Castledown radio interview
OK, today’s blog post is going to be something little bit different 🙂 First of all most of it is going to be in an audio format, so grab your headphones. Here’s an interview I did the last week with Shaun…
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Dog House
This week’s song “Dog House” is one for the lads. Lets face it, we all feel bit misunderstood from time to time 😀 But there is no denying the fact we can be difficult creatures with small pleasures in mind….
On Songwriting Part 8
While I was preparing for a radio interview, I took a trip down a memory lane. I was trying to trace back my songwriting steps to the beginning. How did I get in to it? How did I start? I…
Losing Faith
This weeks song at a first glance might seem like somehow religiously charged song, but it is not that at all. It was written during a time someone very dear to me was extremely sick and I felt very helpless….
On Songwriting Part 7
In the wise words of Tom Waits “For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and…
Deeper Than Before
Well it’s that time of the year again when all the lovers get all soft and mushy, the restaurant bookings (and prices) go up for one night, ridiculous amount of roses are sold through the shops… Obviously I am talking…
Mama Was Right
This week’s song “Mama Was Right” is a story song. From time to time I have a need to write story songs. It seems these story songs are the ones that often resonate with people. But also writing a story…
The Third Eye of a songwriter
As a songwriter I have become very aware lately of the intricacy of how I collect information, inspiration and ideas for songs. Yes there are parts of songwriting, which I call “tools” and these need to be learned. But these…
Technology and the workflow
Here’s a subject I have been holding back on because it’s one of those things us musicians traditionally don’t like. I am talking about technology. And by this I am talking about many of the tools you get with your…
Anytime
I was brought up in a house full of boys. I was the oldest of three brothers and by the time my little sister was born I had already moved out to my own place. But in the past few…
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