This quarter we're having a lively discussion group all about Turning On & Tuning Up Your Songwriter Radar. My dad Kim Williams always talked about keeping your "songwriter radar" on all the time. "Songwriter radar" is another way of describing what some people call mindfulness, awareness, observation and being present in the moment. It was using his "songwriter radar" that Dad came up with the idea for "New Way To Fly" driving up Music Row one day. He saw the "birds on a hig

This year as part of our Songpreneurs Leadership Class activities we are playing Song Show and Tell . Song Show and Tell is a weekly...

Songwriters write to the hook to get to their best songs.  What is writing to the hook and why does it make for great songwriting?  Read...

Surprise is a great songwriting technique. Whether used in the music, production or in the lyrics, the element of surprise is a great way...