8 Inspiring Books for the DIY Musician’s Shelf
…of being totally unoriginal. Suzanne Paulinski — The Rock/Star Life Planner (2019) We wanted to add this one in at the end because, while it’s not a traditional book, it has the…
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You Must Do These 5 Things Before Licensing Your Music
By Suzanne Paulinski This article originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. + New course on Soundfly: Intro to Scoring for Film & TV is a full-throttle plunge into the compositional…
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16 Podcasts to Inspire Your Inner Music Entrepreneur
…law), and Seth Godin. Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast Mindset coach Suzanne Paulinski (a.k.a. The Rock/Star Advocate) delivers bite-sized weekly episodes delving into everything you need to know to go from a…
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3 Ways to Immediately Increase Crowd Participation
By Suzanne Paulinski This article originally appeared on the TuneCore Blog + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to…
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10 Facebook Groups Musicians Need to Join Right Now
…it maintains the highest quality of communication. 2. Rock/Star Collective Founded by music industry mindset coach (and Flypaper author) Suzanne Paulinski, The Rock/Star Collective is a twist on most industry support groups….
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How to Diversify Your Music Income While Maintaining Your Sanity
If you plan on making a living from your music, then you plan on being an entrepreneur. While many DIY musicians envision themselves more like a freelancer, focused on bringing…
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Re-Open for Business: Adjusting to Your Post-Pandemic Creative Life
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start…
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Chorus Writing Strategy 101
…innovate on the chorus are Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner,” which has no discernible chorus at all, Coldplay’s use of a wordless chorus in “A Sky Full of Stars,” and the…
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From Discs to Digital: The Odd History of Music Formats
…In a strange twist, Brandenburg chose Suzanne Vega’s 1987 hit, “Tom’s Diner” as a test song to perfect the MP3. But it wasn’t until 1992 that the MP3 went mainstream, and…
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Practical Approaches to Writing Lyrics (for Producers, Mainly)
…like Sappho, Auden, Berryman, and T.S. Eliot, and listening to Jewish and Christian liturgical music, which were all major influences on them. Cohen’s “Suzanne” oozes with classical, religiously steeped references….
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Composer Erik Satie Was So Much Weirder Than You Realize
…While working at Le Chat Noir as a back-up house pianist at the age of 21, Erik Satie met Suzanne Valadon, who actually lived in the apartment next door to his….
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How to Pick the Point of View of Your Song
…telling a tale. A solid example of the second person point of view would be “Suzanne” by Leonard Cohen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svitEEpI07E “Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river…
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3 Ways to Handle Rejection and Take Action
By Suzanne Paulinski This article originally appeared on the Tune Core blog + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want…
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5 of the Most Unusual “Instruments” Used in Musical Scores
…insects. Rothenberg, an author, composer of more than thirty recordings, and a prominent professor, has had opportunities to play with the likes of Peter Gabriel and Suzanne Vega. But he…
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10 Myths About Songwriting Busted!
…rhyme as a dominant lyrical technique are: REM – “Losing My Religion” Suzanne Vega – “Tom’s Diner” Kate Bush – “Under the Ivy” Bon Iver – “For Emma” Radiohead –…
