Songwriting criterias
One afternoon I start thinking about not only how to write a song, but on how to write a representation of truth or fantasy with a glimpse of my personality song.Shoul I write of truth or should I write of fantasy?May I write of love or may I write of rage!Coul I write of a warrior or of a messenger of peace? I gues it depends of the contrasting moods of each soul!One question I have no answer for is : Why do I write better at night?
Here some of my rules of attraction in writting a song.
1.Always carry on a notebook or an agenda or a cel or even better a laptop where one can expose some sketches of a song.You don't know when or where you have the brilliant idea of your life!
2.Start a daily songbook or lyricbook.Once I used to have a notebook where I wrote something on someone each and every day.Every idea or lyric must have the writing date and hour.It is very important.It's some kind of education that obliges me to have a daily exposure of a laugh or a tear.And it is easier to see the phases that your personality is going through during lifetime.
3.Trust your talent.Don't fear to write something that seems different or weird to others.If you want to really know yourself you must know your darkest side to be whole.To help the others is to help yourself.
4.If you chose a topic of writing, a rhyme or a rhytm don't keep it too long.Let it be a phase in your writing composition.
5.Each writer has a muse.A person, nature, thoughts or other lyicists.Don't imitate create.If you love Dickinson or lord Byron and know their writings by heart don't try to steal their ideas.They've lived in other times and other places.You live know here!Beyou!Love your muse.
6.Write briefly.Don't continue writing without ending.If you have an ideea or the perfect line.Don't write about it an entire song.Combine love with hate, happiness with lonelyness, shiness with dare, war and peace.
7.Don't write just to write.You must love writing.Write with lust and passion.Fall in love with your character.Love it's lust.Hate ignorance love originality!Write with feeling!
8.No matter what gender you write.Listen to the competition.Don't follow their line of writing, but watch them.If they inspire you take the idea but write it in your way.(e.g. a whirlwhind of glaced waters = glacier).
9.Trust your instincts write forbidden.They thought that Elvis's music was perverting people of his times, because he shaked his hipps to much!He's the god of rock'n'roll now, because he was original!One must die to live forever!
10.Show the truth that lies in you trough your song and your lyrics!Let the whole world know the talent that your soul carries in dare.Don't try to fit in the world you're living.Expose it how you see it.By just writing some of your darkest and secret thoughts you may trying to understand the truth of who you are and what you dare into this world or even why you were born, there, by that time, and your reason to live or die.
If you have any thoughts , recomendations, ideas, critics on my rules of songwriting, please let me know.reply or e-mail strange.feelings2007@gmail.com.
miercuri, 19 septembrie 2007
luni, 25 iunie 2007
Weakness For Longing
Indecent Shadows Of Insatiable Desires
Worship The Nakedness Of Involving Sensations
Waves Of breathtaking´ Pleasure Demand
Unrevealed Parfumes Of Freedom In Neverland
The Moon Baths In The Sea Spreading Revealing Rays
On The Untouched Virgin Ready To Die For Love
Forgiving Laws, Offering The Seducing Smile
(Screaming For More)
Spreading Shining Stars Of First Time Dreams
Upon Sacrifices Uncrying Lost Rainbows
Devouring Spirits For Everymore
CHORUS
PAGAN SOUL
Trembling, Suffering, Longing, Needing
My Empty Spirit Hear My Feelings Crawl
In The Neverending Weakness For Longing
C.B.
miercuri, 6 iunie 2007
HOT SONGWRITING NEWS
Kelly Clarkson says she has encountered sexism in the songwriting world http://urltea.com/nuc 12:26 PM May 30, 2007 from web
GAC says Bill Anderson ("Give it Away") has recovered his songwriting spark. http://urltea.com/kng 05:17 PM May 17, 2007 from web
Timberlake: "I want to write country music, because that’s where I grew up - Tennessee." http://urltea.com/j4j 03:12 PM May 10, 2007 from web
Pete Townsend reveals the computer software he is using for songwriting http://urltea.com/fwd 03:28 PM April 26, 2007 from web
Mandy Moore collaborates with songwriters in her upcoming album Wild Hope http://snipurl.com/1hyk2 04:04 PM April 24, 2007 from web
Spider-Man to be made into a musical http://urltea.com/feb 04:02 PM April 24, 2007 from web
Grammy-winning producer Glen Sutton dies at age 69. Produced Lynn Anderson's "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." http://urltea.com/er5 10:24 PM April 21, 2007 from web
Hilary Duff had help from "song doctor to the pop stars" Kara DioGuardi on new album http://snipurl.com/1frq5 05:48 AM April 09, 2007 from web
Juno's Songwriter of the Year: Gordie Sampson. Nelly Furtado won five awards. http://snipurl.com/1eyfr 02:39 AM April 03, 2007 from web
Grammy-nominated songwriter Tupper Saussy, 70, was a fugitive for ten years. http://snipurl.com/1e8oa 03:26 AM March 29, 2007 from web
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Bat McGrath: "If you can speak, you can write. But sometimes you can write better than you speak." http://snipurl.com/tpo3 12:32 AM March 25, 2007 from web
R&B soul singer and songwriter Luther Ingram "If Loving You Is Wrong" died Monday. http://tinyurl.com/ywmlvp 07:08 AM March 22, 2007 from web
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Ne-Yo might give his unused Britney songs to the Pussycat Dolls http://tinyurl.com/26c6gq 08:45 PM March 21, 2007 from web
American Idol songwriting contest put on hold. http://tinyurl.com/2h6kpu 08:44 PM March 21, 2007 from web
GAC says Bill Anderson ("Give it Away") has recovered his songwriting spark. http://urltea.com/kng 05:17 PM May 17, 2007 from web
Timberlake: "I want to write country music, because that’s where I grew up - Tennessee." http://urltea.com/j4j 03:12 PM May 10, 2007 from web
