Gillie was tasked with writing and recording a song that was under 2 minutes in length. She also reveals her songwriting process, and explains what drives her to make music. Songs played:  Gillie - Clash and Collide Gillie - Winter Girl Gillie - Ripped Labels   For more information on our featured artists, head over to www.songsandwriters.com

Songs and Writers

Duration: Under 2 minutes - Gillie

Ralph Pelleymounter, lead singer of the band To Kill a King, was challenged to write and record a song that was under 2 minutes in length. He also discusses his songwriting process, revealing how he likes to treat it as a 9-5 job. Songs played:  Ralph Pelleymounter - Your Pet Scan (Brain On Drugs)  To Kill a King - Spiritual Dark Age Ralph Pelleymounter - Wild Beast Ralph Pelleymounter - After You Tore Out My Heart From My Chest   For more information on our featured artists, head over to www.songsandwriters.com.    

Duration: Under 2 minutes - Ralph Pelleymounter

Paul Mosley was tasked with writing a song in which the lyrics are a conversation. During the process he began thinking about what compelled him to make music, and ending up writing a song around that idea. For more information about our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram.

Lyrics : A Conversation - Paul Mosley

Danny Green, from the band Laish, was tasked with writing a song in which the lyrics are a conversation. During the process Danny and his wife Leana began playing and singing together, with some special musical results.  For more information about our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram.

Lyrics: A Conversation - Danny Green

Guitarist and songwriter Ben Madeley was tasked with writing a song based around the theme of home. Discover how Ben wrote his song 'Forever', and learn about how he writes from within his own "framework of sound". For more information about our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram.

Theme: Home - Ben Madeley

Jack Atlas TV was tasked by us to write a song based around the theme of home. He also talks about how songwriting is akin to puzzle solving and how getting engaged has inspired his musical output.  Fore more information on our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram.  

Theme: Home - Jack Atlas TV

This time round it was the turn of Rose Ford to write a song titled, 'To Dissolve'. Hear how she got on, and learn about how her writing her journal influences her songwriting. For more information on our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram.

Title: 'To Dissolve' - Rose Ford

Matshidiso was challenged to write a song titled, 'To Dissolve'. She also talks about her approach to songwriting, and about how she used to record her early songs on her Dad's cassette machine.  For more information about our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram. 

Title: 'To Dissolve' - Matshidiso

Musician L'Warren was also tasked with writing a song using the lyric "Music would play in my memory/The sound of you singing still reaches me" as her starting point. She also reveals her songwriting process, and reflects on her finished song, 'Align'.  For more information on our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram. 

Lyric: "Music would play in my memory..." - L'Warren

This time round it was the turn of Lucy May Walker to write a song using the lyric "Music would play in my memory/The sound of you singing still reaches me" as her starting point. She also talks about busking for a living, and reflects on her finished song, 'Grandma's Song'.  For more information on our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram. 

Lyric: "Music would play in my memory..." - Lucy May Walker

Christian Eccles-Cannon was also tasked with writing a song using the chords G, Bm, and Em. He also reveals how he sometimes dons a shirt and tie to write music, and reflects on his finished song, 'One True Love'.  For more information about our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram. 

Chords: G, Bm, Em - Christian Eccles-Cannon

Bournemouth based singer/songwriter Charlie Hole was tasked with writing a song using the chord sequence G, Bm, Em as his starting point. He also tells us about his approach to songwriting, and reflects on his finished song, 'A Million Stars'.  For more information on our featured artists head over to www.songsandwriters.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @songsandwriters, and @songsandwriterspod on Instagram. 

Chords: G, Bm, Em - Charlie Hole

The songwriting podcast where musicians write a song starting from given rules, and reveal their songwriting processes.

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