by Ed Bell | Sep 6, 2019 | Inspiration, Lyric Tools, Music Tools
One of my key philosophies here at The Song Foundry is that being a good songwriter is about being one of a kind. And to make what you write one of a kind, you have to make what you listen to and what you think about one of a kind. There’s tons of value in...
by Ed Bell | Jun 12, 2019 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
I’ll be honest, I don’t often read reviews. I’d rather form my own opinion of a work of art than figure it out second hand through somebody else. But recently, one particular phrase in a couple of different reviews really stuck with me: “[The Artist]’s ambition...
by Ed Bell | Apr 30, 2019 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
Aside from a handful of things that are taught in classrooms, very little in life is linear. Population growth, technological advances and the effects of climate change almost never make straight lines on graphs: they’re curves, they’re waves or something...
by Ed Bell | Apr 23, 2019 | Building a Career, Inspiration
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but life is hard sometimes. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but songwriting is hard sometimes. And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but spending some of your life writing songs can be really hard sometimes. The truth is, life can be...
by Ed Bell | Jan 7, 2019 | Inspiration, Lyric Tools, Music Tools
“Sex sells,” the saying goes. Well, it’s not as sexy, but songwriting craft sells too. It’s teachable. It’s concrete. It’s measurable enough that you can watch it improve. The trouble is, a song isn’t just the nuts and bolts that hold it together. Just like a chair...
by Ed Bell | Dec 11, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
Getting good at songwriting takes time. Plenty of time. And plenty of practice. And while the Internet is full of people promising to make this process super easy for you, the simple truth is that 90% of your growth as a songwriter comes from you sitting in a quiet...
