by Ed Bell | Nov 8, 2018 | Building a Career, Inspiration
Every day’s a school day. There’s always more to know. There’s always something you hadn’t considered. There’s always room for improvement. You never reach perfection, just like you never reach knowing it all. There’s no upper...
by Ed Bell | Oct 31, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
Songwriting is a world of maybe. Maybe if I write this… Maybe if I hit up that co-writer… Maybe if I submit to that competition… Maybe if I try write in a different style… Maybe if I take a chance on that crazy idea… Too many people try to exist in a world of...
by Ed Bell | Sep 27, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
If you’ve ever said “But today’s music sucks”, you wouldn’t be the first and you won’t be the last. There are basically two ways of looking at this. One: maybe you’re right. Maybe music today is far more about image and marketing than music. Maybe music today is more...
by Ed Bell | Sep 10, 2018 | Building a Career, Inspiration, The Creative Habit
Sometimes the best way to learn is to go it alone. Sometimes the best way to learn is with help and guidance. Songwriting, as it turns out, is best learned with a mixture of the two. Let’s talk about why. Do You Need to Work with a Songwriting Coach? It’s a...
by Ed Bell | Jun 18, 2018 | Lyric Tools
If you’ve been writing songs a while, you’ll know that finding your song’s story – the idea that starts it all – is the key to coming up with a great song idea. But your song’s title, which is usually its lyrical hook, is also a key part of how you tell your song’s...