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“If music be the food of love, play on”

I’m sure I’ve used that Shakespeare quotation before…

It aptly suits the topic of this blog post so we’ll have to risk the possibility of repetition!

For those of you in bands, or aspiring to be a solo artist, the music industry can be a difficult place in which to wedge your foot in the door. I imagine this to be a rather solid, heavy oak door. Something one might find at a large manor house or even a castle… I digress. With my metal band Disconnected Souls and my business Deviate PR, I’m trying to experiment with new approaches that may help benefit others who are trying to ‘get out there’.

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A Summer of Music

[Image: Valis Ablaze performing at Techfest 2018]

As October is now officially underway, the dreary nights, continuous rain and biting cold creates a desire to return to the warmer months.

Here in the UK 2018 saw a rather unusually warm summer which had a great effect, particularly for music festivals being held. It makes a huge difference not to be swimming in mud when listening to live music.

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How to Write a Song

This is the question asked by many aspiring musicians and singers: how do you write a song?

If you ask me, I can provide you with a basic structure:

Intro | Verse 1 | Chorus 1 | Verse 2 | Chorus 2 | Bridge | Chorus 3 | Outro

This sort of structure is pretty easy to follow and forms the basis for many songs particularly in the popular music genre. However, if I tell you what chord sequence to use, how to create catchy riffs and the style of lyrics to include, it’s no longer your song.

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