the elucidating gimmick
Songwriting Process

the elucidating gimmick

I love a good gimmick. I really do. But the gimmick has to add to the artistic expression for that real amplification of effort to occur, right? I’m talking about gimmicks of all kinds.

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the first 15
Songwriting Process

the first 15

Imagine me putting on my best Don LaFontaine movie trailer voice-over voice: In a world where music flows like cheap wine from every speaker connected to the internet, one artist rises above.

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Hot, cup-of-tea
Songwriting Process

a cup of rhythmic tea

Wanna play a fun musicianship-building game real quick? Today’s fun listening experiment comes from golden lotus studio’s own Donovan Dorrance. Take it away, Donovan!

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Siena Friend
Songwriting Process

in this moment, set it all free

I want to invite you to a celebration. A birth of sorts. Siena Friend was in the first course we ever offered at goldenlotusstudio.com more than 2 years ago and she’s been an integral part of our community ever since.

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Songwriting Process

Keep The Process Weird

If you’ve read a handful of our blog posts or attended a few gls classes, you’ve probably already heard me talk on the topic of “keeping the process weird.” But if you haven’t, I want to share one of my favorite quotes on the subject from one of my personal heroes:

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on turning toward
Songwriting Process

on turning toward

Now is a time unlike any other in our lifetimes. The time is extreme and it’s hard and there is so much pain. And it is vibrating with potential.

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write a crappy song
Songwriting Process

why you should write a crappy song

And then a little whisper would come into my ear reminding me how much I loved music and that I had a hunch that there was some kind of a higher purpose

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surprise wisdom
Songwriting Process

surprise wisdom

Sometimes, we surprise ourselves. And if you’re in the Song Club, you know that I do most of the exercises along with the participants, and one of my own answers to

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Songwriting Process

A Clarity…That Happened.

What does community mean to me now, here? And what sorts of interactions, especially around my creativity am I wanting right now? So let’s say that I was a musician

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