Song - “Sapphire”

I felt the desire to record another song, after moving back to my hometown of Merimbula.

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Transforming Emotion into Song

Sometimes when i’m frustrated, melancoly,
or generally moody(!) -i’ll sit down and play something.

It’s really good to release and put out what is stuck inside…

using this method, here are a few songs that i made up on the fly.

“First Friday In June”

‘Call Me On The Telephone”

How to Begin a Song…

This is typically how i begin to write a song… A flash of inspiration comes forth, i’ll pick up the guitar, and strum out a basic idea.

This is one such example…

Great way to write a song…

Sometimes i have difficulties sitting in from on my PC trying to write a song. I get inspired, record, then sit around n wonder what to do next. My challenge is to stay in creative mode, but working with the MAC n the pressure of recording takes me out of that ‘free flowing’ state.

One beautiful morning i had an idea… one that is very simple, and it works…

1. Grab Laptop

2. Launch Recording Software

3. Start recording from built-in internal mic. No tweaking / setting levels / etc…

4. Sit around, jam about, play whatever feels right with the importance of LETTING IT FLOW.

At this stage, i’m not writing a song. I’m getting lost in the flow, and seeing what comes out. I don’t expect anything.

All i’m doing is FISHING for ideas…

5. Once feeling satisfied (say after 15 mins or so), go back & listen for some good, useable parts.

6. Highlight those parts. Edit & re-arrange.Create song structure. Insert missing parts (ie bridge / chorus / intro / exit)

7. Open new track & Re-record Professionally

8. Layer/Insert FX/general tweaking

9. ENJOY new song!

and there you have it!

It’s easy, it’s spontaneous, it’s creative…

Going with the flow, using real-life inspiration, with no pressure.

This method