Vale Robert “Bertie” Dunstan

When I heard the news on the morning of Robert’s passing (August 21st) I didn’t believe it at first. I got a text message asking me to check it out so I went onto Facebook and the news was all…
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger

When I heard the news on the morning of Robert’s passing (August 21st) I didn’t believe it at first. I got a text message asking me to check it out so I went onto Facebook and the news was all…

Let me start this post by stating that what I’m about to say is only my personal opinion based on my years of experience as a performing songwriter I’ve noticed a real increase in conversations on social media regarding the…

A process is defined as “… a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular goal.” As for a songwriting process, that goal is of course the completion of a song from start to finish. Songs…

As songwriters, we need to be eternally vigilant to any opportunity that might arise which enables us to replenish our repository of songwriting ideas. When we talk about a songwriting process though, we generally talk about engaging in a set…

“What is the meaning of life?” This is probably the oldest and most asked question that humanity is still trying to answer and while there is no global answer to this question, I do think it’s important for us all…

As a continuation of a previous post about me being a Secular Buddhist, I wanted to outline what meditation is and why it is so important to me. So… Let’s address the first part of the question… “What is meditation…

I just wanted to give you all an update as to what’s happening with the SongMachine Studio build. In an earlier post La Casa Di Mara – The New House I mentioned that… … the shed out the back is…

In a previous post I wrote about my fascination with artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could either be a help or a hindrance to my songwriting process. When I wrote that post back in October 2022, I was really…

In my last post Moving Through The Dark Room Of Grief I described how it felt for me to be in the throes of profound and uncontrollable sadness likening it to walking into a dark and scary room and not…

Where do I begin? The last couple of weeks have been particularly hard on me emotionally and it’s only now that I’m starting to come out the other side of it. The reason for this was with everything that has…