Special Thanks: Steve Wariner
Country Music Hall of Famer @stevewariner joined me at @CliveDavisInst at @nyuniversity to talk songwriting. What a semester it’s been. Special thanks to my guest speaker, Country Music Hall of Famer Steve Wariner, who talked about his own writing process, as well as his work with Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Dottie West, and so many great artists and writers. Toward the end of class, one of the students asked if he’d play a little, and he broke out “Tattoos of Life” and “Two Teardrops” solo. What a semester it’s been. Break out the violet cardigan sweaters: I am teaching songwriting at NYU’s Clive Davis School of the Recording Arts this fall. We’ve been focusing on the establishment of a personal songwriting voice, and oh, we’ve been writing. And... read more
12/7: Moonwork’s 20th Anniversary Show
Me + @iamjohnoliver, @OphiraE, @jimgaffigan, @tomshillue = real good show.
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Teaching Songwriting at Wesleyan, Spring 2014
I’m psyched to join @wesleyan_u . Let’s do this.
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Special Thanks: Benny Blanco
Guest speaker @ItsBennyBlanco, “Writing the Hit Song” @CliveDavisInst @NYU
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New Song, “The People You Never Really Trusted”
Part of the Acoustic Guitar Project.
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