Chapter 18 – Songwriting sessions: The good, the bad, and the ugly
So Windswept had just offered me a generous publishing deal which I accepted, and while my lawyer and I continued to thrash through the various... Read More
27
January
2016
Chapter 17 – Signing to a music publisher and the six figure deal.
Now the wheels were in motion with Sony, it was time to meet with some music publishers. For those of you who are unaware of... Read More
01
October
2015
Exciting happenings …
Hello dearies,Apologies for the recent lull in ‘How not to be a rock star’ … I’ve been so busy of late. I’ve had all fingers... Read More
30
September
2015
Chapter 16 – Ride with me
I just had a handful of songs at this point. Muff was keen for me to keep writing alone, but he also wanted to get me... Read More
11
September
2015
Chapter 15 – The curry, the showcase and the music manager.
Muff was keen to get things moving while we were waited for the legal issues to be resolved, so he asked me to get the... Read More
06
August
2015
Chapter 14 – Squatting in front of Mark Owen
So to get the ball rolling with Jud, Muff put me in touch with a London-based law firm that specialised in music contracts. The lawyer... Read More
23
July
2015
Chapter 13 – Will she, won’t she?
After we finished recording ‘Did you see her’ and ‘Good for nothing‘ we recorded one more song, called ‘No Sun Shines.’ This song became a... Read More
16
July
2015
Chapter 12 – The screaming drunk session
After the meeting with Muff all I wanted to do was write. Writing with others has always come quite easily to me, and I enjoy... Read More
01
July
2015
Chapter 11 – The day I was offered a record deal
We sit chatting, casually and comfortably, and I like Muff immediately. He is different from many of the music executives I had met … he’s... Read More
15
June
2015
Chapter 10 – and now for the songs
As this is a music blog, I’ve decided to open up a little and start actually sharing some of the songs I’ve been writing about... Read More
28
May
2015