Have you ever wondered how to protect the copyright of your songs? Where do you begin to understand what it means to actually “publish” songs and how to work with music companies or to be your own publisher? What should you expect if you assign publishing to a music company?
Why do many worship songs seem to fall flat? What is it about the long-lasting ones that make them connect so well to worshipers and even spread around the world to be sung by millions? And, just as importantly, how can you make your songs compelling to the point that
The world of songs, songwriting, and music publishing has changed. As in book publishing, television, movies, and all forms of art, entertainment, and intellectual properties, technology has forever altered the way our music is delivered, who creates it, who owns it, who controls it, and how fans are attracted to
Audrey Assad is, by her own admission, a very opinionated person. Of Middle Eastern descent, yet raised in a small cult-like expression of the Plymouth Brethren denomination in New Jersey, she was not allowed to sing or read Scriptures in front of males and suffered tremendous personal repression as a child. Ironically,
Along with not having your songs heard and “getting them out there,” if you’re like most aspiring songwriters, your next greatest challenge is probably what we call “writer’s block.” But what is writer’s block and why do you have it? What causes it and what can cure it? Is there
What’s it like to be young 20-somethings in hot pursuit of a Nashville record deal? What does it mean to hang out with some of the best new talent in the city and have open doors with top music producers and publishers? Find out on this episode of The Song
When you stop to think about it, writing songs to “lead people in worship” can seem pretty ridiculous. I mean, people either choose to worship God or they don’t, right? Can people even be led into it and can a song really do it? As in all things theological, we have to
How do you find your “mission” as a songwriter? Isn’t it just about writing songs that praise Jesus or talk about the cross or the Bible? While it includes those things, John Chisum, Managing Partner of Nashville Christian Songwriters and prolific songwriter himself, believes it goes much deeper than that
In my devotions this morning, Brennan Manning has written, “You are going to leave people feeling a little better or a little worse. You’re going to affirm them or deprive them, but there’ll be no neutral exchange. If we as a Christian community took seriously that the sign of our
“People may say I couldn’t sing, but no one can ever say I didn’t sing.” ~ Florence Foster Jenkins Writers write. No matter who praises them or thinks their songs are commercial or recordable or useful in any way, writers just write. They write because they want to. They write
