Hi Amigos!
Today’s guest is someone I have known since the beginning of my journey in LA. We met working next door to each other when I first moved to LA. We got to talking and realized we both are songwriters and love music. We’ve been friends and have been supporting each other ever since!
Emily is originally from Washington DC, moved to Nashville for music college at Belmont and then moved to LA afterwards. She has co-written a finalist song for NBC’s 1st season of Songland, called Crowded Places with Rynn. She has been involved in a couple different workshops and pitch sessions with ASCAP, Warner, Sony/ATV etc over the years and has co-written some singles for artists like Zoya, Callaghan Belle, upcoming releases with Bailey Baum, and me!!! And many others :) She is currently working on a lot of songs for pitch, dipping into the Kpop world a little and also a long term solo project.
Today’s episode is jammed packed with all kinds of things: why are PROs so important? What can they do for you? How do you get into a session/writing room? How does a songwriter go from boutique job to writing songs that get to Songland? What’s the writing process like? We also talk about how important it is to celebrate the little victories and focus on growing each and every day. The main goal should be growth and becoming better than you were yesterday. Emily is seriously one of the most talented songwriters I’ve had the privilege of writing with and I can’t wait for you guys to meet her! Let’s dive in.
TAKE AWAYS:
It’s all about getting to know people.
Reach out to PROs, they can help you and guide you.
Share the joy of releasing music with your writers and producers.
Hold on to the victories.
Collaborating with others makes you better at your own craft.
Don’t stop writing. When you feel stuck or uninspired, write it out in your journal.
When writing with another artist - put yourself in their shoes.
Don’t get caught up in the game, take off the pressure and surround yourself with a support group.
As long as you’re moving and growing that’s a win.