http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Calvin+Rele Entertainment Calvin Rele Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=142879&ca=Entertainment It's funny, being a songwriter myself, I always find that writing songs can sometimes be a chore. But why does it feel this way? Isn't this supposed to be my passion? Isn't this supposed to be something that I never get bored of? … well, not exactly. Everything gets boring once in a while, even the... Entertainment Calvin Rele Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=131953&ca=Entertainment The moment that people create a melody which they feel is great, many think it already sounds like another song. This is common, and I suffered from this many times. What you've got to understand is that ALL SONGS are RECYCLED MELODIES. Every song has a 'portion' of the tune which will be the same a... Entertainment Calvin Rele Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121794&ca=Entertainment This is something I briefly touched on in a previous newsletter - ...over and over I get asked "will I write better songs if I'm a musician"? What's the answer? Yes AND no. Confused? Let me explain. For the sake of simplicity, here I'll talk about the 'music' aspect of songwriting. First up, I'll te...