I just got back from my second visit to Market Collective. Local musicians on stage, great coffee from Higher Ground, interesting original art, jewelry and clothing!
I talked with some animators from QuickDraw Animation Society about collaborating on a music video for "Single Life" and a photographer/artist about creating a CD cover for my current project, "Songs From the Edge."
I stopped by the CJSW booth to ask about getting some airplay.
Wayne Gretsky says, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Methodology asks, "What are you afraid of?"
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Success! (Sort of ...)
Eighty songwriters hungry for feedback; Dan Hill the star on a panel of five members of the Canadian Music Industry. Each songwriter got to drop a one-song demo CD with lyric sheets into the draw. Mine came up third!
Most people heard the same advice, (me included!) Move the chorus to come right after the first verse. With attention spans getting shorter and more music to surf at the click of a button, you have to grab the listener RIGHT AWAY! So, "Single Life" now has the first chorus right after the first verse. Yes, it works better for this purpose. You can hear the results at: https://noisetrade.com/geoffbell
Dan Hill liked my lyrics, but suggested that I completely change the genre to a blues song. A BLUES song? Really? This definitely would radically alter the whole feeling and message! But then, who am I to argue with Dan Hill, singer/songwriter extraordinaire for 30 years? So, work has begun to re-imagine "Single Life" as a wailing blues song.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Most people heard the same advice, (me included!) Move the chorus to come right after the first verse. With attention spans getting shorter and more music to surf at the click of a button, you have to grab the listener RIGHT AWAY! So, "Single Life" now has the first chorus right after the first verse. Yes, it works better for this purpose. You can hear the results at: https://noisetrade.com/geoffbell
Dan Hill liked my lyrics, but suggested that I completely change the genre to a blues song. A BLUES song? Really? This definitely would radically alter the whole feeling and message! But then, who am I to argue with Dan Hill, singer/songwriter extraordinaire for 30 years? So, work has begun to re-imagine "Single Life" as a wailing blues song.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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