Spotlights

Friday Songwriting Scene Spotlight #5: Vancouver Island’s Helen Austin

May 28, 2010
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TGIF and Happy Memorial Day weekend! Today we shine a Songwriting Scene spotlight on regular reader and beautiful songwriter, Vancouver Island-based Helen Austin: Helen Austin Vancouver Island, BC Have a listen Songwriting start: “I have been songwriting since my teens. It was my escape as a moody teen.” Songwriting style: “My songwriting style is best [...]

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Friday Songwriting Scene Spotlight #4: Mark Allen Berube

May 14, 2010
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TGIF! Today we shine a Songwriting Scene spotlight on my funny, smart buddy, and regular Songwriting Scene reader/commenter, Brooklyn’s own Mark Allen Berube: Mark Allen Berube Brooklyn, NY Have a listen: Watch a video: Songwriting start: “I used to write plays, none of which were very long.  They got shorter and shorter until they became songs.” [...]

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Friday Songwriting Scene Spotlight #3

April 23, 2010
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TGIF! Today we shine a spotlight on one of our regular readers (who also succeeded in completing the recent Wednesday-to-Wednesday Challenge!), Brian Kendig. Brian Kendig Jarretsville, MD Have a listen Songwriting start: “I got started writing songs about the same time I started playing guitar. At first it was poetry to music but as did [...]

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Friday Songwriting Scene Spotlight #2

April 16, 2010

TGIF! This Friday we shine the Songwriting Scene spotlight on two talented gals (and regular blog readers!)…check them out! Erin Friedman Cottonwood, CA Have a listen Songwriting start: I wrote my first song at age 12 – copied it out longhand on Holly Hobby stationery and mailed it off to a publishing company I found [...]

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