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02 – The Internet Musician – Music Tools for the Indie Artist/Songwriter

Show notes for Episode #2:

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In this Episode, I present “Music Tools for the Indie Artist”, a topic that I recently presented to a local songwriting group.  Specifically, I present the tools and process I use to capture and preserve those moments of musical inspiration–no matter whether they strike while I’m in the car, working out, or sleeping.  I breakdown the process I use to capture both lyric and music inspired ideas.  You can’t choose when your muse delivers a moment of inspiration, and you need to be ready when it strikes.  I show you how I make sure never to lose a great idea.

In addition, I provide an overview of my controlled environments–that is, places where I can consciously sit down to create, develop, or record a song idea (for example, a writing space, a practice space, a recording space, etc.).  I provide an overview of the tools I find helpful and a description of how they all fit together in my songwriting process.

Note:  Make sure to check out the slides from this episode–several of them provide graphic descriptions of my process which makes it easier to understand.  You can download the slides here:

Slides for Music Tools for the Indie Artist (Right-click and choose Save target as… to download.)

Resources discussed in this episode:

The following tools were mentioned in this episode.

  • Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Microsoft Access (sold separately)
  • Notebook with pen attached–5 subject notebooks or Small notebooks with pen and/or placeholder
  • Masterwriter Songwriting Software Use my discount code #6095 for $20 off!!
  • Hand-held recorder: Sony ICD-UX512RED Digital Flash Voice Recorder
  • GoogleDocs
  • Looping program: Acid
  • Multitrack program: SONAR or Pro Tools or Logic
  • Sound Forge (best when purchased with Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 Production Suite)
  • Groove Monkee midi drum beats
  • Drums on Demand
  • Morning pages tool: 750words.com
  • Rhyming Dictionary (Rhymesaurus or Rhymezone.com)
  • Mind Mapping: Freemind or Mind Meister
  • Figures of Speech: http://rhetoric.byu.edu/
  • Character worksheets Example #1, Example #2
  • Google wonder wheel
  • Google “define” (www.google.com then enter define keyword in the search box where keyword is the phrase you want to define.)
  • Chord progressions: http://www.songtrellis.com
  • Notation: Finale
  • Guitar Tablature: GuitarPro

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