http://www.worksongs.net Official website of Tomorrow is Already Here Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I'm digging through the scores of songs I've written, re-learning old favorites, building a new set to play out live. And I have a terrible memory for stuff.   I feel the chord changes, and know these songs cold on some subliminal level, but the fingerings become a mystery to me after six ... http://www.worksongs.net/songwriting/2008-07-18/hey-look-a-castle.html It's been a fast few months since First Words was released...  new baby #3, who joined the world around the same time the album did, is four months old now.  And she's a sweetheart.  My life, as you can imagine, is a little busy...  so I'm doing what I can to promote ... http://www.worksongs.net/news/2008-05-29/the-good-and-the-bad.html I was recently interviewed by Dave Spiers...  he is a great guy with a long history in the music industry, playing keyboards and drums for Debbie Harry (Blondie) and Elvis Costello, working with Underworld and Peter Gabriel.    He is a worldwide authority on vintage synthesizers and manages the music company ... http://www.worksongs.net/news/2008-03-24/an-interview-by-dave-spiers.html Huzzah, the record is done.  Raise a glass and toast "To progress!" Here's are free MP3s of two songs: First Words Silver King If you'd like a full listen before purchasing, please use the flash Music Player in the top-right corner. If you're new to my music, I'd suggest you start with First Words, ... http://www.worksongs.net/news/2008-02-11/first-words-cd-release.html Recently, I gave advice to someone who has been writing songs for years, but who has never been able to "make a record."  Mr. Lennon was asked once to give advice to aspiring songwriters.  His #1 piece of advice?  "Finish everything. Don't dwell on things."  Go through your list of songs, and ... http://www.worksongs.net/songwriting/2007-12-05/finish-everything.html So I'm (finally) almost done with the big amazing record. And I have a new name for the project too: Tomorrow is Already Here.   The album name will be "First Words." I'm probably a few weeks away from finishing up the sequencing work (gotta cut some songs! 65 minutes is toooo ... http://www.worksongs.net/news/2007-10-04/pre-release-sample-tracks.html How many great, I mean truly great writers are completely forgotten?    How many jaw dropping compositions are buried in a music library somewhere? A few months back, blurry-eyed from trying to write eight (good) songs in a week, I found myself blindly searching google for, things.   Ideas, images, anything to get an ... http://www.worksongs.net/songwriting/2007-09-12/lost-geniuses.html One little thing I noticed a little while back. When studying some of my favorite records from the 60s and 70s, I'd marvel at how well they pull off hard L-C-R panning, without making my ears twitch while listening on headphones.    Hard L-C-R panning, or "assignment", was practically the only ... http://www.worksongs.net/audio/2007-04-28/l-c-r-panning-with-bleed.html February is record production month... The annual RPM challenge just finished up, and this year, I took a shot at it.  I was too busy to post any details about the process, but after many long nights and more than a few days off work, I finished.    I wrote, recorded, and mixed a record in a month.   ... http://www.worksongs.net/news/2007-03-03/rpm-2007.html They don't teach you this stuff in music school.  You learn it "on the playground," so to speak.    Someone you know shows you a few chords, and teaches you the wicked A -> Amaj7 to A7 chromatic dropdown that is the secret to a half dozen George Harrison songs.  Or you're ... http://www.worksongs.net/songwriting/2007-01-28/alan-pollacks-beatles-analyses.html