Bjorn Ulvaeus – Rebalancing The Song Economy
One of my guilty pleasures is my love of the music of ABBA. I always felt that if you wanted to study perfect pop music then study the song catalogue of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. To say that I…
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Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Corey Stewart Online
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Corey Stewart
I am a songwriter, musician, producer and blogger from Australia
There Is No Such Thing As Musical Retirement
Musicians don’t retire, they just change direction and get more picky and choosy about what they want to be doing plus… They don’t give a fuck about what people think of them and their music anymore. Right now, we’re approaching…
To Band Or Not To Band? That Is The Question
For a little while now I’ve been thinking about starting up another band to showcase my increasing portfolio of songs that haven’t seen the light of day. I’ve been testing the waters, keeping one eye open and ear out on…
Austin Kleon – Steal Like An Artist
I’m a firm believer that when it comes to songwriting, the originality in your songs comes from the fact that you wrote it in the first place, not from any external source. To reinforce this belief, I found a video…
Fear And Doubt – The Joint Enemies Of Songwriting And What To Do About Them
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure James Lane Allen When it comes to writing songs, nothing blocks the flow of songwriting ideas more than two small but very powerful words… FEAR and DOUBT. The fear comes…
The Importance Of Finishing My Music And Sharing It.
I, like many, many songwriters have a problem with my songwriting process… It’s called “perfectionism” and along with an extremely over-zealous inner critic, this problem has plagued me my whole songwriting/music career. I have tried many times to snap out…
What Am I? I Am A Secular Buddhist
Since the mid nineties I have had a very keen interest in studying meditation. Around that time I was exposed to a number of philosophies of mainly the new age kind through the bands I was in and through the…
What Does Songwriting Mean To Me?
Let’s look at the word SONGWRITING for a minute. The dictionary meaning of the word is the “… writing the music and words of songs.” Now that should give us a clue but I think the definition it goes deep…
How Music Has Shaped My Life (So Far…)
The Beginning When I was five years old I asked Mum and Dad if I could have piano lessons. Now, Mum and Dad didn’t have any room in the house for a piano nor, was there enough money to buy…
An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living
For anyone who is visiting this site and reading this blog for the very first time, I extend the warmest of welcomes to you. It’s my goal to keep you coming back for more. More content about my life and…