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Hello,
Welcome to the Fall edition of the newsletter. I’m hoping you had a
great summer with a little vacation time away from the daily grind.
I’ve found that even a few days away from my work always brings some
well-needed perspective.
I’ve been working on a few different projects these past couple months.
Along with recording some truly exceptional talent like this month’s
featured artist, Amie Miriello, I was also hired to create a series of
country music ring tones for New York-based Sonic Boom Media...one
more step in my mission to bring Nashville
to NYC in any way I can.
I’ve also had the pleasure of working with my first official MySpace
collaborator, singer/songwriter Maura Matlak. Click here
to preview Maura's latest single.
This issue’s guest columnist is my longtime friend, collaborator and
songwriting mentor, Fred Koller. Fred is a multiple BMI Million-Air
award winner with hits on both the country and pop charts. Most notably
Fred’s song “Angel Eyes,” which he wrote with John Hiatt, was a hit for
Canadian pop star Jeff Healey. In this column, Fred offers some insight
into how he made that happen.
Finally, a note of congratulations to my client and friend David Worby
on his first major label cut! David’s song “I Never Let You Go,” which
we demoed just a few short months ago, has just been released on Dan
Evans’ debut album for Universal Music.
Have a great fall and come see me in one of my studios soon.
-Cliff
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WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
USING A PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO
Who's the Expert?
You’re a songwriter. It’s what you do.
It’s what you’ve trained
yourself to do through countless hours of study, practice and effort.
Your songs are yours and no one can write them for you. In other words,
you’ve become an expert at writing your songs. That’s how it should be.
However, if you’re going to treat your songwriting
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Cliff will be
teaching his “Making Great Demos & Getting Them Heard” workshop
twice in October:
New York - Wednesday,
October 8th, 6-9pm @ BMI (320 W. 57th St.)
Email Glenda
for more information.
Nashville – Tuesday, October
21st, 6-9pm @ the Songwriters Guild (209 10th Ave S, Suite 321)
Email Kimberly
for more information.
Los Angeles - Cliff will be
teaching a brand new workshop
entitled “Stripping Down Your Demos & Getting Them Cut” at the
Taxi
Road rally Nov. 6-9.
For more details go to Taxi.com.
:: BMI Events
More
Info
:: ASCAP Events
More
Info
:: SESAC Events
More Info
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FRED KOLLER Professional
Song Poemer:
How To Write a Hit Song in 30 Years or Less
1.
At a very early age you should start listening to the radio every
waking minute. If the radio station offers charts of the latest hits,
these charts should be studied like you’re a biblical scholar searching
for minute details. Calling request lines to hear favorite songs again
and again is also highly encouraged.
2. Spend every waking moment not spent listening to the radio in record
stores or any dubious place where recordings can be bought, sold or
traded. Purchase large quantities of recordings by artists one
identifies with either musically or lyrically. Buying music based on
hair styles or fashion trends is to be discouraged.
3. Spend hours listening for the hidden message the in above records.
Keep listening. It’s there.
4. Memorize the names of the producers and songwriters involved in the
creation of the songs
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Find out what
Jive already knows...
AMIE MIRIELLO
Amie and her guitarist/collaborator
Jay Dmuchowski won me over from
the moment they came into my New York studio. We spent a great
afternoon recording their song “Drifter” which was written with my
friend Jeff Cohen and is included on Amie’s major label debut release.
Not only was Amie a pleasure to work with but she can really sing!
A Connecticut native who got her start in musical theater, Amie has
successfully made the transition to major label artist with a sound
that is uniquely her own even in its acknowledgement of some of her
favorite artists from Ani DiFranco to Stevie Nicks and Fiona Apple.
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