Songwriting & Beyond…

I can safely say that when I was in school I lacked concentration in any academic subject and quickly re-gained energy once it was time for a creative class. I would be the one who people were asking to write their song in the music class. If felt good. But I bet it didn’t feel half as good as the odd one that just seemed to be good at everything - like maths, physics, chemistry, biology, history AND music. Erm, this simply wasn’t fair.

My guess is that those went on to be mathematicians or scientists anyway. But what about the creativity that they possess? Where does that go?

Well, here’s a nice article of an Oxford Scientist who has decided to give songwriting a go and has already had a great start by becoming a finalist in a UK Songwriting competition.

Check it out (below).

Calvin
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Scientist wows judges in songwriting contest

An Oxford scientist has discovered he has a hidden talent for songwriting after reaching the final of a national contest.

Memory research scientist Dr Andy Lee is celebrating after winning a place in the final of the UK Songwriting Contest.

He earned his spot in the final of the instrumental section with his classical piano composition entitled Airborne and he was also a finalist with his piece entitled A Walk in the Clouds.

Dr Lee, 29, first started playing the piano when he was five years old, but decided to make a career in the science world because it was more secure.

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Tuesday, August 22 2006, 12:02 BST - by Daniel Kilkelly http://www.digitalspy.co.uk

50 Cent believes that The Game’s rap career will struggle without his help.The In Da Club rapper, who publicly fell out with his protégé last year, has predicted that his second album will be a flop.

“I don’t think [Game's new album] is going to be interesting,” 50 told XXL magazine. “I think it’s going to be what it was before I wrote his hits.”I wrote six records for his album, three of them were his first three singles. Can he rap? Yeah. Is he a good songwriter? No.”

(oh dear)

http://www.songwritingtipsonline.com/howtowriteasong.htm

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Hi all,

After taking some advice from a Songwriter, (who’s been doing it for decades) I’ve started to write in the following format:

* Verse
* Pre-Chorus
* Chorus

What do I mean by pre-chorus? Here’s a snippet from the Veteran Songwriting Secrets Interview:

http://www.songwritingtipsonline.com/
Snippet_Veteran_Songwriter.mp3
(right-click above and choose ’save as’ and then save the file).

He tells us that an effective way of grabbing a listener is to put in a ‘link’ between the verse and the chorus.

It actually works like a charm

In fact, he shares a whole TON of idea’ and secrets that will turbo charge your creativity.

You’re seriously missing out if you haven’t got a copy of this…

http://www.songwritingtipsonline.com

Grab it now while you get the chance.

Talk soon…

Calvin Rele

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The ISC are taking things to even higher heights with the all new songwriting competition opening in Zimbabwe.

It’s all happening for 2006 and you can check out the article on it here (below).

Calvin

THE 2006 International Songwriting Competition that provides opportunities for bands, artistes and songwriters to gain exposure is now open.

The competition also gives artistes a chance for their songs to be heard by some of the most influential members of the music industry internationally.

In Zimbabwe, so far, Chiwoniso Maraire, is the only artiste who participated and emerged second in the 2005 competition.

The 2006 competition has two new categories, many new judges and has also increased the cash portion of its Grand Prize to US$25 000, which makes it the largest cash Grand Prize in any songwriting competition.

ISC gives away over US$150 000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize package of US$25 000 in cash and over US$20 000 in merchandise, unmatched by any other songwriting competition.

Click here to finish reading the article.

Source http://allafrica.com/stories/200608180525.html

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The following news is directly taken from http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds35917.html

Matt Helders has revealed that the Arctic Monkeys are planning to reinvent themselves.
The band’s drummer has warned fans their second album will break away from songs based on growing up in Sheffield.
“I don’t think we’re going to do that again and that’s why we won’t - because we’ve already done it.,” he told the Daily Star.
“We’ve changed our subject matter; but it’s still about actual circumstances and people we’ve met. We’ve got 13 or 14 songs we’ve been trying at soundcheck.”

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