Jamie Lawson and Ed Bell focus on getting started with songwriting, in episode one among our podcast
The inaugural episode of our subscribers-only podcast, hosted by the Songwriting Magazine founders, with visitors Jamie Lawson and Ed Bell
We’re delighted to say that the primary episode of our unique members-only podcast has landed and is obtainable to be listened to by means of the Regular platform and Spotify. We’ve determined that every episode ought to have a theme, and what higher place to start than the right way to begin writing a music. That’s proper, we’re on a quest to overcome our concern of the clean web page and have drafted in a few mates to assist us.
First up, Aaron chats with songwriter, writer and music coach Ed Bell. Ed is the co-writer of an award-winning musical My 80-Yr-Outdated Boyfriend, the creator of the songwriting useful resource website The Track Foundry and has revealed seven books together with The Artwork Of Songwriting, a information on the right way to create, assume and reside like a songwriter.
We’ve labored with Ed for a number of years, and readers of our web site/journal will likely be accustomed to the fabulous articles he has written for us like 16 Track Starters (Opens in a brand new window) (taken from The Final Guide Of Track Starters) and 100 New Track Concepts (Opens in a brand new window). An skilled in creating wholesome artistic practices and developing with methods to kick-start your songwriting, he’s brimming with useful suggestions.
We then have singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson speaking to Duncan about his new album Little Weaknesses and sharing his strategy to beginning new songs. Jamie’s huge break got here when he signed to Ed Sheeran’s Gingerbread Man file label in 2015 and reached the highest of the charts together with his eponymous album from the identical 12 months. Driving the album’s success was the lead single Wasn’t Anticipating That. Initially out in 2011, the re-release helped the music earn platinum standing and win the Ivor Novello Award for Greatest Track Musically and Lyrically.
Now returning after a four-year hiatus, new album Little Weaknesses finds him chronicling early fatherhood and his newfound artistic vitality. An unbiased artist as soon as once more, you actually get the sense that, with the assistance of his co-writers, Jamie has taken the time to write down a set of songs that he’s actually happy with with real songcraft at their coronary heart.
In addition to sharing his knowledge, Jamie additionally gives us with a songwriting immediate to assist us all get cracking with our subsequent masterpiece.
Elsewhere, Aaron and Duncan compensate for all issues Songwriting Magazine, together with current chats with Gary Gouldman of 10CC and D:Ream’s Peter Cunnah, in addition to discussing their very own approaches to overcoming author’s block or not realizing the right way to get started.
We actually hope you take pleasure in our first podcast. We’d like to function your songwriting questions in upcoming episodes, so please do get in contact. We’re additionally eager to know any fascinating strategies you could have for beginning a brand new music, the stranger the higher!
Thanks a lot for listening!