Pete Townsend reveals the computer software he is using for songwriting http://urltea.com/fwd 03:28 PM April 26, 2007 from web
Mandy Moore collaborates with songwriters in her upcoming album Wild Hope http://snipurl.com/1hyk2 04:04 PM April 24, 2007 from web
Spider-Man to be made into a musical http://urltea.com/feb 04:02 PM April 24, 2007 from web
Grammy-winning producer Glen Sutton dies at age 69. Produced Lynn Anderson's "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." http://urltea.com/er5 10:24 PM April 21, 2007 from web
Hilary Duff had help from "song doctor to the pop stars" Kara DioGuardi on new album http://snipurl.com/1frq5 05:48 AM April 09, 2007 from web
Juno's Songwriter of the Year: Gordie Sampson. Nelly Furtado won five awards. http://snipurl.com/1eyfr 02:39 AM April 03, 2007 from web
Grammy-nominated songwriter Tupper Saussy, 70, was a fugitive for ten years. http://snipurl.com/1e8oa 03:26 AM March 29, 2007 from web
Songwriting helps Marilyn Manson recover from the worst year of his life. http://snipurl.com/1cn3q 12:59 AM March 27, 2007 from web
Bat McGrath: "If you can speak, you can write. But sometimes you can write better than you speak." http://snipurl.com/tpo3 12:32 AM March 25, 2007 from web
R&B soul singer and songwriter Luther Ingram "If Loving You Is Wrong" died Monday. http://tinyurl.com/ywmlvp 07:08 AM March 22, 2007 from web
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Ne-Yo might give his unused Britney songs to the Pussycat Dolls http://tinyurl.com/26c6gq 08:45 PM March 21, 2007 from web
American Idol songwriting contest put on hold. http://tinyurl.com/2h6kpu 08:44 PM March 21, 2007 from web
luni, 28 mai 2007
Songwriting Mood
Every songwriter tried just once during his lifetime to check out in wich mood, in wich state of mind he finds himself or herself writing better than ever.
When I am happy or greatfull to God I write cherishful things.When I am sad, with a heartbreak or passing or hearing about a tragic incident or situation I write tragicly real. When I am a rebel and find no understanding from the world around me I write of me.When I am drunk I write forbidden. Wheather I write of hate and rage or love and tenderness it is still I who writes.I think each state of mind is another mask or identity of mine. My mood depends of my nature. I don´t belive in commercial writing.I write better at night when I am sad and unfaithfull.Succes means originality.Wich is your best writing mood.
Forever trust in who you are and nothing else mathers!
chase b
SONGWRITING TIPS
How a title becomes a lyric.
The best way to demonstrate this is to give an example. Let's say I'm interested in writing a song called "California Girl." (The title occurred to me one summer morning when I was sitting on the beach in Santa Monica eating sushi for breakfast, feeling very much like a California girl. You never know when a title will hit ya!) Okay... I don't know what this song is about yet or why this phrase interests me but it does, so I need to find out more.
First: Ask Questions. Start by asking the questions this title wants to have answered. Let's say your title is "I Drove All Night." What questions need to be answered: "Where did you drive?" and "Why did you do that?" Now apply this idea to '"California Girl": "Who is she?" and "What is she doing?" How I answer those questions will determine what my song is about. Now, you may answer them in very different ways than I do and that's just fine. There could be several songs written with the title "California Girl" and they would all be different. My "California Girl" is no longer the teenager of the Beach Boys songs. I want to know how her life turned out, what she thinks about when she remembers those long ago golden summers. This has a strong emotional pull for me so that's the song I should write. You might want to write a party song or a song about young lovers on a beach. Your choice will depend on which of those ideas has the strongest emotional appeal for you - THAT is the song you should write.
Notice that I didn't start this song by wanting to tell a story or relive something that happened to me. Instead, I am just following my feelings. This is how songwriting (or writing poetry) teaches you about yourself. If you already know what you want to write, don't write a song, write an essay. A song is about DISCOVERING! 1.
Second: Make a list of words, phrases, or images suggested by the title. "California Girl" obviously makes me think of sun, waves, playing, warmth, ocean, paradise, beach, sand, etc. Sand makes me think of flowing, changing, so I add the words "flowing" and "changing" to my list, then try to think of things that flow and change: time, water, dreams and add them to my list, too. After you have a list of related words, make a list of words, phrases, and images that are opposites. My list would include: cold, night, dark, sadness, loss, lonely, etc. this is a kind of free-association game. Don't be judgmental, just write down whatever comes to you.
EXERCISE: Go back and look at the title you circled. Does it suggest any other words, images or thoughts. Make a list. Write them down quickly, in single words or short phrases. Don't think about rhyming or making sense at this point. Then, make a list of opposites. Write as many words as you can think of.
Lyrics are not poems. Using ghost melodies.
Many inexperienced songwriters begin by writing a lyric that looks like a poem, complete with nice rhymes and a regular, sing-song meter. What you get when you write lyrics without music is usually bad poetry. So, let's say you want to write a song but you don't play a musical instrument, here's what you do: Pick a song that already exists and write new words to it. Call this pre-existing song the ghost song because you are going to use it as a pattern on which to base your lyrics, then it's going to vanish completely! If you have a favorite artist in the genre you'd like to write your song in, use one of their songs as the ghost song. Play the song until you are familiar with the melody and can hum it to yourself.
