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In Part 2 of our interview with Gary Earl, he discusses best practices for pitching to music supervisors, how to keep metadata organized and the typical song structure for sync tracks.

In this Song Study feature with Steve Seskin, he shares the idea inspiration behind "I Think About You," recorded by Collin Raye. Hear his take on the demo process, re-writing and more.

In this recent interview with songwriter/producer Doug Johnson, you'll hear about how his background in songwriting and A&R have crossed over into his approach to production. Doug shares tips on building your network in production, how to create what is best for the artist and his work with Lee Brice...

In light of this month’s sync theme, we’re featuring two pieces of advice for sync writers by multi-award winning songwriter/producer/publisher, Jeff Cohen. Jeff's songs have appeared in over 100 placements in tv/film including: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Stuart Little 2, Aquamarine, Grandma's Boy, The Exes (theme), Jack...

Pop songwriter/artist Daphne Willis shares here process for writing sync, past and current placements and how she's stays inspired to develop her craft! She shares the stories behind her sync placements including: XFinity TV commercial (March 2018), "Sad" placed on "One Tree Hill", and "My Shoes" placed on ABC's "Switched...

This blog post was contributed by Connie Harrington, Songwriter & Co-Owner of THis Music, Nashville, TN
 I’ve written songs since I was 13 and still sometimes I feel like I’m just starting to figure how to write lyrics. It evolves, music evolves - but for the most part...