Grammy Awarded Songwriter Reveals Secrets to Success

[@SongWritersChopShop]

💥tap into your authentic voice & connect with your artistic instinct pm.wendyparr.com/a/2147525676/bo79ErZF

[@scottashe984]

If I thought I was good enough I would've never tried to improve. There is plenty of room to improve. It gives you a reason to exist.

[@juanortiz9445]

What you are doing for us songwriters is God's work my man, cheers!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheer Juan, glad you're getting some value from it👍

[@jetblackkinks]

Wholeheartedly agreed!

[@NiGHTSHiFTLOU]

"THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE" METHOD !! genius

[@miseeire8832]

Looking forward to trying this

[@QuickSticks8771]

Hadn’t heard of her before. Thanks for the introduction she’s amazing

[@BradCarlMusic]

Wow I sure would love to work with her.

[@Arden7one]

First tuning in with our true self, just like we tune in our guitars in the necessary tuning 🙌😌🙏 thank you Tony! 👌

[@nawafinity]

Truly and genuinely appreciate your content and the plethora of knowledge you give us. Thank you so much ❤ God bless

[@collinchingota7717]

Powerful point about making the frist draft your authentic voice. I have learnt, thanks man!

[@NiGHTSHiFTLOU]

I like this podcast style content from you too! super dope.. thank you!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Lou👍

[@aboveitallandbelow]

Is the melody melodic shapes series going to be finished?

[@jz5005]

Kool clip. Deep wisdom.

[@batman48195]

Good tips. However, that hat made me think of the Wicked Witch of the West. 😂

[@miseeire8832]

Amazing advice, Wendy is a machine, GRMMA Tony

[@crowfielding]

Thank you both so much for this ❤

[@sorryehrocks6954]

This is awesome, thanks T! Much appreciated!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Glad you enjoyed it sorryehrocks👍

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

Cool interview. Thank you.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Thanks tarzanbeta, glad you enjoyed🤙

[@TheQuesoJC]

what is your opinion on the future of songwriting in the AI landscape as more and more songs are written by ai and not humans

[@mystikrebel1089]

Excellent interview with interesting insights by Wendy .Adding my sub to her

[@SongWritersChopShop]

yep she's a legend 👍

[@TheChameleonBand]

I'm wondering how you feel about the lyrics of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan for those who don't know). Some of their songs do seem to be reflections of their own lives and beliefs, but lots of them are about people who are obviously not them, and obviously not real. Kind of noir-fiction, or even science fiction. How would someone approach trying to write lyrics like that, that are more stories, rather than based on personal truth?

[@acoustically9201]

Who we are is often reflected in how we see others

[@jetblackkinks]

It's not a last will and testament, it's a draft 😂💯

[@cre8iveflare]

I call it draft zero

[@Nick_Reinhardt]

Bro, you need to work on your film setup. I can't trust you as a creative coach when you're not showing a baseline of quality control on your own work. Lighting and backdrop could use some serious work

[@SongWritersChopShop]

What would you suggest?

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

Video is about songwriting; not filming.

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

@@SongWritersChopShop That being said… just grab up a soft box, a stand with a light socket, then grab a $20 As seen on TV LED light with 3 flaps from Dollar General…. MEGA power and lumens for CHEAP. My personal secret for my photography… and now I’m giving it to you. Don’t tell everyone. It’ll kill the lighting business. Lol. Then just stand it up about 7 ft in the air at a 45 degree angle from yourself. Then line any shelving behind you with LED strips from Walmart…. Or stage a Tungsten lamp behind you to the stage left of you near your wall. Stuff like that Oh goodness, you do have LED strips. They aren’t popping because your back wall is so close to you… and your main main can’t go back far enough because the wall where your camera is is also close…. So… Hmmm… Maybe, actually, replace your powerful light with a small ring light with different temperature settings, and pick a 5600 (very mildly tan) setting… then set another cheap ring light to your stage right, behind you slightly, like a key light… with a, um… hmm… a lavender color. Something royal. Lol. Mainly, producing separation. And you might have your um, aperture set to too low of a setting? Whatever camera you have, I don’t know. But if you can change aperture, open it up, then create that separation… sharpness comes from GOOD LIGHT SEPARATION more than perfect sharpness through the “lens”… or, the perception of sharpness, anyway. And it’s video.. so video gives the illusion of focus through motion, as well. Well… our brains do that for us, through those means.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

@@TarzanHedgepeth thanks so much, that is some epic advice I really appreciate it. You should be doing tutorials. 👍👍

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

@@SongWritersChopShop Thank you so much for helping songwriters. That’s a wildly more difficult skill that is… um… lacking in the general sense. There are plenty of channels with good lightning, but garbage information. Thank you so much for focusing on what matters! 🤜

[@burtcocain1986]

Basically, what I'm looking for is permission to re-draft the song I was writing, which I now hate because I was trying to be clever and funny. Not only have I just got that, I also have some practical steps to take towards that end. So thank you! Also, I recommend youtube.com/@htws - students of Pat Pattisson. Brilliant channels. You're doing God's work.