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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The Realness of Your "Why" acousitc guitar acoustic guitar groove active listening beginner guitar lesson benefits of music better songs creative thinking daw effective practice electric guitar frustrated mental health music city nashville songwriter songwriter truth on writing hits writing hit singles Jan 06, 2022

Today, my “why” became more meaningful and specific. Every year it gets clearer because of creative thinking, action and reflection and I want your why to be as loud as a battlecry. 

I’ll explain.

As I record music for a potential TV show placement in my home studio, I find...

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What Makes a Good Songwriter? A legendary songwriter tells her story bonnie baker famous songwriter free songwriting tips how to become a multi-platinum songwriter how to write good songs podcast songwriter songwriting lesson songwriting success songwriting tips write good songs Aug 30, 2021

For two years Bonnie J. Baker was figuring out songwriting again after making multi-platinum hits! She’s had amazing singles cut with so many artists, that I could use this entire platform just to talk about that.  We talk about how she got started, and a period of time, later in life,...

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Active Listening for the Unconvinced active listening american songwriter magazine guitar guitar coach listen listening songwriter songwriting why active listening is important? Aug 10, 2021

You might have heard me talk about active listening because I'm a huge advocate for it as a songwriting guitar  coach. But why is this so important? What are the benefits? Do you really need to do this consistently? 

If you’re thinking, “active listening doesn’t really...

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The Golden Corral Practicer focus guitar guitar lesson guitarcoach how can i focus? how to practice mikemeiers practice practicing songwriter songwriting guitarist songwritingforguitar stayfocused Aug 10, 2021

82% of people who are looking for guitar advice tell me they have trouble concentrating while practicing. They just can’t focus! 

Well, have you ever been to The Golden Corral? It’s a buffet where you can have whatever you want…. mash potatoes lasagna, shrimp, mexican......

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Which pick is right for you? acoustic guitar beginner guitar lesson dunlup picks electric guitar guitar coach guitar for beginners guitar picks guitar techniques guitar tutorial mike meiers percussive guitar picks songwriter songwriting for guitar songwriting guitar Jul 02, 2019

This week we're gonna talk about picks. Why am I being so picky?? (Sorry I had to) We spend some much time searching for the perfect guitar, the right brand of strings we sometimes skip over the most important item. . .the pick! In my experience, the pick you use dictates the genre you're...

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