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EP 2 | Songwriting with Taylor Abrahamse
Logan sits down with singer/songwriter and former child actor Taylor Abrahamse. Taylor is a renowned finger style guitar player with a unique voice to compliment his playing abilities.
Today we dive into a couple of Taylor's original songs where we demystify the process behind Taylors songwriting. Including 'Ain’t No Cure For Love' and 'If I Was a Woman'.
Throughout the course of this episode Logan and Taylor offer up some songwriting tips to help artists at all levels.
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0:00 - New intro music
1:20 - Meet Taylor Abrahamse
4:10 - Performing without a band
5:50 - Finger style guitar playing
8:57 - Most artists are impersonators
13:04 - Acoustic guitar vs Electric guitar
16:04 - Ain’t No Cure For Love
22:36 - Improv songwriting
25:02 - ADHD moment, back to Ain’t No Cure For Love
32:45 - Capitalism affecting music
39:08 - If I Was a Woman
47:24 - Writing songs for yourself
55:41 - Autistic thoughts
57:16 - Making a pop song
01:01:15 - What even is folk music?
01:02:51 - Breaking the rules in music
01:03:27 - Songwriting tips
01:12:55 - Resetting your dopamine
01:15:56 - Outro
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By Down to the WireLogan sits down with singer/songwriter and former child actor Taylor Abrahamse. Taylor is a renowned finger style guitar player with a unique voice to compliment his playing abilities.
Today we dive into a couple of Taylor's original songs where we demystify the process behind Taylors songwriting. Including 'Ain’t No Cure For Love' and 'If I Was a Woman'.
Throughout the course of this episode Logan and Taylor offer up some songwriting tips to help artists at all levels.
Follow Taylor Abrahamse on Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music
Follow Logan Brown on Instagram, Spotify and Apple Music
Follow Down to the Beat on Instagram and YouTube
0:00 - New intro music
1:20 - Meet Taylor Abrahamse
4:10 - Performing without a band
5:50 - Finger style guitar playing
8:57 - Most artists are impersonators
13:04 - Acoustic guitar vs Electric guitar
16:04 - Ain’t No Cure For Love
22:36 - Improv songwriting
25:02 - ADHD moment, back to Ain’t No Cure For Love
32:45 - Capitalism affecting music
39:08 - If I Was a Woman
47:24 - Writing songs for yourself
55:41 - Autistic thoughts
57:16 - Making a pop song
01:01:15 - What even is folk music?
01:02:51 - Breaking the rules in music
01:03:27 - Songwriting tips
01:12:55 - Resetting your dopamine
01:15:56 - Outro