We will try to find sites that offer some sort of assistance in a varied range of topics. If you know of any site that are particularly useful, please email us with the URL.
As you know, Pat's book, Writing Better Lyrics, is available in our bookstore. Now you can preview some of the book's material on Pat's site! I have read this book and strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to write better lyrics.The depth of Pat's knowledge of this subject is phenomenal. And we are very excited about Pat's association with LyricsReview.com! Following is just a part of Pat's bio.
Pat Pattison is a Professor of lyric writing
and poetry at Berklee College of Music, where he developed the curriculum
for the only Songwriting Major in the country. In addition to his
three books, Writing Better Lyrics, (Writer’s Digest Books), Managing
Lyric Structure and Rhyming Techniques and Strategies (Hal Leonard),
Pat has written for Home & Studio Recording Magazine, The Performing
Songwriter, and the LASS Musepaper. He continues to present songwriting
clinics across the country.
SongLink International
This site is serious: where lyrics writers dream can come true, if
you have some commercial flair with a professional attitude and, ideally,
quality finished demos.* With the ultimate goal of having someone record
one of your songs, you would do well to keep an eye on this site. Each
month SongLink provides details of around 30-40 upcoming recording projects
around the world requiring songs, with concise details about (a) the artist;
(b) the style of music required; and (c) where to send your demos. Subscribers
then respond by sending the required items directly to the contacts
listed in the magazine. Lots of interesting news here too!
*PLEASE NOTE: most companies are looking for quality finished demos
- lyrics on their own are not normally required unless specifically asked
for, which is not too often. You need to be working with a composer/musician
and the best possible singer to send in finished demos, accompanied
by your lyrics, in order for your work to get serious industry attention.
-- If you join this service, please make sure to tell them LyricsReview.com
referred you!
UNISONG: Passport For A Musical Planet
Imagine winning a song writing contest. Imagine that this contest
was put on for connecting the peoples of the world. Now, stop imagining
and go check out this site. You will find other valuable resources here
as well.
You've got to check this one out!! If you've ever gotten to that line
at the end of a verse and just couldn't think of a word that rhymed, then
this is the help you've been waiting for. Try it. It gives you a choice
of one (1) or two (2) or three (3) syllables ending in the rhyme. I don't
do it justice here. Go see for yourself. It's quite handy.
Copyright Your Songs : U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
"The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors
the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries . . .
Article I, Section 8, U.S. Constitution"
Here is a tremendous resource of information regarding the "How To's"
of copyrighting your lyrics. Check it out!
It's well worth it.
Copyright Your Songs :
Copyright law at freeadvice.com, with attorneys - lawyers who help in copyright
law cases.
This site offers many interesting examples and definitions regarding
Copyright law protection. Very interesting.