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the AMP— POSTED Issue 60

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PAUL SAUNDERS
December 07, 2024

"The emotions in a song— the anger, aggression— have got to be legitimate."
― Eminem

Here's the list of posts in your New Music Lives™ Facebook .ComUnity this week.

• Who owns your words? from seths.blog— There are many ways to ask and answer this question. Authorship used to be rare, but now, all of us write something. If you’re putting your words on a social media platform, you might be surprised…

• MasterWriter for Songwriters from icontact-archive.com— What’s Your Opinion…? Is this, and others like it, worthwhile? Or… Singer Songwriters need to know what's a rip and what’s legit.

• Critic's Picks: The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024 from tasteofcountry.com— Shaboozey, Ella Langley and Post Malone are a few of the stars who put out some of the best country albums of 2024.

• This Flash Mob Will Change Your Life from youtube.com— A huge shoutout to Zulu Alpha Kilo for their #KindnessIsContagious campaign. They made Mo's day and filled all of our hearts with kindness in the process...

in partnership with Mike Goodrich, Your Inner Singer

for Singer Songwriters: Confidence Comes from Competence

Mike Goodrich has helped 1000's of singers and more than 100 voice teachers in his 30+ year career. Working with individual stars like Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Andy Garcia, and 2 Time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster… Industry leaders such as SONY, MCA, MGM and DreamWorks… And coaching Broadway clients from Hamilton, The Rocky Horror Show, Phantom, Rent, Les Miz, Annie and many more… Mike has impacted individual careers and theatrical productions all around the world. He’s been a featured speaker at the Learning Annex in Los Angeles and a regular contributor to BackStage in both New York and Los Angeles with his Vocalease column. Michael was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California.

Mike is the innovative coach-creator of the Inner Singer and the leading-edge vocal improvement process MTP— Mindset, Technique and Performance, that is transforming how voice learning is taught. He’s the creator of numerous courses and coaching programs, and the highly acclaimed Inner Singer podcast.

Mike offers a variety of courses in addition to his sought-after one-on-one private coaching sessions. You can learn about them here mikegoodrich.com and be sure to sign up for his newsletter. 

Mike’s Inner Singer Podcasts delivered every week on Monday. Each episode focuses on developing and strengthening your conscious and unconscious beliefs, programming, patterns and habits into ones that support and accelerate all your singing skills and competencies.  

... and here's the more...

• The astonishing future of immersive live entertainment from ted.com— Multimedia show director Willie Williams has helped redefine live entertainment in collaboration with artists ranging from David Bowie to The Rolling Stones. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at his recent epic undertaking — designing and directing the rock band U2’s 40-night residency... 

• How One Chord Helped the Kinks Change Rock and Roll Forever from americansongwriter.com— The Kinks changed rock music forever with the use of one particular type of chord on their 1964 hit, "You Really Got Me."

• Taylor Swift’s Songwriting and Production Analyzed: 13 Secrets to Her Chart Success from billboard.com— Hit Songs Deconstructed has analyzed the sonic elements of Swift’s Hot 100 top 10s from “Fearless” through “Midnights.”

• Video: Opinion | Is Creativity Dead? from nytimes.com—  Or is the algorithm just hiding it from you?

• Elvis Costello Compares Taylor Swift to Bob Dylan— and He’s Not Just Saying It "To Be Down With the Kids" from americansongwriter.com. When discussing adding personal stories to music, Elvis Costello compared Taylor Swift to the legendary Bob Dylan.

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And PLEASE, if you've got any Singer Songwriter friends, pass the AMP on, because... It’s Time... for a Change. Big Time. Past Time...