Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
The above piece of advice, often shared among songwriters, displays a truth about the creative process. Striving for perfection can be paralysing, especially in the world of music where creativity and expression are paramount. Here’s why embracing imperfection and spontaneity…
“WTF is this guy on about?” I hear you ask. Well, last week I got my hardback copy of “The Creative Act: A Way Of Being” by Rick Rubin sent through to me via Amazon and I couldn’t be more…
Picture yourself in the vastness of space, surrounded by twinkling stars and silently orbiting planets. There you are, alone, observing the universe. This idea is more than mere fancy; it’s a meaningful reflection on our existence. We each have a…
Call me old fashioned but I still prefer writing songs with a pen to paper rather than to use a computer. There have been many times where I’ve attempted to use a computer keyboard and word processor instead of pen and…
Below is the complete version of “An Incomplete Manifesto For Growth” as mentioned in my last blog post “Some Creative Suggestions For Your Songwriting Process.” This manifesto was conceived in 1998 by Bruce Mau, the creative director of Bruce Mau Design. The purpose of the…
One of my favourite songwriting websites that I visit regularly and I’m a proud member of is called TAXI. Apart from the songwriting A&R services they provide for their members, I really like the articles and helpful tips that they provide on the…
For a long time I thought about how the songwriting process and the teachings of Buddhism are remarkably similar and could intersect in the middle somehow, so I thought why not explore the concept a little further and therefore, in…
As a songwriter, musician, producer and blogger, I’ve slowly come to appreciate a powerful mantra: “Done is better than perfect.” This simple yet very profound phrase has become a guiding principle in my creative journey over time. It reminds me…
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…
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…