“I keep hours like a farmer. Early is gold. I set small honest quotas— one finished page, one clean verse. I don't wait on a muse; I leave the door cracked open and the light on. And I capture everything. Good lines don't call ahead.”
— from an Imagined Coffee with Dolly Parton in the TrueFans AMP™ 109
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week...
• 8 studio hacks for songwriters on a budget from Songwriting Magazine UK—
Pro Studio Time founder Sam Rudy shares invaluable advice for studio efficiency, creative focus, and achieving professional recordings without overspending…
• Jeff Buckley Documentary and New, Young Fans Keep Singer’s Legacy and Music Alive a Gift Article from NYTimes— Nearly three decades after his death, a documentary and a sudden surge in the charts has made the singer’s legacy front of mind.
• Audiophile Central: 4 Bizarre Sound Effects From Popular Classic Rock Songs from AmericanSongwriter— Sometimes, bizarre sound effects and unique audio engineering tricks can take a classic rock song from good to amazing.
• Do Not Miss an Imagined Coffee with Dolly Parton in issue 109
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... and here's the more...
• All Eyes, No Ears: Why Virality Isn’t Building Fandom from MIDiA Research—
Join us on the 30 Sep 2025 for our event, All Eyes, No Ears: Why Virality Isn’t Building Fandom. The event is coming. Better early than… Keep September 30 open…
• MADALYN ROSE: Forgiveness, Faith, and Finding Your Voice from Nashville Christian Songwriters .com— In this heartfelt episode of Song Revolution, host John Chisum sits down in Moab, Utah, with emerging singer-songwriter Madalyn Rose to talk about her journey through personal loss, rebuilding her life, and finding healing through songwriting.
• Examining the emotional power of rhythm through a Whitney Houston performance from Ian Temple of Soundfly: What do you think is the most emotionally powerful song of all time, and why? Is there something in there to learn from? Worth the read for serious Musical Artists…
• ‘Workin’ For A Livin’ from Dan Rather’s A Reason To Smile @ steady.substack .com— All hail the American worker. On Monday, we celebrate Labor Day… an excellent reminder to honor the people who make this country run: the construction workers, the nurses, the line cooks, the librarians, the school bus drivers, good-hearted Americans who show up every day. Hopefully you get the day off!
• You Have to Get People's Attention in the First Two Seconds from Ted Gioia the Honest Broker— Can longform really win in this environment? It won’t happen unless artists fight against the combined power of algorithms and financial incentives. But they’re starting to do just that.
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