I'm in the ZONE!

I just am.

The legendary John Legend

“My vision is that the show is entertaining from beginning to end, with great energy, soul, and musicianship,” says Legend. “I want the crowd to leave feeling inspired and uplifted, like they really connected with me and the band.”

He IS the man!

a lesson from Colbie Caillat

“And in the evenings we would write songs and talk about life situations and how to turn them into beautiful songs for people to relate to.”

- I really value the process of co-writing also known as collaboration. I think it makes what is already a good song to a higher level of art.

- Humanity's unending desire to connect with "greater reality" needs to be fulfilled somehow. People are searching, longing, and music, maybe, is one of the best ways for humanity to truly realize that there is something greater than themselves.

“The best part about writing with Rick [Nowels] is he gives me so much confidence. Like, he loves everything I come up with. I’ll be singing a lyric or a melody idea and he’ll be like, “Ooh, I like that! Keep going with it. I really think this song is a hit!””

- I would love a friend songwriter like that. In fact, I want to be one someday. I usually find myself in a very vulnerable state of mind when I had just came up with an idea or finished a song. Any encouragement would help at that situation. What more of a life-giving experience that is, an encouragement from an expert! That's huge.

“I have so many songs written that I would love to start giving some that I don’t think are meant for me out to other artists that they could be perfect for. So, that’s why I just keep writing: because I love it, and even if the song’s not going to go on my record, it could go perfectly for someone else.”

- I picked this because I would love to do that myself as well.

Thanks for creating!

First thoughts...

I love songwriting. I really love songwriting. I love the whole industry of songwriting. I mean every bit of it. Even with that much of enthusiasm, however, I oftentimes find myself struggling, frustrated, and hating songwriting because I love it so much.

I am constantly looking for the ways I can write better lyrics, melodies, a better song that can move me and move others who are willing to pay enough attention to my songs. And I'm sure there are other songwriters/artists who feel the same way. So I decided to get some help from some of the published Artisans* of any kind (not just songwriters, but persons who are involved in the business of creating art forms).

* Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines Artisan as:
1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
2 : one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods

I hope to learn to write a better song by collecting the thoughts of different artisans, and meditating on the meaning, then to apply the learnings (I know that's not an actual word) on my songs and share them with you the joyous process of songwriting!

All your suggestions, (en/dis)couragements, constructive criticisms are almost always welcome. And please, feel free to communicate/share with me your enthusiasms of creating : )

Thanks for creating.