Michael W. Smith on "Priorities"
In this instagram post Michael W. Smith shares how he committed to family first by never being away from home longer than two weeks at a time—even while touring worldwide. What boundaries have you set to balance your family and career?
HOW TO ESTABLISH A CAREER IN SONGWRITING
As a full-time producer/writer in the Nashvile-area music industry, I’m often approached with a version of this question. Here are a few things I challenge aspiring writers to consider...
5 Reasons For Churches To Consider Writing Original Songs
What if the benefits of writing original music for your church are worth the time, effort, and resources? Might be worth considering…
Less talkin. More rockin.
“What you do shows what you believe. The rest is just words.” How does this apply to songwriters, artists, producers, entrepreneurs, etc?
When Making Music Is Like Posting Selfies
Making music meets the needs of SOMEBODY. Is your music's purpose primarily to meet YOUR needs? Or the needs of others?
Five Steps To Epic DIY Lyric Videos
If you've ever wanted to make great lyric videos this how-to is for you! Here I take you through my five easy steps:
Establish your song's "brand identity"
Choose your stock footage website
Decide on your video editing software
Choose a theme for your footage
Type in your lyrics
Enjoy! Hope it's helpful to you.
Three Basics Of Gain Structure
No matter what your #gear, no matter what your budget, you can get great #recording results by understanding these 3 simple basics of #gainstructure 👍🏽
4 Questions For The Artist Embarrassed By Christian Music
Are you an artist who has avoided being associated with CCM, Gospel, or Worship music because of how you might be perceived, or perhaps because of how you perceive IT? Or maybe you just don’t like it but you suspect you were uniquely shaped to write and create Christian Music? These 4 questions are designed to help you wrestle through why you may feel this way and what to do about it…
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Sam Hart
Producer/Mixer
& Songwriter