October 31, 2007
October 2007 Issue
From Songwriting Software Plus
To help your songwriting with a focus on the benefits of innovative software, tools, resources and programs for your songwriting craft and career.
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First up: Editor's
Note from the laptop of Robert
Curtis,
your songwriter in residence at Songwriting Software Plus.
Robert Curtis song samples
at Broadjam.com/RobertCurtis.
Followed by Items:
1. Sound And
Look Big - On A Budget
2. This Month's Notable Quote
3. Songwriting Software Plus Software Superstars
Editor's Note:
This is the music biz issue and what better topic to bring into play than doing nothing about it - as in don't do it all yourself - outsource - and leave more time for your creativity.
I recently finished a listen to the audio version of the best-selling book The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss, and realized quite clearly that there are many outsource opportunities right in our own micro-world of songwriting.
Whether you're a songwriter only or an artist writer there are many opportunities to not only lighten your load in presenting your material to the world but in making you look good in the process.
So today we'll take a look at three such opportunities that give you a big artist look for in some cases practically nothing.
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Sound And Look Big - On A Budget
Start Free
The primary and cheapest way to look and sound big for absolutely nothing is to get yourself and your music on myspace.com.
It's free because it's ad supported but everyone is on there from Aaron Neville to ZZ Top and you're only a few clicks away from being in the same company.
Upload a few songs to show your stuff and invite fans to join your site - that allows you to build a fan base that you can email when you want - to let them know what you're up to new material and performing wise..
You can now even sell your songs for 99 cents (US denomination) and get more than half of the sales revenue for yourself - all without any cost other than your time to upload your songs.
There - you've just outsourced your website, website marketing and web song promotion all for free. Okay, there is some time involved - but no money.
Bump It Up With Broadjam
If you want to get real fancy with a sexy website and get involved in intra-site contests and major music industry involvement then check out Broadjam.com.
They offer many membership levels starting affordably for everything from the new songwriter to the breaking artist.
Also with Broadjam you get to enter your music into television and film project cues for consideration - all digitally - simply from your computer screen. No preparing and mailing packages and no cost in making extra or special cds.
You can even sell your songs as downloads there too and sell merchandise as well.
Add CDs To Cover Dust To Digital
For tangible discs and a totally pimped-up professional look check out DiscMakers.com.
They offer great prices on cd packages from small runs to multi-thousand productions and included design offerings to give your project a totally pro look.
You can even order short runs of cds with their self service online ordering. Get 100 CDs done in five days with complete packaging, including full color inserts, that's totally professional in look and quality - for less than a couple hundred dollars (US).
They've been around since 1946 and are the leading CD creation company for independent songwriters and artists - check them out by clicking here for Disc Makers.
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| For Inspiration And Thought On Your Path To More Songwriting Success: |
"When
you listen, you learn, plain and simple.
You also
give people psychological air."
-- Stephen R. Covey
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| Songwriting Software Plus Software Superstars: |
Lyric Writing (Windows and Macs):
Lyricist
- the premiere indispensable and affordable lyric and lead sheet music
writing program.
Performing Songwriter Magazine said this about Lyricist - "...what it does, it does well." March/April 2004
Click
here for all the benefits Lyricist gives your songwriting and enjoy the
Songwriting Software Plus discount - save $5.00. Or
try it FREE for 30 days. CD or download.
MasterWriter
- the most comprehensive program for writing lyrics with a recorder
for melodies and preprogrammed grooves.
Used by hit songwriters Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, Jimmy Webb, Kenny Loggins, Trent Reznor, Clint Black, Jeffrey Steele, and many more. Windows and Mac compatible.
Click here to read more about MasterWriter and save big with Songwriting Software Plus. Or try it FREE for 30 days. CD or download.
Music Writing (Windows based):
Play
Music - the easiest, most bang for the buck, music notation program
around. Our top selling notation program - click
here to see why.
Music Recording (Windows based)
Mixcraft
- easy, affordable, and quite capable, recording software. Just
released in version 3.
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