EXERCISE: Choose a hit song as a ghost song. Make sure it's a song you like and one that moves along at a tempo (speed) that suits your mood. Do you feel like writing an angry or happy song with lots of energy? Then you want a song with a fast tempo. Want to write a sad song or sensual love ballad? Than you want a slow tempo. Become familiar with the ghost song. Learn to hum the melody line.
Song Forms
The advantage to using a ghost melody is that the song form or structure is already laid out for you. The most common contemporary song form is verse / chorus / verse / chorus / bridge / (verse) / chorus. The other common song form is verse / verse / bridge / verse. I don't have space here to explain why we use song forms; for now let's just say that it's what all us listeners like to hear and what we respond to emotionally. A couple of useful definitions:
Verse: The verses all have the same melody but different lyrics. The verse lyrics give us information about the situation, emotions, or people in the song. In the verse / verse / bridge / verse song form, the title is usually in the first or last line of each verse.
Chorus: The chorus is the section in which both melody and lyrics are repeated. The chorus lyrics give us the heart of the song. The title of the song almost always appears in the chorus section and may be repeated two or more times.
Bridge: The bridge has a different melody, lyrics, and chord progression from the verse or chorus. It provides a break from the repetition of verse and chorus and is sometimes an emotional turning point.
Writing chorus and verse lyrics to a ghost song
Look back at your title, questions to answer, and your lists of related words and phrases. Think about the title, hum the ghost melody in your head and try to fit your song title into the chorus section. See if you can use it two or more times. BETTER YET... choose the ghost song first before you look for a title, then find a title you can comfortably sing in the same place where the ghost song title is. Fill in the rest of the chorus lyric by answering the questions and using some of the words and phrases from your lists. This will keep your lyric focused which, in turn, makes it emotionally effective. Don't make a big effort to find rhymes (unless you are writing for animated films or musical theater); it's more important to say what you feel at this point. If you happen to find something that rhymes, and says what you want to say, that's great but don't distort the message to make something rhyme. Keep things conversational and honest.
Once you have a chorus, try writing the verse in the same way. Again, try to use the questions and related and opposite word lists. If you used them all in the chorus section, go back and create another list. With each verse, try to give the listener more information. You don't have to tell a linear story but there should be some development. And remember, the listener knows nothing at all about your situation or about you. Let us in! Here are some questions you can answer in your verses: What are you feeling? Who are you feeling it about? What is the problem? How will you solve it? How did it begin? How do you think it will end?
EXERCISE: When you're listening to the car radio or playing music around the house, make up new lyrics to hit songs just for fun. Once you feel comfortable with this, then choose a ghost song and find a title you can comfortably sing where the ghost song title is; make sure it's a title you want to write about. List two or three questions suggested by the title and make your lists of related and opposite words. Write a chorus lyric using some of the words on your lists and answering the title questions. Play around with phrases and ideas to fit them into the ghost song melody. Keep the title where the ghost song title is. After you finish your chorus, write your verses the same way.
The best way to demonstrate this is to give an example. Let's say I'm interested in writing a song called "California Girl." (The title occurred to me one summer morning when I was sitting on the beach in Santa Monica eating sushi for breakfast, feeling very much like a California girl. You never know when a title will hit ya!) Okay... I don't know what this song is about yet or why this phrase interests me but it does, so I need to find out more.
First: Ask Questions. Start by asking the questions this title wants to have answered. Let's say your title is "I Drove All Night." What questions need to be answered: "Where did you drive?" and "Why did you do that?" Now apply this idea to '"California Girl": "Who is she?" and "What is she doing?" How I answer those questions will determine what my song is about. Now, you may answer them in very different ways than I do and that's just fine. There could be several songs written with the title "California Girl" and they would all be different. My "California Girl" is no longer the teenager of the Beach Boys songs. I want to know how her life turned out, what she thinks about when she remembers those long ago golden summers. This has a strong emotional pull for me so that's the song I should write. You might want to write a party song or a song about young lovers on a beach. Your choice will depend on which of those ideas has the strongest emotional appeal for you - THAT is the song you should write.
Notice that I didn't start this song by wanting to tell a story or relive something that happened to me. Instead, I am just following my feelings. This is how songwriting (or writing poetry) teaches you about yourself. If you already know what you want to write, don't write a song, write an essay. A song is about DISCOVERING! 1.
Second: Make a list of words, phrases, or images suggested by the title. "California Girl" obviously makes me think of sun, waves, playing, warmth, ocean, paradise, beach, sand, etc. Sand makes me think of flowing, changing, so I add the words "flowing" and "changing" to my list, then try to think of things that flow and change: time, water, dreams and add them to my list, too. After you have a list of related words, make a list of words, phrases, and images that are opposites. My list would include: cold, night, dark, sadness, loss, lonely, etc. this is a kind of free-association game. Don't be judgmental, just write down whatever comes to you.
EXERCISE: Go back and look at the title you circled. Does it suggest any other words, images or thoughts. Make a list. Write them down quickly, in single words or short phrases. Don't think about rhyming or making sense at this point. Then, make a list of opposites. Write as many words as you can think of.
Lyrics are not poems. Using ghost melodies.
Many inexperienced songwriters begin by writing a lyric that looks like a poem, complete with nice rhymes and a regular, sing-song meter. What you get when you write lyrics without music is usually bad poetry. So, let's say you want to write a song but you don't play a musical instrument, here's what you do: Pick a song that already exists and write new words to it. Call this pre-existing song the ghost song because you are going to use it as a pattern on which to base your lyrics, then it's going to vanish completely! If you have a favorite artist in the genre you'd like to write your song in, use one of their songs as the ghost song. Play the song until you are familiar with the melody and can hum it to yourself.
