We completed a couple of fun seminars in Austin Friday (16th) evening with the Austin Music Foundation and Sat. (17th) all day hosted by our friend Joe Strouse at St. Edwards University. On July 24 JoAnn and I head north to do an all-day Creativity/SongCraft and Marketing seminar hosted by Mary Dawson and the Dallas/Ft. [...]
Brahenys do Austin TX seminar Sat. July 17
We’re heading for Austin where Joe Strouse is producing a day-long seminar for us. Details are at www.strousongs.com. I’ll also be available for private consult/critique sessions. Email me about that at john@johnbraheny.com or call me at 818-528-5152. We’re also doing a short seminar and meet-n-greet session the evening before (Friday the 16th at 7pm) hosted [...]
Braheny WCS San Francisco Workshop
Saturday, July 10th – John and JoAnn Braheny Workshop On Saturday, July 10th, John and JoAnn Braheny will present: Creativity, Song Craft and Marketing, an all day songwriting workshop. Cost: $80 for WCS members, $100 for non-members. Location: 271 Sylvan Way Emerald Hills. 5 minutes from HWY 280 at the Edgewood Road, Redwood City exit.10 [...]
Interview with TAXI’s Michael Laskow
I recently sat down with TAXI’s Michael Laskow to be grilled on Songwriting and the Music Business. Here is my interview (reposted from Ustream).
Songbook Errors – Proof ‘em 1st
When noted lyricist, K. Lawrence Dunham (aka Kaye L. Dunham) told me the story of the wrong version of his lyric to a jazz classic ending up in a songbook and another artist recording that wrong version, I felt there was a lesson to be learned. I asked him if he’d allow me to post [...]
Cautionary Tales of TV Song Rip-Offs
“No cue sheets, no pay.” That’s the mantra you need to remember when you’re dealing with film/TV music. Sometimes it’s easier said than done. When my friend, topical songwriter Smokey Miles (aka Count Smokula) started to tell me the story of his “Balloon Boy” song and it’s use on TV surrounding that hoax, I though [...]
