Posts Tagged ‘masters’

“The Only Way I Know”

» Posted Tuesday, the 9th of June, 2009 at 10:26 pm in Music Downloads by stv
Photo "Little dude in mismatched boots" by yours truly

Photo "Little dude in mismatched boots" by yours truly

Here’s my latest submission in the Masters of Song Fu challenge:

The Only Way I KnowDownload

Vote for your favourite tracks in Masters of Song Fu #4 Round 1
(Voting closes 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 14th, 2009.)

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These boots were made for marching

» Posted Tuesday, the 2nd of June, 2009 at 11:47 am in Stuff by stv
Photo of me and the little dude by Tina Smith-Pautler

Photo of me and the little dude by Tina Smith-Pautler

Woke up this morning to find out what the next songwriting challenge on my plate is. The object of Masters of Song Fu #4 Round 2 is:

Write a march.

A march is “a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to” – and that is your challenge. You can write on any topic. Your song must run no shorter than 1 minute 15 seconds.

And I was just saying the other day that it’s high time I dusted off the old Sousaphone.

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“I Will Always Look up to You”

» Posted Wednesday, the 27th of May, 2009 at 9:19 am in Music Downloads by stv
I've got a new track in Masters of Song Fu #4 Round 1 @ Quick Stop Entertainment - Vote early, Vote Often! (Just Kidding)

I've got a new track in Masters of Song Fu #4 Round 1 @ Quick Stop Entertainment - Vote early, Vote Often! (Just Kidding)

Well, it’s that time again; time to vote for another set of challengers in Quick Stop Entertainment’s Masters of Song Fu songwriting challenge. Here’s my track:

I Will Always Look up to YouDownload

Vote for your favourite tracks in Masters of Song Fu #4 Round 1
(Voting closes 11:59pm EST on Sunday, May 31st, 2009.)

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“Fascinating Guy” (Viva la Fry)

» Posted Thursday, the 21st of May, 2009 at 10:39 am in Music Downloads by stv
Cover art for the Viva la Fry project

Cover art for the Viva la Fry project

A few weeks ago I was approached by Kenneth Plume from Quick Stop Entertainment to take part in a project called “Viva la Fry” celebrating the great British polymath Stephen Fry.

Fascinating GuyDownload

My track is called “Fascinating Guy” simply because those were the first words out of my mouth when I started doing my research. From a somewhat troubled youth (getting kicked out of school, stealing a family friend’s credit card) to one of the most respected entertainers in the UK today, he’s had a very interesting life that’s almost impossible to sum up in less than 3 minutes (including instrumental passages).

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The wide, wide world of online songwriting challenges

» Posted Tuesday, the 23rd of September, 2008 at 2:59 pm in Stuff by stv
Bubbles in the old backyard

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I was poking around the web the other day trying to find some reputable online songwriting challenges to participate in and thought I’d start building a list right here for future reference.

I think contests like this are cool for several reasons, some of which I’ll expand upon right now before we get to the official list.

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