Songspeak - Conversations on the Art and Craft of Songwriting - Marc Beeson.
Tennessee MTSU Recording Industry professor Hal Newman, and occasional guest hosts, interview ASCAP songwriters.
Topics include the process of writing songs, how one becomes a songwriter, tips for being a successful songwriter in the music industry. Songwriters also perform a few of their songs. The programs are recorded in front of MTSU students enrolled in Recording Industry courses. A question and answer session follows each discussion.
This Illinois native cut his teeth playing bars throughout the Southwest during his late teens and early twenties. After a stint in Los Angeles he moved to Nashville. Marc recorded two solo projects for Warner Bros. and BNA before fronting the band Burnin' Day Light on Curb Records. As a songwriter he has had songs recorded by Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Martina McBride, Peter Cetera, Diamond Rio, Collin Raye, and Chicago, as well as many others. The song "When She Cries," recorded by Restless Heart, won both ASCAP Country and Pop Song of the Year awards. Marc currently writes for Crossfire3 Music publishing...