Latest articles by Marty Dodson
SongTown: The Anatomy Of A Love Song
The essential elements that make a great love song.
Four Ways a Song Becomes "Better"
Sometimes a small re-write addressing one or more of those issues can make all the difference in the world.
SongTown: How I Bumped Psy Out of the #1 Song — The Rewards of Risk
Several year ago, my publisher asked me to attend a song camp in Sweden. I love to travel, but Sweden is a long way from the comfortable confines of Nashville.
SongTown: Scars on Hearts and Guitars
On September 11th, 2001, I was in our publishing company office writing. I had brought my only decent guitar — a Taylor 310 that sounded AMAZING and that I cared for like one of my children...
SongTown: You're Not Even in the Ballpark
One of the first things I did when I began to seriously pursue a career in writing was to attend NSAI's Song Camp. It was an eye opening experience in every way.
SongTown: Things I've Learned The Hard Way
1) There is no substitute for a GREAT song. A great sounding demo and lots of connections won't help you get a weak song cut.
SongTown USA: Want to Succeed? Make a Plan
When Clay, Danny and I do mentoring sessions, we always try to come up with an individualized "plan" to help the writer get to the next level, whatever that might be.
