I recently read about the concept of “horror vacui”. Horror vacui is Latin and translates to “fear of empty space”. In the art world it refers to filling all the available space with detail and leaving as little empty space as possible. This concept is tied to aesthetics and in Read more…
When you get a bit older, as your world seems to get filled up with things competing for your attention and time, you start to appreciate efficiency. It’s not for everyone of course but for me it became an essential part of making music whether I was writing and recording Read more…
On average, 590 people per month all around the world ask this question. My first question is what does “better” mean? Does it mean to write songs more people will like? Does it mean more sophisticated songs? I’m not really going to talk about that in this post but it’s Read more…
I was having a chat with a young songwriter recently. She was telling me about her song writing process. She described how she loves the songs she writes where she’s really inspired and feels they are well crafted. She also shared that there are other songs she’s written that feel Read more…
I find the study of popular songs fascinating. I don’t generally write in a pop music style for pleasure but I enjoy examining popular songs from a song writing perspective to try and better understand what makes them popular. A few years ago I spent a good number of weekends Read more…