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Thanks to Roy Elkins for setting up the seminar on how a Music Supervisor works. I am certain many musicians gained new insight, it always helps to study the foodchain, to see where you fit in. More people will have come away from that with a feeling of empowerment, inspired to tackle high paying sources, and to also be strategic in the act of composing music, in making versions for voice and/or instruments, and for stockpiling everything or collaborating to build a library. Also: to be yourself, not all things to all ears.
The name is a train. Makes sense for Blues. A train on an inner-city lightrail. I love it. It's a spy film on rails. There's no better place for song ideas than in watching people. Everyone has a story. News media next. Then classifieds. So many good leads for stories...
I write the music that I would like to hear coming out of the media. What sound, what kind of songs, what topics would you sing about?
Making music is something available to everyone, you only need to have something to hum, whistle or a few words that may mean everything to you, or simply be like a child at play, just making up stuff to make yourself laugh. That's the place I like to live, for that moment when something silly suddenly grows up before you to become a song. You don't need a huge studio, a degree in music theory, or lots of instruments. All that counts is listening closely to your own voice as it plays with notes and syllables. Go back to that loose feeling you had in those childhood moments of freedom and independence and all the music will flow out of your heart, into your mind. After that you may need a huge studio, a music degree, a gang of great players, and all the gratitude you can muster for those who want to hear your songs. Play!