Song Talk Radio co-host Neel Modi releases his first album, Counterfeit Lampshades, on the show. He presents three songs from the album, with an electronic industrial rock attitude.
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Writing from the Head vs Heart: Blair Packham & a lifetime of songwriting insights
Blair shares the very first song he ever wrote, and talks about the difference between writing from the heart and writing from the head. And the Monster Mash. CJRU 1280 AM · Song Talk Episode 45 – Blair Packham (September 30, 2014)
Helene-Nicole Richard
Helene talks about her journey as a songwriter for children promoting the French language in schools across Canada. She performs “Moi j’m’aime de meme”, “Quand je serai grand je serai petit” and “Still a Kid” live at Song Talk Radio with her guitarist Gady.
Dan Tapper
Dan’s songs are an investigation into location and memory. Listen and find out more!
Creating music from found sounds with Dan Tapper
CJRU 1280 AM · Song Talk Episode 30 – Dan Tapper Sound Poet Dan Trapper came in and we explored making music with found sound and talked about his really interesting approach to writing lyrics. Dan Tapper Sound Design MagneticSignals.com VisualCodePoems.com The North American Sound Diaries Dan’s SoundCloud Page
Neel Modi
Song Talk co-host Neel talks about his sci-fi epic song “Telepathic Androids” and his use of unusual time signatures.
Write a song live!
The Song Talk Action Team writes the beginning of a song live on the air, in a “no-free” zone!
Bruce Harrott
Song Talk co-host Bruce talks about unusual chords, the inspiration for his lyrics, and tension and release within his song “Nipigon.”