Is Emotional Pain Keeping You from Becoming a Great Songwriter?
I don't know if you've noticed this in your songwriting or in the lyrics of others, but has it ever occurred to you that your need to express your emotional…
Bonnie Keen of First Call and the Eaglemaniacs on Three Decades of Hitmaking
Not only has she been nominated for five Grammy® Awards, one Emmy®, and won three Doves, but singer, songwriter, recording artist, author, and actress Bonnie Keen is one of the…
Writing Hit Hooks – Part 2 “Memorability”
Why do some songs leave you flat while others stick in your head forever? What are the key ingredients in a song’s basic theme and “hook” that make it stay…
Sanctus Real on New Album, Songwriting with New Lead Singer Dustin Lolli, and 22 Years of Music Making
When tenth-graders Chris Rohman and Mark Graalman started making music together in their parents’ basement in a small Ohio town, they could not have imagined that they would one day…
Writing Hit Hooks – Part 1 “The Equation for Great Songs”
Do you ever wonder how hit songs are written? You’ve probably heard of “formula songwriting” and maybe even learned about song form, hooks, and melody writing. But what does it…