EXERCISE: Choose a hit song as a ghost song. Make sure it's a song you like and one that moves along at a tempo (speed) that suits your mood. Do you feel like writing an angry or happy song with lots of energy? Then you want a song with a fast tempo. Want to write a sad song or sensual love ballad? Than you want a slow tempo. Become familiar with the ghost song. Learn to hum the melody line.
Song Forms
The advantage to using a ghost melody is that the song form or structure is already laid out for you. The most common contemporary song form is verse / chorus / verse / chorus / bridge / (verse) / chorus. The other common song form is verse / verse / bridge / verse. I don't have space here to explain why we use song forms; for now let's just say that it's what all us listeners like to hear and what we respond to emotionally. A couple of useful definitions:
Verse: The verses all have the same melody but different lyrics. The verse lyrics give us information about the situation, emotions, or people in the song. In the verse / verse / bridge / verse song form, the title is usually in the first or last line of each verse.
Chorus: The chorus is the section in which both melody and lyrics are repeated. The chorus lyrics give us the heart of the song. The title of the song almost always appears in the chorus section and may be repeated two or more times.
Bridge: The bridge has a different melody, lyrics, and chord progression from the verse or chorus. It provides a break from the repetition of verse and chorus and is sometimes an emotional turning point.
Writing chorus and verse lyrics to a ghost song
Look back at your title, questions to answer, and your lists of related words and phrases. Think about the title, hum the ghost melody in your head and try to fit your song title into the chorus section. See if you can use it two or more times. BETTER YET... choose the ghost song first before you look for a title, then find a title you can comfortably sing in the same place where the ghost song title is. Fill in the rest of the chorus lyric by answering the questions and using some of the words and phrases from your lists. This will keep your lyric focused which, in turn, makes it emotionally effective. Don't make a big effort to find rhymes (unless you are writing for animated films or musical theater); it's more important to say what you feel at this point. If you happen to find something that rhymes, and says what you want to say, that's great but don't distort the message to make something rhyme. Keep things conversational and honest.
Once you have a chorus, try writing the verse in the same way. Again, try to use the questions and related and opposite word lists. If you used them all in the chorus section, go back and create another list. With each verse, try to give the listener more information. You don't have to tell a linear story but there should be some development. And remember, the listener knows nothing at all about your situation or about you. Let us in! Here are some questions you can answer in your verses: What are you feeling? Who are you feeling it about? What is the problem? How will you solve it? How did it begin? How do you think it will end?
EXERCISE: When you're listening to the car radio or playing music around the house, make up new lyrics to hit songs just for fun. Once you feel comfortable with this, then choose a ghost song and find a title you can comfortably sing where the ghost song title is; make sure it's a title you want to write about. List two or three questions suggested by the title and make your lists of related and opposite words. Write a chorus lyric using some of the words on your lists and answering the title questions. Play around with phrases and ideas to fit them into the ghost song melody. Keep the title where the ghost song title is. After you finish your chorus, write your verses the same way.
Sonwriting contests 2007
ENTER THE FAMECAST ONLINE COMPETITION FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $10,000 - FREE TO ENTER!
FameCast is the first online artist discovery and entertainment community providing a nationwide, seasonal competition whereby an online audience determines tomorrow’s big stars. FameCast was founded to showcase legitimate artists who have yet to be discovered and whom the audience deems to be worthy of stardom. Entering its Second Season, the FameCast online competition and community provides contestants the ability to connect with and grow a national audience and compete to become a FameCast Fenom and win the grand prize worth $10,000 and global exposure.
FameCast is taking submission for both country and singer-songwriter.
The process is really simple. You can submit your professional video or a video recorded on basic Web cam. Go to www.famecast.com, register for the competition, and submit your video performance as part of the registration process and then you are all set to compete. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER!
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THE 2007 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS (ROUND 3)
We Are Listening has brought together an exceptional panel of judges for the third year of The Singer/Songwriter Awards. Six gifted artists will be flown to London for a luxurious weekend stay at myHotel Bloomsbury and an exclusive recording session with producer Steve Williams (Sting, Eric Clapton, Seal) at Sphere Studios. Selected songs will also be non-exclusively represented by We Are Listening and supported through global digital distribution, sync. licensing administration and radio promotion. Details: http://www.wearelistening.org/singer.php
Deadline: 2nd July 2007
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2007 LYRIC WRITER AWARDS (ROUND 2)
We Are Listening has teamed up with Combustion Music Nashville for an awesome opportunity for aspiring lyricists – The Lyric Writer Awards! Each year, four writers will be selected by our expert panel for exclusive co-writing and publishing opportunities. Combustion Music will identify a Nashville staff writer to set music to the winners' lyrics and shop the song to their extensive network of major label artists, managers and publishers. Details: http://www.wearelistening.org/about_lwa.php
Deadline: 11th July 2007
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YELLOWSTONE AND TETON SONGWRITING CONTEST
A contest for the best songs inspired by the greater Yellowstone and Teton area. The contest runs through July 31, 2007. The grand prize is $1,000 with a second prize of $500. The contest will also include an online audience award with a prize of a new Gibson Songwriter Deluxe guitar. A CD and launch concerts around the Park will also take place. There is a $10 per song entrance fee. Rules and online application at www.westernfolklife.org. We are the folks who put on the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering though we are interested in music of any genre for this contest.
