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 | May 4, 2018 | Building a Career, Inspiration
Sometimes being a songwriter sucks. Sometimes it’s awesome. Let me try to explain why. — Five Reasons Why Being a Songwriter Sucks — 1. You never feel good enough You’re too close to the thing you’re working on. You’re the last person on...
by Ed Bell | Sep 5, 2017 | Building a Career, Inspiration
Wow. It’s been quite a year. And I’m not just talking about the crazy world we seem to live in. I’m talking about the crazy world I personally seem to live in. Twelve months ago, I was packing up my Brooklyn apartment ready to move my stuff back to the UK. Since then,...
by Ed Bell | Nov 17, 2015 | Building a Career, The Creative Habit
If you were planning on finding out how insecure you really are any time soon, I’ve got the perfect tip for you: become a writer. With writing there’s really nowhere to hide. To some greater or lesser degree you’re going to know that’s you...
by Ed Bell | Sep 9, 2015 | Building a Career
Today’s article is brought to you by a warm smile, a love of your fellow artist, and our industry’s favorite N-word: Networking. Let’s pretend for a moment that you’re the most skilled artist around. Let’s suppose your work has the power...
by | Aug 29, 2015 | Building a Career
There are a lot of people writing high-quality songs these days. Some producers, performers and record companies’ A&R (Artists and Repertoire) people find themselves trawling through hundreds of demos a month to find the next big artist they want to work...
