“Beauty is what I’m chasing” Anna Larson is an emerging singer-songwriter, fusing diverse musical roots with piano-driven originality. Larson has several single releases slated for 2021, kicking off with “Won’t Let you Down”, due out June 25. Wrapped in vocal harmonies and warm guitar tones, it is new music for dreamers. 2021 has also seen …

North Carolina Wordsmither Big Greg stopped by to talk about the importance of hooks in hip-hop tracks. We also talked about using Room EQ Wizard software to improve our mixes. We talked about Room EQ Wizard Free Software Ultra-Linear Measurement Condenser Microphone Song Talk Radio Meetup Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/biggregplk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/biggregplk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/biggregplk SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/#biggregplk   …

This week it was just the family, as hosts Mike, Neel, and Phil each posed a question to reveal how they became the songwriters they are today, and give out songwriting tips in the process. We talked about: What I Learned From Freddie – Neil Peart (Course Teaser) – YouTube Drumeo on Facebook How Mike …

Very excited to have the Juno-award winning songwriter, author of an international #1 hit song and the very first MuchMusic VJ join us on SongTalk. Christopher Ward has done all that and more. In our recent interview, Chris talked about his new release Same River Twice, its unique recording process and why he wanted to …

As the founder and president of Linus Entertainment, Geoff Kulawick grew the start up label to become one of the most successful independent music companies in Canada.Mr. Kulawick has successfully sourced, negotiated and closed on the asset purchase of twelve prominent label and publishing catalogs, most recent the closing on January 1 2021 of the …

Nabil Durzi & Michael Massaro stopped by to talk about adding jazz to electro. We talked about: Phil’s Drumset update The drumset How do you record all your songs? How “finished” are they? Using a spreadsheet to keep tabs of your songs in progress Cakewalk gets left off of VST integrations   Nabil, is a …

This week SongTalk resolved the controversy over standardized tuning to 440 hz! Okay maybe we didn’t resolve anything. But we did invite our good friend and frequent guest Matthew Reid to discuss the origins of the standard tuning setting plus the pros and cons of having a standardized tuning set at 440 hz rather than …

“NFTs stand for non-fungible tokens, and they allow the audience and fan base to take part in auctions for unique content from the artists, labels, and festivals that they love, where the transactions go directly into the pockets of the artists.” This is according to music publicist and blogger Eric Alper, of thatericalper.com. We also …

The guys share tips and talk about vaccines and drum kits and stuff. We talked about: Vaccines Neel’s electronic orchestra stuff Finding new structures for songs Cheap eDrum-kit woes NFTs? Songs too long? Bands with great harmonies Diatonic? Morrisey’s no fun anymore

This week SongTalk dives into how to best use DAWs or Digital Audio workstations. Home recording is booming and it’s not just because of Covid. Musicians have long been using different software at home to do what used to cost thousands of dollars in a professional recording studio. How do make the most of your …