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THE NATIONAL HEALTHY MARRIAGE (NHMI) SONGWRITING CONTEST
The NHMI invites songwriters to use their talents to help strengthen marriages by entering this years songwriting contest. The NHMI is looking for original songs that also teach a relationship skill or insight the listener can use to strengthen their marriage. Songwriters can win up to $500 in cash and may be included in a CD release. There is no fee to enter and the deadline is August 1st 2007.
Go to http://www.HealthyMarriageTips.com/songwriting.htm for more details.
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THE 2007 GREAT LAKES SONGWRITING CONTEST
The deadline has been extended to Monday, April 30, for the 2007 Great Lakes Songwriting Contest. This regional contest, now in its second year, is open to songwriters currently living in the eight Great Lakes states and the Province of Ontario. Grand Prize is $1,500 US cash, with 12 additional prizes of gift certificates, subscriptions to the Songbridge songwriters' pitch sheet, discounts on songwriting retreats and the CD Seller marketing device, and publicity opportunities. Now sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, The CD Seller, and Songbridge. More about the 2006 winners, judges, concert, and prizes at www.GreatLakesSongs.com.
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UK SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007 NOW OPEN
This is the international contest that gets songwriters noticed - one past winner just went platinum after being signed by Simon Cowell. Prizes include publishing deals, gold discs, songwriting software, free music organisation subscriptions, music books, Music Diplomas (use the letters DipMus after your name), career development packages and lots more. All winners and some runners up and finalists will feature on the "UKSC Best of 2007" CD. Every year finalists and winners are widely featured and interviewed on national and international radio, TV and press leading to many recording, management and publishing deals and opportunities for contestants. International entries are welcome.
More info and entry forms at http://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk
Deadline: June 30, 2007
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STAGENOISE MUSICAL THEATRE/CABARET SONGWRITING COMPETITION
StageNoise.com and StageCast are pleased to announce the launch of the first StageNoise Songwriting Competition. The competition aims to discover new songwriting talent, currently writing in the musical theatre/cabaret style, and to give them international exposure through our website and podcast.
http://www.stagenoise.com/songcomp
Deadline: June 30, 2007
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12TH USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION ACCEPTING ENTRIES
Winning songs of the 2007 USA Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated radio program Acoustic Café as well as XM Satellite Radio. Entrants vie for a top prize of $50,000 worth cash and cool music gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, Audio-Technica, IK Multimedia and more. We provide radio airplay to the winning songs. http://www.songwriting.net
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U PICK THE HITS INTRODUCES NEW ONLINE SONGWRITING CONTEST
Until April 23, 2007, songwriters are invited to register at UPickTheHits.com and upload their MP3 files and lyrics to compete in a songwriting contest with eleven categories: pop, country, dance/electronica, folk, gospel/inspirational, hip hop/rap, jazz, Latin, R&B, reggae/reggaeton, rock/alternative and world anthem (as in We Are The World). The entry fee is $30 each entry and the winner can expect a $10,000 Grand Prize, with First Place category prizes of $1,000. Voters can search for entries by stage or professional name, song title and category. Voting will be open from April 25 to May 25, 2007. All contestants must register by April 23. For more information, visit www.upickthehits.com.
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AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE'S AMATEUR LYRIC CONTEST
Established 1984. One contest per issue, 6 issues each year.
Requirements: Send lyrics only. Lyrics must be typed and payment for $10 (per entry) must be enclosed. No limit per contest. Include an entry form with each lyric sheet submitted. Call for required official form (615-321-6096) or print it from our website. http://www.americansongwriter.com ~ Lyrics only, no cassettes or CDs.
Awards: A Martin guitar DX-1 with case, D'Addario strings to each contest winner. Top 4 winning lyrics for each contest reprinted in American Songwriter Magazine. Honorable Mentions are listed as well. Each issue features a Lyric Entrant Q&A as well. One overall winner per year receives airfare (from American Airlines) to Nashville and a demo session at Music City Music Productions.
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THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST -- Session I deadline June 15, 2007!
Get your SONGS in and heard by the same company that manages the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and The Veronicas. Over $245,000 in cash and prizes. Prizes from Apple Computer, Brian Moore Guitars, EMI Music Publishing, MusiciansFriend.com, Roland, Edirol, Audio-Technica, Disc Makers, and the $20,000 Maxell Song of the Year. .
Enter online at: www.JLSC.com
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THE BOSAs SONGWRITING AWARDS:
The BOSAs Songwriting Awards is a twice yearly global competition where the best songs and artists are showcased to Music Publishers and other Industry Professionals for review in addition to category prizes.
Site URL: http://www.thebosas.com
Current Deadline to Enter: October and April of each year
Contact: info@thebosas.com
FameCast is the first online artist discovery and entertainment community providing a nationwide, seasonal competition whereby an online audience determines tomorrow’s big stars. FameCast was founded to showcase legitimate artists who have yet to be discovered and whom the audience deems to be worthy of stardom. Entering its Second Season, the FameCast online competition and community provides contestants the ability to connect with and grow a national audience and compete to become a FameCast Fenom and win the grand prize worth $10,000 and global exposure.
FameCast is taking submission for both country and singer-songwriter.
The process is really simple. You can submit your professional video or a video recorded on basic Web cam. Go to www.famecast.com, register for the competition, and submit your video performance as part of the registration process and then you are all set to compete. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE TO ENTER!
