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PAUL SAUNDERS
June 14, 2025

"Today, one of my heroes died, Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys, so I want to sing a song that I love.” 
— Sting, told his audience before performing an acoustic version of God Only Knows on June 12th. 

• BEAUTIFUL… just had to post this… on YouTube— Eleanor Rigby was first released on the LP Revolver in August 1966. The setting is unique with Paul McCartneys voice only accompanied by a double string quartet in a beautiful arrangement by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin. Guitar by Georg Bolin 1974

• The enchanting music of sign language from Ted .com— Artist and TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her art, she discovered similarities between American Sign Language and music, and she realized that sound doesn't have to be known…

In partnership with Your Morning Coffee and Jay Gilbert

Jay Gilbert is the co-host of the Music Biz Weekly and Your Morning Coffee podcasts. He’s also a master music marker and strategist via his consultancy Label Logic. Here a recommendation we wrote in the AMP Issue 9, on September 20th.

Your Morning Coffee... 

Weekly Music News For the New Music Business 

Simon Owens, host of The Business of Content podcast, wrote, "Industry veteran, Jay Gilbert, writes one of my favorite newsletters, Your Morning Coffee. This highly-curated newsletter offers a weekly snapshot of the New Music Business. Not only that, Jay and Mike Etchart, former host of the syndicated Sound & Vision Radio program, host a fantastic weekly podcast. In it, they break down the top stories so you can stay on top of the latest news and trends in the industry. 

"Working for companies like Warner Music and Universal Music Groups, Jay got to know just about every facet of the music-making process. Then in 2015, he struck off on his own and launched a consulting business. To help raise awareness of his services, he began curating a weekly newsletter called Your Morning Coffee. 

"What started out as an email sent out to a few hundred friends eventually grew to over 15,000 readers and is now one of the most influential newsletters in the music industry." 

Tap here to SUBSCRIBE to Your Morning Coffee

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

• Out Wednesday PM, June 11th, and... another good one. Actually very good!

• Why Musical Artists are my Sheroes and Heroes… from AXIS TV— Jewel talks with Dan Rather about her time being homeless and how it inspired her songwriting.

• The Lyric Where Leonard Cohen Assessed His Place in the Music World from americansongwriter .com— Many would rank Leonard Cohen as one of the best songwriters ever. He sings of his dedication to his craft in "Tower Of Song”.

• The Four Essentials of Creating a Compelling Album Cover Design from DiskMakers— At Disc Makers, we’ve probably seen hundreds of thousands of album cover designs get printed in our factory. To be honest, some are ho-hum, and a few are – frankly – just plain bad! But, every once in a while... 

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