Life Is All About Letting Go
Today, Monday November 22, 2021 marks the one year anniversary of Mara’s passing. At the end of last week I went back to her Mum and Dad’s place in Millicent to drop off some boxes of Mara’s clothes, shoes, photos…
Corey Stewart
I am a songwriter, musician, producer and blogger from Australia
The Soul Trader Podcast: S01E24 – “Umm… Do You Know Any Beyonce?” And Other Stupid Requests
I have been a performing musician since my very first gig at the age of 16 and in that time I have crossed paths with many people from all walks of life, all religions, colours, creeds and preferences. You name…
It’s Time For My Obligatory Health Update
I put in the word “obligatory” in the title not as a sarcastic inference but as something I am obliged to do for myself and for all of you too. This obligation was set up by my May 27th post…
Introducing… The New Normals
One can never accuse me of sitting still when it comes to performing live and even though I had taken an extended break from regular gigging, I have always kept my ear to the ground and left myself open to…
The Soul Trader Podcast – S01E23: Cancel Culture And Its Effect On Creativity.
Yes, yes, yes I know it’s been a little while since I put up an update for The Soul Trader Podcast but now that I’m able to devote some time to writing again I thought that an update is needed…
Introducing… Funkus Maximus
Anyone that knows me knows that I love funk music. As a bass player I almost think it’s somehow my duty to devote some of my playing, practising and songwriting time to the dark arts of FUNK. As I mentioned…
One Songwriter’s Trash Is Another Songwriter’s Treasure
You would’ve guessed by now through reading my posts that I’m a real fan of the songwriting process and the many ways that a song can be created. I’m also a great believer in not throwing any songwriting ideas away,…
The Illusion Of Songwriting Perfection
I remember chatting to a songwriter friend of mine a while ago about the pain he was experiencing when writing songs. He said to me that he was great at starting songs but really lousy at finishing them (well, aren’t…
The Soul Trader Podcast – S01E09 – Our Songwriting Process
As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I’ll be linking to the latest episode of The Soul Trader Podcast every Saturday and of course, this Saturday is no exception… This week’s episode has Simon and I chatting about our…
50 Songs In 90 Days… Can I Do It?
With today being the 4th of July I’ll again be participating in this years 50/90 Songwriting Challenge as I have done for the last 11 years. Sometimes I do think that I’m batshit CRAZY. For those of you that have no idea what I’m…