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 | 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...
by Ed Bell | Jun 6, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
I get it. There’s never enough hours in the day. Juggling work, friends, family, exercise, time off, Stranger Things is tough. It’s easy for your creative time to end up last on the list. But here’s the kicker: you’ll find time to do it if it’s important enough....
by Ed Bell | May 24, 2018 | Inspiration, Lyric Tools, Music Tools
Songs prompts, oh, song prompts. If I’m honest, I have mixed feelings. I don’t really do writing by numbers. I get nervous around anything for songwriters that sounds like spoon-feeding. And I think the most important thing a songwriter – well, anyone –...
by Ed Bell | May 18, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
veSometimes it feels like the world is going crazy. The Nrazise are back! A third of millennials will never own a home! Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have clean water! And don’t even get me started on politics.b But that’s only half the story. In fact and in...
