2010 - A pop-tastic year...

2010. A new year - indeed, a new decade. I for one have not been so excited at the prospect of the year ahead for some time. I'm thrilled to be diving head-first into the vast, scary sea that is the music business.

I've dabbled around with music in the past, but this year it's time to start taking it seriously. There always seems to be an excuse for not following your dreams. For me, it's always been "other commitments". Work, travel, relationships, etc. I don't want those excuses to come back and haunt me in 30 years time, so I'm going to give it a real go from now on. At least then, if it doesn't work out, I can say that I gave it my best shot.

The MA Songwriting course has broadened my horizons further than I could've ever imagined possible. At first I wasn't too sure exactly what my aims were for the course, but now I'm 100% focused. I want to write a hit record. I want publishers to sit up and take notice. I want to get that foot in the door that is so essential.

I created an 'Industrial Plan' for one of my assignments, and although I thought at first that it might be one of the less exciting elements of the course, it turned out to be quite the opposite. It's a real eye-opener in fact, and it's really allowed me to get my priorities straight. I've now got myself a part time job, which pays the bills but also allows me to dedicate most of my time to music. I've forked out some cash on some new equipment, which I was desperately needing (see next post).

I've also found a great writing partner through the course. We're constantly bouncing ideas off each other, and have already started writing some tracks which I think have massive potential. It's pure pop writing - we're aiming directly at the Lady GaGa-type market. Edgy, highly synth-based stuff which we hope will stand out from the crowd. We're in talks with a number of vocalists, so hopefully that will be the final part of the jigsaw to get our tracks sounding impeccable.

I'll be posting a few previews of our new stuff on here when it's ready. As for the solo material - well, it's not entirely forgotten, but it is on the backburner.
I've written a new tune called 'Running On Empty' recently (sketchy YouTube vid available here), and I'm re-recording some of my old tunes to update the Myspace. However, that all has low priority at the moment. It's all about pop for the time being! Time to study that Beyonce CD...