Songwriters
16Apr
16 Apr 2019
An Interview with William “Mickey” Stevenson
Our friends Paul and Scott over at Songcraft sat down with Mickey Stevenson, the songwriter known for building the Motown sound and launching Marvin Gaye’s career. While young Marvin was determined on pursuing a career in Jazz music, Marvin was able to persuade the stubborn artist to record vocals on Gospel and R&B demos so Marvin could hear his […]
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24Mar
24 Mar 2019
Parking at the World’s Largest Songwriter Festival
Tin Pan South is AWESOME. Every time we go, we’re inspired by the legendary writers and the stories behind their songs. The parking situation is, however… not so inspirational. The locals blame it on Nashville’s growth, since 100 people a day moved here last year (according to The Tennessean). With all the extra people, plus the world’s largest songwriter […]
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21Mar
21 Mar 2019
An interview with David Gamson
We’re proud to partner with Songcraft to bring you this conversation with David Gamson, the co-writer behind Kelly Clarkson’s, “Stronger.” Gamson has had songs cut by Kesha, Adam Lambert, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis, Nick Lachey, and more. David shares about meeting his heroes, how a “cute” demo got cut, and which artist passed on “Stronger” before [...]
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19Feb
19 Feb 2019
An interview with Smokey Robinson
In honor of Motown’s 60th anniversary this year, our friends Paul & Scott sat down with the LEGENDARY Smokey Robinson and chatted about the stories behind his songs, how he got started songwriting, and the song that took five years to write! Listen for free below.
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