Tuesday 24 March 2015

SAC Challenge....2015....Week 6....The Matt Dusk Song



Well, we're at the end of the challenge....and a real challenge it was. Real world songwriting. Each week we had to write a different type of song, within one week from start to finish....except for the Matt Dusk song. For this one, we had six weeks to pull it together. 

I have two submissions for Matt Dusk.

1. "Unspoken"....R&B vibe....co-written with Maryjane Viejo, Michael Nowak, and Roger Beckett.

2. "I Forget to Breathe"....Latin vibe.....co-written with  Michael Holland, and Dave Stanley Daoust. 
 

"Unspoken"       https://soundcloud.com/midnight-mama-music/unspoken

"I Forget to Breathe"     https://soundcloud.com/michael-holland-11/i-forget-to-breathe

The hardest part of the challenge was the one week time frames for five songs....and interlacing the Matt Dusk song over six weeks. When you're co-writing, you have to accommodate everyone's schedule, and sometimes that means that a song doesn't get started until later in the week; and you might only have two days to finish it. Factor in the time difference between the east coast and the west coast, and it becomes a juggling act at times. 

The best part? Writing with new co-writers, and keying into their energies, and creativity. It's my co-writers that bring the song to life.....and I'm so grateful that they took the time to write with me.

What would I do different? Definitely try to start the songs earlier. That mad rush at the end of the week can be draining. 

Thank you SAC for providing us all with such a powerful challenge! This is the third year that I've done your challenge, and without a doubt, it's the best one!!! I hope that you will continue in this vein, for the coming years. 

Extra big thanks to Debra Alexander and James Linderman. I'm amazed at how much time and effort and expertise that they unfailingly presented through the past six weeks. 

"Unspoken"       https://soundcloud.com/midnight-mama-music/unspoken

"I Forget to Breathe"     https://soundcloud.com/michael-holland-11/i-forget-to-breathe

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