friends over at Pandora have just placed us on several of their recommendation algorithms and we wanted to thank them for that!!! Great results so far. Please consider downloading Pandora and check out our artist profile And if you do visit our artistContinueContinue reading “Soul Pigeon added to several Pandora algorithms”
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Dissonance in Music
Think of your favorite song and I promise you it has some dissonance. Dissonance is a somewhat “off-putting” feeling or sound that you experience in a song. The only way dissonance works is that it resolves to something non-dissonant. Music is just like life, it just simply can’t be all smooth and perfect. There isContinueContinue reading “Dissonance in Music”
A good song: do the chords matter?
There are some truly brilliant songwriters out there who are coming up with amazing songs using the most basic chords out there. Musically, I like to hear something fresh and not the same three chords (I, IV, V). There are a few songwriters that really deliver. Paul Simon would be one songwriter that comes toContinueContinue reading “A good song: do the chords matter?”
Chords that sing
I’m always playing around with different chords. Whether it’s chord substitutions, inversions, or voicings I get inspired by the sound they create. Here are a few of my favorites Voicing I love 7/9 chords. I end up using them everywhere. If you don’t know 7/9 chords they are super easy and, properly used, can giveContinueContinue reading “Chords that sing”
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