Widespread Panic plays Tunes for Tots

The September 30th deadline for submissions to the New York Songwriters’ Circle’s (www.songwriters-circle.com) annual Songwriting Contest is quickly approaching.  For over 18 years such notable artists as Vanessa Carlton, Norah Jones, Gavin DeGraw, Jesse Harris, Lisa Loeb, Charlotte Sometimes, Avril Lavigne, John Oates and Chris Barron (of the Spin Doctors) have all been a part [...]

In songwriting, all that counts is the power

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“I started realizing that [in] some of my songs…

Catie Curtis Aspires to Inspire

“I love the fact that if I write something down…

A new label, Local Scene Records (LSR) is targeting working musicians. The label believes that the best music is NOT in the hands of the corporate machine but rather on the street and in the clubs. LSR thinks the most talented artists are being passed over by a machine that tells people who to listen [...]

Choosing a mastering engineer

No Regrets remembers Katrina victims