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THE 2007 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS (ROUND 3)
We Are Listening has brought together an exceptional panel of judges for the third year of The Singer/Songwriter Awards. Six gifted artists will be flown to London for a luxurious weekend stay at myHotel Bloomsbury and an exclusive recording session with producer Steve Williams (Sting, Eric Clapton, Seal) at Sphere Studios. Selected songs will also be non-exclusively represented by We Are Listening and supported through global digital distribution, sync. licensing administration and radio promotion. Details: http://www.wearelistening.org/singer.php
Deadline: 2nd July 2007
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2007 LYRIC WRITER AWARDS (ROUND 2)
We Are Listening has teamed up with Combustion Music Nashville for an awesome opportunity for aspiring lyricists – The Lyric Writer Awards! Each year, four writers will be selected by our expert panel for exclusive co-writing and publishing opportunities. Combustion Music will identify a Nashville staff writer to set music to the winners' lyrics and shop the song to their extensive network of major label artists, managers and publishers. Details: http://www.wearelistening.org/about_lwa.php
Deadline: 11th July 2007
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YELLOWSTONE AND TETON SONGWRITING CONTEST
A contest for the best songs inspired by the greater Yellowstone and Teton area. The contest runs through July 31, 2007. The grand prize is $1,000 with a second prize of $500. The contest will also include an online audience award with a prize of a new Gibson Songwriter Deluxe guitar. A CD and launch concerts around the Park will also take place. There is a $10 per song entrance fee. Rules and online application at www.westernfolklife.org. We are the folks who put on the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering though we are interested in music of any genre for this contest.
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THE NATIONAL HEALTHY MARRIAGE (NHMI) SONGWRITING CONTEST
The NHMI invites songwriters to use their talents to help strengthen marriages by entering this years songwriting contest. The NHMI is looking for original songs that also teach a relationship skill or insight the listener can use to strengthen their marriage. Songwriters can win up to $500 in cash and may be included in a CD release. There is no fee to enter and the deadline is August 1st 2007.
Go to http://www.HealthyMarriageTips.com/songwriting.htm for more details.
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THE 2007 GREAT LAKES SONGWRITING CONTEST
The deadline has been extended to Monday, April 30, for the 2007 Great Lakes Songwriting Contest. This regional contest, now in its second year, is open to songwriters currently living in the eight Great Lakes states and the Province of Ontario. Grand Prize is $1,500 US cash, with 12 additional prizes of gift certificates, subscriptions to the Songbridge songwriters' pitch sheet, discounts on songwriting retreats and the CD Seller marketing device, and publicity opportunities. Now sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, The CD Seller, and Songbridge. More about the 2006 winners, judges, concert, and prizes at www.GreatLakesSongs.com.
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UK SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007 NOW OPEN
This is the international contest that gets songwriters noticed - one past winner just went platinum after being signed by Simon Cowell. Prizes include publishing deals, gold discs, songwriting software, free music organisation subscriptions, music books, Music Diplomas (use the letters DipMus after your name), career development packages and lots more. All winners and some runners up and finalists will feature on the "UKSC Best of 2007" CD. Every year finalists and winners are widely featured and interviewed on national and international radio, TV and press leading to many recording, management and publishing deals and opportunities for contestants. International entries are welcome.
More info and entry forms at http://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk
Deadline: June 30, 2007
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STAGENOISE MUSICAL THEATRE/CABARET SONGWRITING COMPETITION
StageNoise.com and StageCast are pleased to announce the launch of the first StageNoise Songwriting Competition. The competition aims to discover new songwriting talent, currently writing in the musical theatre/cabaret style, and to give them international exposure through our website and podcast.
http://www.stagenoise.com/songcomp
Deadline: June 30, 2007
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12TH USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION ACCEPTING ENTRIES
Winning songs of the 2007 USA Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated radio program Acoustic Café as well as XM Satellite Radio. Entrants vie for a top prize of $50,000 worth cash and cool music gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, Audio-Technica, IK Multimedia and more. We provide radio airplay to the winning songs. http://www.songwriting.net
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U PICK THE HITS INTRODUCES NEW ONLINE SONGWRITING CONTEST
Until April 23, 2007, songwriters are invited to register at UPickTheHits.com and upload their MP3 files and lyrics to compete in a songwriting contest with eleven categories: pop, country, dance/electronica, folk, gospel/inspirational, hip hop/rap, jazz, Latin, R&B, reggae/reggaeton, rock/alternative and world anthem (as in We Are The World). The entry fee is $30 each entry and the winner can expect a $10,000 Grand Prize, with First Place category prizes of $1,000. Voters can search for entries by stage or professional name, song title and category. Voting will be open from April 25 to May 25, 2007. All contestants must register by April 23. For more information, visit www.upickthehits.com.
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AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE'S AMATEUR LYRIC CONTEST
Established 1984. One contest per issue, 6 issues each year.
Requirements: Send lyrics only. Lyrics must be typed and payment for $10 (per entry) must be enclosed. No limit per contest. Include an entry form with each lyric sheet submitted. Call for required official form (615-321-6096) or print it from our website. http://www.americansongwriter.com ~ Lyrics only, no cassettes or CDs.
Awards: A Martin guitar DX-1 with case, D'Addario strings to each contest winner. Top 4 winning lyrics for each contest reprinted in American Songwriter Magazine. Honorable Mentions are listed as well. Each issue features a Lyric Entrant Q&A as well. One overall winner per year receives airfare (from American Airlines) to Nashville and a demo session at Music City Music Productions.
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THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST -- Session I deadline June 15, 2007!
Get your SONGS in and heard by the same company that manages the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and The Veronicas. Over $245,000 in cash and prizes. Prizes from Apple Computer, Brian Moore Guitars, EMI Music Publishing, MusiciansFriend.com, Roland, Edirol, Audio-Technica, Disc Makers, and the $20,000 Maxell Song of the Year. .
