Seminar Date: Tuesday 29th April 2014 Venue: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. From writing hits for other artists to recording her own, twice Grammy-nominated.
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4 Replies to “IMRO Master Class with International Hit Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman”
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I am sorry to make another comment. However, I am so reminded of Townes van
Zandt when he talked about the songwriting process as “coming to him from
out of the blue” and the he does not really write the songs himself! I feel
much the same when I write a song as it seems to come out of nowhere! It is
placing this as revelatory, in a divine context, that I am in disagreement
with. Still, I love this workshop!?
She kind of sounded like Eddie vedder8;50?
Only one point I SLIGHTLY disagree with: in her first critique, around 47
mins in, she says, “…you can’t change who you’re talking to unless it’s
included in the lyric of a song…”, I agree to a certain extent. But a
song that breaks this rule and, IMHO, that is a classic AND a hit is “With
Or Without You” by U2. I’m not sure if ANYONE other than BONO knows what
that song is about but it is beloved nonetheless. All that said, I think
she is spot on, totally helpful and inspirational! Sand and Water has been
a favorite of mine since it came out. ?
I really enjoyed her critiques, all of them! Now, what will these people do
with them? Will they make it better or have they reached their greatest
depth? I teach writing and I have to do the same thing that she does here
again and again. Guide me in your writing, don’t make me guess unless the
whole thing is some personal secret! Then who would want to listen to it?
Give me signals that reflect your thoughts and your process and, as a
result, you can be a better writer or songwriter. Hooray! Beth Nielsen
Chapman!?