Month: August 2016

David Gilmour

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has an ethereal, atmospheric style that is instantly recognizable. He used the versatile tones of the Fender Stratocaster in conjunction with Binson Echorec echo pedals to complement his and (bassist Roger Waters’) singing and songwriting abilities in creating the unique Floyd sound. Two of his best known solos are heard in “Time” and “Money”, both from the classic “Dark Side of the Moon” CD. read more

Many amateur composers fall victim to a badly drafted licensing agreement that totally stomps on their right over their royalties and possible million dollar career. This scenario does not only affect   songwriters  but also musical composers for movies and televisions. They write songs and produce music. The record company or the movie and television company just buys the composer’s rights over the song or the music and have the latter sign a waiver of their copyright. read more

Producing songs is immensely competitive and to compose urban songs can be even more cutthroat. The songwriters are actually the reason a performer becomes as recognized as they have or that their song became a top selling favorite. In many occasions, it is the composer of rap music that actually chooses which lyrics and/or music selections are used by the rap artist. When this happens, the song songwriter often gets less props than they usually earn. Hip hop music has been in the forefront for a few decades and due to its expanding following, there are a large amount of artists trying to break into the business to produce hip hop music. read more

Songs released by The Beatles in 1964, listed alphabetically. The Beatles released two official UK albums in ’64 – A Hard Day’s Night & Beatles For Sale. You’ll see below that while Paul McCartney was writing some great songs during this period, John Lennon was the bigger creative force in 1964. As things would move forward this would begin to equal out and in some years McCartney would write more of The Beatles songs than Lennon did. read more

I cringe a bit at putting up a list of the best heavy metal guitarists when the pool to choose from is so vast. The problem comes because of the huge number of styles and sub-genres involved. Your choices depend on your style and who you listen to, whether it be glam, doom, progressive, classic or any other type heavy metal group. So, for the short list of the best heavy metal guitarists, here goes… read more

When thinking about how to structure your song, know that there are no absolutes. There are no wrong ways and right ways. In the popular music culture, there is definitely a predominant structure that is commonly used. But what determines which song structure to use? One important thing to consider when thinking about song structure is the purpose of your song. This will shoot you towards getting a clear idea of how you want to structure your song. read more