Enter online at: www.JLSC.com
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THE BOSAs SONGWRITING AWARDS:
The BOSAs Songwriting Awards is a twice yearly global competition where the best songs and artists are showcased to Music Publishers and other Industry Professionals for review in addition to category prizes.
Site URL: http://www.thebosas.com
Current Deadline to Enter: October and April of each year
Contact: info@thebosas.com
miercuri, 4 aprilie 2007
Celine Dion - I Knew I loved You @ 79th Academy Awards
I knew I loved you world premiere Oscars 2007
sâmbătă, 31 martie 2007
vineri, 30 martie 2007
sâmbătă, 17 martie 2007
EVERY HEARTBEAT
I don´t know how it happen
But I know it´s true
I´m so in love with you
Chorus
I find myself into your eyes
You´re so deep into my mind
I feel your touch so tender
That I will always remember
We fell in love so kind
And gentle rediscovering our souls
With my heart´s tenderness
Thrilled by your sweet caress
Something my heart cannot describe
Has awaken deep inside
And for this love i´ll give my last breath
Without any regret
I won´t never ever let go
Nevermind my sorrow
Bevermind my tears
There´s always gonna be tomorrow
That´s gonna belong to us
I´ll listen your heart´s calling
I´ll feel your longing
With every heartbeat I take
I ´ll make your soul vibrate
Overwhealming our spirits
With neverseen before pleasures
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
But I know it´s true
I´m so in love with you
Chorus
I find myself into your eyes
You´re so deep into my mind
I feel your touch so tender
That I will always remember
We fell in love so kind
And gentle rediscovering our souls
With my heart´s tenderness
Thrilled by your sweet caress
Something my heart cannot describe
Has awaken deep inside
And for this love i´ll give my last breath
Without any regret
I won´t never ever let go
Nevermind my sorrow
Bevermind my tears
There´s always gonna be tomorrow
That´s gonna belong to us
I´ll listen your heart´s calling
I´ll feel your longing
With every heartbeat I take
I ´ll make your soul vibrate
Overwhealming our spirits
With neverseen before pleasures
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
I will take the chance
There is something about tonight
Maby is one of those nights
When heaven has broken to us
You´re something I can´t live without
And I won´t let the shadow of doubt
Interfere between us
We can defeat any storm
Any strong wind blown
I know we can break through
I belive in you
Chorus
You´re so into my soul
My body is out of control
Into your tender embrace
I won´t refuse your dance
Just waiting for your call
My body is out of control
I won´t refuse your dance
I´ll take the chance/3 bis
Face to face we´re getting closer
Holding on each other
Sharing my emotion with you
The passion will get through
Using our chance
Everything will be a big surprise
To live and die, I know
In the same moment somehow
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
2.04.200
19:42:07
Maby is one of those nights
When heaven has broken to us
You´re something I can´t live without
And I won´t let the shadow of doubt
Interfere between us
We can defeat any storm
Any strong wind blown
I know we can break through
I belive in you
Chorus
You´re so into my soul
My body is out of control
Into your tender embrace
I won´t refuse your dance
Just waiting for your call
My body is out of control
I won´t refuse your dance
I´ll take the chance/3 bis
Face to face we´re getting closer
Holding on each other
Sharing my emotion with you
The passion will get through
Using our chance
Everything will be a big surprise
To live and die, I know
In the same moment somehow
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
2.04.200
19:42:07
CRIES OF SILENCE
In the darkness of the night
We found a wonderful sight
The moon was our confident
And the ocean was the music we heard
I have never felt this way before
We were so much in love
And so out of control
By sharing the same fall
Chorus
I have lost you somehow
And now that you are gone
I would like you to know
How I miss your tide embrace
And the smile on your face
Now I taste the sorrow
In the cries of silence
I search for your call
So much needing your soul
There is so much to find
Ain´t worth to be left behind
I have kept our memory
Deep hidden in me
It is not just a fantasy
It is our own reality
And even if you cant be here
I will take the chance
To have again
Even for one-night-stand
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
26.03.2000
19:36:25
We found a wonderful sight
The moon was our confident
And the ocean was the music we heard
I have never felt this way before
We were so much in love
And so out of control
By sharing the same fall
Chorus
I have lost you somehow
And now that you are gone
I would like you to know
How I miss your tide embrace
And the smile on your face
Now I taste the sorrow
In the cries of silence
I search for your call
So much needing your soul
There is so much to find
Ain´t worth to be left behind
I have kept our memory
Deep hidden in me
It is not just a fantasy
It is our own reality
And even if you cant be here
I will take the chance
To have again
Even for one-night-stand
Repeat chorus
