Sex, Drugs, and Crossover?

January 13, 2011 in Music, songwriting

How about, "Coffee, Kids, and Rock & Roll!"

During a recent chat with my friend, Marc, a consultant in Salt Lake City, I was excited about our show the night prior and said, "I’m a Rock Star!"

He responded with, "I thought you were a crossover star?"

Which brought up a bit of a dilemma with the issue of genre and musical classification.

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New song, Still Gone – songwriter Matthew Moran

March 16, 2010 in Music, songwriting

A very rough version of a brand new song, Still Gone. I am still working on the vocals and the cadence.

Anyone who has been through a relationship gone wrong will probably relate.

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Newsletter – Songwriting, I love it, I hate it

November 7, 2009 in Music, songwriting

songwriting newsletter
~ view online ~

Yesterday I released my newsletter.

In it, I discussed some of the challenges I had with my current recording and a rush of creativity.
 
I’m writing a lot of new songs – and while I am happy with the output, it sort of seemed to be derailing me from recording the current CD.
 
The fact is, it really isn’t derailing me. I am making headway with the new CD. A friend and fellow songwriter (Jim Pipkin) said to me, “Don’t bemoan the muse, Matt. She can be a jealous bitch!”

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