For our second episode on tips for using your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) at home, we talk all about MIDI and the different ways it can be used to better your home recordings. We talked about: James Gordon Songwriting Retreat (Sep 9 to 12) what is MIDI and a brief history MIDI notes and velocity …
People think that pop songs have a standard structure – verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus – and many do. Mostly because that familiarity works. But some hit songs challenge convention, they chart their own path to great success. So this episode we thought we would find some recent songs that go against the …
Very excited to have the Juno-award winning songwriter, author of an international #1 hit song and the very first MuchMusic VJ join us on SongTalk. Christopher Ward has done all that and more. In our recent interview, Chris talked about his new release Same River Twice, its unique recording process and why he wanted to …
This week SongTalk dives into how to best use DAWs or Digital Audio workstations. Home recording is booming and it’s not just because of Covid. Musicians have long been using different software at home to do what used to cost thousands of dollars in a professional recording studio. How do make the most of your …
This week SongTalk welcomed John from Tomato Tomato to our virtual studio. They just might be Atlantic Canada’s most entertaining musical duo. The New Brunswick based pair – John and Lisa McLaggan – have built a reputation on a live show that is as much about their on-stage charisma as their musical multi-tasking and vocal …
JUNO Award-winning reggae singer, songwriter, producer and social activist Kirk Diamond shared his new single “Let It Be Done” — available now. “‘Let It Be Done’ was written in light of the political climate and social unrest that has affected so many worldwide, myself included,” Diamond shares. “That’s directly, indirectly, or psychologically.” Holding multiple #1 …
This week SongTalk welcomed Jay Gordon Wright to our show. Jay a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and performer who has entertained audiences around the world. He is classically trained on violin, and has expanded his musical toolshed to include just about every instrument he can get his hands on. Writing songs at the piano or with a …
For our final show of 2020, Vancouver’s “Focus Your Audio” stopped by to talk about production and creating music as a couple. We talked about: The upcoming Song Talk Radio Songwriting Challenge Fluevog Shoes The importance of pre-production Networking Over There Lyrics https://www.warehousestudio.com/ https://focusyouraudio.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/officialfyamusic https://www.facebook.com/officialfyamusic https://www.Twitter.com/fyamusic https://open.spotify.com/artist/6w3jlOmjXGUk2GgNUYW5By?si=5cv6pr8XQribBzW6zvk9MA Vancouver-based duo Focus Your Audio’s latest …
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