Episode 75: Radical Change for Radical Growth business collaboration ego feel growth insecurity podcast song songwriters songwriting Mar 15, 2023

Episode 75: Radical Growth for Radical Change

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What causes some people to grow at a faster rate in their songwriting career? Here at SFG, we believe it's all about collaboration, and in this podcast episode, we explore how radical growth happens because of it.

Mike Meiers and COO of...

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To Invest or Not to Invest: Choosing Between Garageband and Logic Pro beginner collaboration daw digital audio workstation garageband logic pro madeline finn mastering mixing nashville recording songwriting user friendly virtual instruments workflow Mar 10, 2023

To Invest or Not to Invest: Choosing Between Garageband and Logic Pro

By Mike Meiers 

The Great Songwriter Debate: Is a DAW necessary as a songwriter in 2023?

Overall, learning to record at home in a DAW or, Digital Audio Workstation, can be life changing! It’s a great way for...

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Episode 74: In Defense of Pop guitar indie pop listening music overnight success people playlist pop production songs songwriter vibe Mar 01, 2023

Episode 74: In Defense of Pop 

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Lainey Dionne and I chat about the misconceptions of pop and why it gets such a bad rap. The truth is pop has heavily influenced music from the dawn of Western music to now, and it’s constantly evolving. There’s so much competition out...

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Episode 73: American Idol vs. What Actually Works american idol band feel garageband guitar joy logic music people play record song songwriters songwriting Feb 22, 2023

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Have you ever had anyone say to you with great enthusiasm, “You should try out for American Idol!”?  It’s a well intentioned but generally a misguided statement for musicians and our guest today and best bud of mine, Madeline Finn, is living proof...

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Episode 72: Sync Licensing Myths create genre licensing listen man music oversaturated producers production skills song songwriting sync tracks Feb 15, 2023

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Sync licensing has quickly become a buzz word in the music world and for good reason - you can make a living in it! Some people don’t even believe that, and end up missing out of a big source of income. There are so many myths about this field because it truly takes years to...

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Creativity on the Weekend acoustic guitar begginer guitar best practice connect with other musicians creativity innovation creativity meditation creator electric guitar indie artist mindset to success no time to create questions for creatives song writing ideas sync licensing weekend creativity Aug 08, 2022

We all know weekends are great for unwinding and relaxing, especially for people who have a job 9-5 on the weekdays and need time for themselves. But if you’ll allow me a chance to suggest something about how to spend your time on a weekend, I’d say please, do something creative!...

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Understading the Success of Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill" analysis chords to epic guitar beginner guitar chords to indie artist kate bush song running up that hill kate bush stranger things sync licensing underscore Jul 22, 2022

Being an independent artist is much like running up a hill, and then once you reach the top, you realize you’re at the bottom of another. Indie artists are constantly creating, no matter if the last thing they created, “hits” or not. It’s all about creating something you...

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Slow Down to Speed Up acoustic guitar beginning guitar best practice best practices electric guitar free metronome how to how to practice metronome for exercise musicians percussive strumming techniques practice with a metronome practicing rhythm guitar Apr 07, 2022

I was experiencing one of those scared-straight moments… It was one of those situations where I came out saying, “never again…never ever again…”  

I mean how was I supposed to know? My music teacher never talked about this. At all. Never. ZERO...

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Taylor Hawkins : His Legacy Lives On acousitc guitar coach connect with other musicians death electric guitar foo fighters growth mindset indie artist taylor hawkins taylor hawkins drummer Mar 31, 2022

The news of Taylor Hawkins death struck the music community like a tidal wave. It was shocking to say the least, and my deepest sympathies go out to his family, friends, bandmates and the entire music community.

It was hard not to notice the complete outpouring of love on social media and...

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Mindset - The Secret Ingredient acousitc guitar acoustic guitar baking and music beginner guitar lesson electric guitar giuseppe vs. jergen great british bake off guitar tutorial how to mindset to success music and baking producer production songwriting for guitar Mar 24, 2022

One of my favorite shows to watch is none other than the Great British Bake Off. In the latest season, I saw an interesting journey playout for two phenomenal bakers, Jurgen and Giuseppe.  

(FYI this is a season spoiler so you are warned but I think I've waited long enough if your'e fan...

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Enjoying the Process acoustic guitar curiosity enjoy the process five tips guitar production making music mental health mindest modern music music process musician production singersongwriter songwriting for guitar sync licensing Mar 10, 2022

What I’m about to say is either going to encourage you to wipe away some cobwebs and get going, or you’re going to realize something you haven’t wanted to admit. 

I don’t know how many people I see drudging through the tasks of creating a music business. Oddly enough...

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Happy National Guitar Day acoustic guitar beginner guitar best practice clean guitar strings safely and easily clean strings without taking them off electric guitar ghs ghsartist ghsstrings guitar boomers guitar practice routine how to change acoustic guitar string how to change electric guitar string phospher bronze rhythm guitar string health string maintenance Feb 11, 2022

In honor of National Guitar Day

Read until the end for a String Give Away

So you’ve been playing guitar for a while and you have some go-to strings you like (mine are the GHS Guitar Boomers). Even though you have a few backup strings in your guitar case, you realize you haven’t really...

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Meeting of the Minds acousitc guitar confidence connect with other musicians free advice guitar coach home recording how to make a hit song master mind meeting mastermind mind meetings music confidence music dreams music indsutry networking events music industry advice success in 2022 sync Jan 19, 2022

Imagine you’re bursting with a great idea. You want to jump right in because there are a few things you know how to do really well, but then you realize there are some crucial steps you’re totally lost on. Now imagine you take this idea and you share it with a friend because...

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Do You Have the Time to Listen to Them Whine? acousitc guitar better hooks better songs creative thinking dookie east bay punk rock electric guitar focus free advice free tips gillman street green day guitarcoach how hard is it to write a hit song identify impactful guitars lookout records mindset nashville songwriter punk rock record label successful musician writing hit singles Jan 17, 2022

There’s a habit among musicians to compare and care what other people think about our decisions: fans, friends, family, anyone! We forget to put our blinders on and forget to just keep getting excited about what we’re doing. It can be a real bummer, time sucker and career killer! What...

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