My Gum Tree – 12 Reflections
In the short time that I’ve been in Yankalilla, there has been one thing that has quietly inspired me so much that I had to write about it. You see, in my backyard stands an old and quite majestic gum…
SongMachine Studio Build – The Second Update
In the four months since my last update on May 8th the following has taken place: Old slab had been cleared and ground work prepared for new shed build New shed built New slab poured (as of yesterday September 6th,…
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…
“Original” Is Not A Genre Of Music – Please Stop Saying It Is
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…
The 5 Pillars Of The Songwriting Process
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…
Your Life As One Continuous Songwriting Process
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…
On Pondering The Meaning Of Life
“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…
What Is Meditation About? And Why Is It So Important To Me?
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…
SongMachine Studio Build – The Update
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…
My Lyrical Experiments With ChatGPT
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…