Chase barett
26.03.2000
19:36:25
vineri, 23 februarie 2007
TACEREA VIBRANTA
Eram o prizioneră a gândurilor
Aruncată în jocul hazardului
Captivă a trecutului
Pe un tărâm fără conştiinţă
Îngrozită de intensitatea sentimentului…… de nepăsare
Cu fiecare clipă ce trecea
Teama de necunoscut se întărea
Nu eram decât o marionetă
În mâinile unui păpuşar nepriceput….până ce
Mi s-a întâmplat într-o seară
Să-ţi întâlnesc privirea
Refren
Intensele trăiri ale superbilor ochi căprui
Mi-au tăiat respiraţia
Tristele inflexiuni ale unei nedescifrabile viziuni
Ar topi şi cel mai îngheţat suflet
Tăcerea vibrantă a senzualelor adâncimi căprui
Descifrează secretul tainei ce o păstrezi
Atunci cînd te regăseşti pe tineÎn oglinda trecutului ce reflectă prezentul
Şi preconizeză viitorul
De fiecare dată când mă priveşti
Mă pierdÎn singurătatea inocentă a sufletului tău
Iar când vei fi departeÎţi voi duce dorul
Cu fiecare bătaie a inimiiÎmi voi reaminti
Acea clipă trecătoare
Care mi-a capturat simţurile
Aruncându-mă în neantul ochilor tăi
Mereu voi fi prizionera
Magnificilor iluzii tulburătoare
Visând la seara
Când îţi voi întâlni din nou privirea…
(Repetă refrenul)
Chase Barett
Aruncată în jocul hazardului
Captivă a trecutului
Pe un tărâm fără conştiinţă
Îngrozită de intensitatea sentimentului…… de nepăsare
Cu fiecare clipă ce trecea
Teama de necunoscut se întărea
Nu eram decât o marionetă
În mâinile unui păpuşar nepriceput….până ce
Mi s-a întâmplat într-o seară
Să-ţi întâlnesc privirea
Refren
Intensele trăiri ale superbilor ochi căprui
Mi-au tăiat respiraţia
Tristele inflexiuni ale unei nedescifrabile viziuni
Ar topi şi cel mai îngheţat suflet
Tăcerea vibrantă a senzualelor adâncimi căprui
Descifrează secretul tainei ce o păstrezi
Atunci cînd te regăseşti pe tineÎn oglinda trecutului ce reflectă prezentul
Şi preconizeză viitorul
De fiecare dată când mă priveşti
Mă pierdÎn singurătatea inocentă a sufletului tău
Iar când vei fi departeÎţi voi duce dorul
Cu fiecare bătaie a inimiiÎmi voi reaminti
Acea clipă trecătoare
Care mi-a capturat simţurile
Aruncându-mă în neantul ochilor tăi
Mereu voi fi prizionera
Magnificilor iluzii tulburătoare
Visând la seara
Când îţi voi întâlni din nou privirea…
(Repetă refrenul)
Chase Barett
ATRACTII OBSCURE
Ochii de o tristeţe nemărginită
Mă subjugă cu vraja lor efervescentă
Nemaiîntâlniţii ochi păgâni mă îneacă
In tulburarea lor păstrată în visul etern al amăgirii
Măreţia patimii grăitoare divulgă
Secretul tainic al imenşilor ochi căprui
Învolburaţi în tăcerea sufletului
Pierdut în neantul nefericirii
Tulburătorii ochi căprui…
Salvează în nepăsarea lor oarbă
Elocventele dureri apăsătoare ale sorţii
Refren
Nostalgia tainicelor adâncimi tulburi
Atinge cele mai sensibile coarde ale sufletului
Identic cum sute de mii de fluturi Învăluie înneguratele cărări ale trecutului
Păstrând amintirea obscurelor atracţii
Ascunse în senzualitatea patimii
Misterioşilor ochi căprui
Durerea sacră a inocenţei purificatoare
Se oglindeşte în abisul sfâşietor al magnificilor ochi căprui
Şoaptele ardente de o păgânătate latentă
Mistuie turbulenţa patimii învolburate
Regăsind senzualitatea nefirească a visului
Păstrat în personalitatea fără trecut
De geamănul spirit al vremii lorÎn provocarea sufocantă a privirii subjugate pasiunii
Se regăseşte dorinţa tulburătoare
Care se predă fără regrete într-o vedere nocturnă
Slăbiciunii magicilor adâncimi căprui
chase barett
(Inspirată de A. şi superbii ochi căprui)
Mă subjugă cu vraja lor efervescentă
Nemaiîntâlniţii ochi păgâni mă îneacă
In tulburarea lor păstrată în visul etern al amăgirii
Măreţia patimii grăitoare divulgă
Secretul tainic al imenşilor ochi căprui
Învolburaţi în tăcerea sufletului
Pierdut în neantul nefericirii
Tulburătorii ochi căprui…
Salvează în nepăsarea lor oarbă
Elocventele dureri apăsătoare ale sorţii
Refren
Nostalgia tainicelor adâncimi tulburi
Atinge cele mai sensibile coarde ale sufletului
Identic cum sute de mii de fluturi Învăluie înneguratele cărări ale trecutului
Păstrând amintirea obscurelor atracţii
Ascunse în senzualitatea patimii
Misterioşilor ochi căprui
Durerea sacră a inocenţei purificatoare
Se oglindeşte în abisul sfâşietor al magnificilor ochi căprui
Şoaptele ardente de o păgânătate latentă
Mistuie turbulenţa patimii învolburate
Regăsind senzualitatea nefirească a visului
Păstrat în personalitatea fără trecut
De geamănul spirit al vremii lorÎn provocarea sufocantă a privirii subjugate pasiunii
Se regăseşte dorinţa tulburătoare
Care se predă fără regrete într-o vedere nocturnă
Slăbiciunii magicilor adâncimi căprui
chase barett
(Inspirată de A. şi superbii ochi căprui)
Introduction
hello!
This will be a blog for poetry creation.Poetry of my own and of everybody who beliefs in his/her talent will be posted together with a significant picture of their fantasy poetry and noy only!Copyright assured.
Soon you will have a post.
Enjoy!
This will be a blog for poetry creation.Poetry of my own and of everybody who beliefs in his/her talent will be posted together with a significant picture of their fantasy poetry and noy only!Copyright assured.
Soon you will have a post.
Enjoy!
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