http://www.matthewmoranonline.com music, house concerts and performance information, and other writings from songwriter Matthew Moran Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are a performing songwriter, couple things you should check out. First, Artistdata.com. I spoke to the founder last week- sharing what I love and some things they will be introducing. If nothing else, a way to get your calendar updated across multiple platforms is awesome. But they ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/06/25/tools-for-songwriters-artistdata/ I published my latest newsletter yesterday. It covers the recent trip to New Mexico, some merchandise information and future plans – including touring and house concert information. Read it here TOUR VIDEO RECAP Video 1 – Phoenix to Silver City ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/06/10/original-music-from-the-tour-plus-newsletter/ It's June 3, 2009 and time to hit the road and head up to Ruidoso. Here is a short video. Leaving Silver City, the Rio Grande, and a short hike above Las Cruces. Playing the Dreamcatcher/The Courtyard in Ruidoso tonight at 6pm. ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/06/03/new-mexico-tour-into-las-cruces-and-off-to-ruidoso/ Headed out of Phoenix and… screetch!!!! traffic.. But, it did get better.   I played Silver City and last night Old Town Mesilla (Las Cruces). I am going to take a little drive around the city this morning, look for other possible venues and meet ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/06/02/songwriter-tour-new-mexico-the-beginning/ As of this AM, I am waiting for Fedex and getting ready to hit the road. Southwest Mini-Tour (May 31-June 6) - 2009 I'm planning on uploading videos and images from the road… Check out my website or my reverbnation page for the specifics ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/30/playing-music-new-mexico-silver-city-las-cruces-ruidoso-albuquerque/   First, let me just say, if you are a booking agent, and want ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/25/touring-and-a-new-album-project/ This is a simple tutorial on recording a scratch track. A ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/20/tutorial-recording-basics-your-scratch-track/ Next Coffee Company  ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/18/recap-from-fridays-performance/ Kevin Montgomery is a bit of a touring and house concert animal.  I mean, 50 States In 50 Days… come on!!! His most recent blog post explains why house ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/15/put-on-a-house-concert-it-is-good-recession-entertainment/ print and distribute ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/14/performing-songwriter-glendale-arizona/ Songs, Girls, and Other Delusions is finally ready for purchase. ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/05/03/new-cd-why-i-write-and-tour-plans/ On Friday, possibly Thursday, I'll be picking up the first 100 copies of my CD Songs, Girls, and Other Delusions. Debi Brady completed the CD design. The images and audio masters have been, reviewed, and approved by the CD duplicator. Here are some images… Front & Back ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/04/29/songwriting-recording-production-and-results/ Yesterday, between recording some music, a songwriter named Joe Iadanza twitted about a live streaming house concert he was performing at. The folks at Sonic Underground arranged this and at various times there were between 8 and 10 people online watching Joe perform.  Here is their UStream ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/04/20/a-virtual-house-concert-sonic-underground-joe-iadenza/ It's that time again – the latest newsletter went out. In it I discuss why/how house concerts are such effective venues for the songwriter. I'll be covering this in more detail in the very near future. I also discuss social media and the songwriter ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/04/20/website-and-newsletter-update-house-concerts-and-venues/ Tour bus? Not quite.. ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/04/09/the-performing-songwriter-and-google-maps/ What's with the horse Matt? Blame my mother…. You can ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/04/07/songwriter-newsletter-matthew-moran-street-team-information/ Words of wisdom as I prepare for my weekend shows… Me at Next ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/27/a-weekend-of-coffeehouse-gigs/ I am a songwriter.  I am a performer.  I am a technology professional. However, I'll be the first to admit that I am a poster child for the proverbial cobbler's children and their shoes – or lack thereof. What I mean is that while I had dabbled with ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/19/songwriter-online-tools-websites-and-services/ I suppose this could be titled, why I write.  I had a book published a couple years back and have had numerous articles, essays, and poems published through the years as well.  I even had a children's book deal – briefly – but the publisher actually did "kill my baby" ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/17/songwriting-journal-why-i-write-songs/ My newsletter announcement ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/11/songwriter-matthew-moran-playing-tonight-glendale-az/ I mentioned in my prior tutorial that I am using Samplitude SE (Magix Music Studio Pro v 14) for recording and MIDI instrumentation.  However, I recently downloaded Reaper and am playing with that a little. If you are recording yourself simply playing guitar and accompanying yourself on guitar, perfect ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/10/recording-songs-at-home-click-tracks-and-tempo/ I sent out my latest newsletter http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/published.php?action=view&newsletter_id=1409858997 And realized virtually immediately that I had a typo!!!  I guess I am comfortable for now trading grammatical and usage accuracy to get something out!! Tonight: March 4th, 2009 I'm playing the Glendale Public Library Coffeehouse at ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/03/04/latest-newsletter-plus-acoustic-gigs-this-week/   Samplitude SE screen My limited gear list ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/02/27/recording-songs-at-home-step-by-step-and-experimentation/ Lately, I have twittered and exchanged email a bit about social media and the aspiring songwriter/performer. This morning, I set up my iLike profile and added it and my ReverbNation profile to my menu above.  I was showing this to Becky and she asked, "How do you keep up ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/02/26/the-aspiring-singer-songwriter-and-social-media/ I'm not a fan of Nine Inch Nails – actually, I don't know if I've heard them before (been living in my Americana, acoustic cave for awhile) so maybe I need to take a few minutes and listen. However, Trent Reznor seems pretty bright and those of us trying ... http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/2009/02/23/cwf-connect-with-fans-rtb-reason-to-buy/