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Ed Bell. The Song Foundry. Songwriting coaching. Songwriting courses. Songwriting tips.

I’m a songwriter, author and music educator.

In half my life I’m a songwriter for theatre and film, where I’ve written award-winning stage shows, written songs for Oriental DreamWorks and worked on dozens of creative projects around the world.

In the other half I help thousands of songwriters hit their goals each month, through my bestselling songwriting books, inspiring video courses and popular songwriting articles.

I don’t just do quick tips and tricks. I don’t pretend there’s some simple shortcut to success. I actually help people find the skills, confidence and creativity to write the songs they want to write – whether they’re on their first song or their thousandth.

So if you’re ready to level up your skills and have a ton of fun in the process – welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Recent Articles

Seth Godin: Fail Until You Succeed

by Ed Bell | May 16, 2015 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit | 0 Comments

Seth Godin is one of the US’s smartest entrepreneurs. While as writers we’re here first and foremost to make art, there’s a lot we can learn about entrepreneurial spirit. In this video Godin explains why anyone trying to be innovative ought to get comfortable with failure.

“It takes a while. It’s normal to take a while.”

by Ed Bell | March 5, 2015 | Cool Stuff, The Creative Habit | 0 Comments

One of the hardest things about being an emerging artist is that it can feel like it’s taking forever to get your shit together. Here’s Daniel Sax’s important video, The Gap, on the topic, incorporating the words of Ira Glass, host of This American Life.

Copyright Basics: Part Two

by Ed Bell | August 4, 2015 | Building a Career | 0 Comments

The second part in our riveting series on Copyright Law. Find out what happens when your rights start to interact with other peoples’.

“Smart may have the brains, but stupid has the balls.”

by Ed Bell | March 27, 2015 | Cool Stuff, The Creative Habit | 0 Comments

The awesome people at Diesel have an important philosophy: Be Stupid. They made this video to explain why.

Feedback: A Threat or an Opportunity. You Decide.

by Ed Bell | February 7, 2019 | The Creative Habit | 3 Comments

You can’t change what people say or think about your songs. But you do decide what you do about it.