ASCAP songwriter-producer Adrian Newman has written and produced mammoth hits for superstars around the globe. Read what Newman had to say about the writing and production of "Kiss You Inside Out," his current #2 Canadian single for pop/rock band Hedley.
A few years back, Australian composer Bryce Jacobs moved to LA with his trusty, self-designed BKJ 7 Octave Guitar to intern at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Studios. Now he's got his own studio at Remote Control, and a unique combination of songs and score in his second feature film, Bad Karma, out now on DVD. We interviewed Jacobs about his music for the film and how he incorporated that wild guitar of his.
ASCAP composer Joey Newman has soundtracked atypical families on The Middle and Little People, Big World. But few of his scoring subjects are quite as eccentric as the main character of Armenian-American comedy My Uncle Rafael, in theaters on September 21st. Newman tells us what he learned about Armenian music and culture (and pastries!) in the scoring process.
Science fiction, time travel and new technology converge in the new action thriller Looper, and the same goes for ASCAP composer Nathan Johnson's unique score. Johnson tells us about his past, present and future making music and movies with his cousin, Looper writer/director Rian Johnson.
Record producer, songwriter and composer Joe Solo has developed a series of short informational videos and tip sheets that provide unique creative, marketing and music industry information with the end goal of helping you move ahead and break through. Did we mention they're all free?
Last thing ASCAP member Scot Sax remembers, it was the mid-'90s and his band Wanderlust was earning fawning reviews and opening for The Who. Now Wanderlust is releasing its first album in 14 years. Sax explains the sordid details of what happened in between.
LA-based ASCAP singer-songwriter Jason Karaban overcame his notorious reclusiveness to record Shift, an album of lush chamber pop songs. Karaban explains how Shift reflects where he's at as a creator and a person, and how some well-known collaborators helped him realize his vision.
In the September 11th edition of New Music Tuesday: keyboardist/composer Marco Benevento tells us about TigerFace, his first album with vocals, and songwriter-author Ben Arthur explains the idea behind If You Look for My Heart, a unique interrelated concept album/novel.
In the September 11th edition of New Music Tuesday: keyboardist/composer Marco Benevento tells us about TigerFace, his first album with vocals, and songwriter-author Ben Arthur explains the idea behind If You Look for My Heart, a unique interrelated concept album/novel.
In this week's edition of New Music Tuesday: The Voice contestant Rebecca Loebe tells us about her ebullient new folk-pop album Circus Heart, and we take a look and a listen to Downtown Rockers, the first new release from the Tom Tom Club (featuring Talking Heads founders Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth) in more than 12 years.
In this week's edition of New Music Tuesday: The Voice contestant Rebecca Loebe tells us about her ebullient new folk-pop album Circus Heart, and we take a look and a listen to Downtown Rockers, the first new release from the Tom Tom Club (featuring Talking Heads founders Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth) in more than 12 years.
Singer-songwriter Sonnet traveled the globe leading up to her debut EP Sonnet. The result is a joyful pop odyssey, looking at the dynamics of relationships from multiple perspectives. Sonnet takes us behind the scenes of the EP and the Overstock.com commercial that features her music and acting.
Husband and wife duo Sweet Talk Radio have recorded a beautiful batch of pop/rock tunes for their second album, State of the Union. The album includes 11 ruminations on relationships, including a pretty unconventional topic for most songwriters: how do successful relationships work?
We heard through the grapevine that you haven’t yet applied to the ASCAP Foundation Lester Sill Songwriters Workshop in LA. As if eight sessions of education, collaboration and motivation weren’t enough, here are 10 reasons you should apply by September 10th.