wajobu2d ago
Dear friends, @[email protected] is now here at Bluesky. They have an archive of podcasts of over 300 interviews with songwriters from many decades. A fantastic resource and Simon and Brian finish each other's sentences with ease! #MusicSky #Songwriting #Songwriters
50+ MusicMar 9
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place", is a rock song written by American #songwriters #BarryMann and #CynthiaWeil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by English band #theAnimals. It has become an iconic song of its type and was immensely popular with #UnitedStatesArmedForces #GIs during the #VietnamWar. In 2004 it was ranked number 233 on #RollingStone's "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime" list; it is also in The Rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6gcxNFc1I0
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (US Version)

YouTube
Patrick O'BeirneMar 5

‘I often feel our songwriters and composers are forgotten about in the AI debate. I want to put them front and centre'
Former Minister for Culture & Arts, Catherine Martin has been appointed Head of Policy, Ireland, with the Ivors Academy. In this interview with Toner Quinn, she discusses her new advocacy role for songwriters and composers, the challenges posed by AI, and the future of the Basic Income for the Arts.

https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/i-often-feel-our-songwriters-and-composers-are-forgotten-about-ai-debate-i-want-put-them

#AI #music #songwriters #composers

‘I often feel our songwriters and composers are forgotten about in the AI debate. I want to put them front and centre': An Interview with Catherine Martin on her New Role at the Ivors Academy

Former Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin has been appointed Head of Policy, Ireland, with the Ivors Academy. In this interview with Toner Quinn, she discusses her new advocacy role for songwriters and composers, the challenges posed by AI, and the future of the Basic Income for the Arts.

The Journal of Music in Ireland | News, Reviews and Opinion
karibuFeb 19

How expert songwriters find the right lyrics | Think Like A Musician

https://vid.freedif.org/w/7PNgbnGi7EzFKjvdAuyNrp

How expert songwriters find the right lyrics | Think Like A Musician

PeerTube
50+ MusicFeb 17
"A Lover's Concerto" is a #pop song written by American #songwriters #SandyLinzer and #DennyRandell, based on the 18th century composition by #ChristianPetzold, "#MinuetInGMajor", and recorded in 1965 by #theToys. "A Lover's #Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded #goldRecord certification by the #RIAA. Their original version of the song was a major hit in the #UnitedStates and #UnitedKingdom (among other countries) during 1965.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtH8Oz3h5t8
The Toys - A Lover's Concerto (Stereo Mix)

Stereo Mix by Mot Mool (Motty99).The song was written by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell.It was recorded by the Toys at Olmstead Recording Studio in New York Ci...

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sbersonJan 29

Kudos to Bandcamp for banning
AI generated music from their
site.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-we-want-musicians-to-keep-making-music/


#music #streaming #merch #downloads #audio #bandcamp #ai #aislop #musicians #songwriters #indie
Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: ‘We want musicians to keep making music’

Users will be able to report suspected AI-generated content through Bandcamp’s reporting tools.

Music Business Worldwide
karibuJan 22

The secrets to writing the perfect pop song | Think Like A Musician

https://vid.freedif.org/w/kPGKBeBok2wQXmrJTaPUti

The secrets to writing the perfect pop song | Think Like A Musician

PeerTube
Chris SmartDec 17
Donna Summer Is Now in the #Songwriters Hall of Fame
https://pitchfork.com/news/donna-summer-songwriters-hall-of-fame/
#music #disco
Donna Summer Joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame

A posthumous induction for an artist “who changed the course of music”

Pitchfork
The Hollywood ReporterDec 15

Theron Thomas and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman Launch New Label Venture Haven Houzin House
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #Songwriters #Theronthomas

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/theron-thomas-jeff-gitelman-launch-label-haven-houzin-house-1236449727/

Theron Thomas and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman Launch New Label Venture Haven Houzin House

"Our motto is may the best song win, we want to create a place where great songwriters, great producers and great artists have a voice" Thomas says.

The Hollywood Reporter
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Nov 14
“We’d write eight or nine #songs in a few days and just kept popping them out. We grew as #songwriters at such a rate because we had nothing else to do. We weren’t getting gigs or getting signed.” www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n... #Squeeze #music #MusicSky

‘We had to dumb ourselves down...
‘We had to dumb ourselves down to fit in’: Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford on finally making the first album they wrote as teens

Written in 1974, the Bowie-influenced songs on Trixies are set in a fictional south London nightclub, but were shelved when punk took the band in a new direction. Now, after Squeeze’s 50th anniversary, they’re seeing the light of day

The Guardian