Is songwriting a more viable career opportunity in Europe?

Aug 17th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Songwriting

This Slate article has got some bulletin board posters’ panties in a bunch elsewhere, but it makes a good point. Here in the States, we have used “singer-songwriter” as a filter to winnow down the number of folks who can potentially enjoy a lucrative music career. However, in Europe, “behind the scenes” songwriting lets creative writers couple their work with flashy pop star personas without the gift of craft.

What do you think?

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Add to:
Bloglines | | Digg it | Y! MyWeb

Leave a Reply

You May Also Be Interested In...

MTV is so over Europe

Is this an unfortunate publicist's typo, or are the MTV Europe Music Awards really being shown in North America on......
Even Orrin Hatch Gets Mailbox Money
Our IndieBiz.com members participated in a great conversation about songwriting royalties the other day. Here's an example I wish we...
Here’s a specific problem — solve it.
Folks in the members area have been talking about songwriting, which is simply the most challenging part of anything you...
Specials
From time to time, we'll run a special series of posts on one theme or topic. Find all of our...
Songwriting Contest Secrets: Myths and Realities
The American Idol songwriting contest is probably the highest profile event of its kind for songwriters in the past ten...