It's a new year and maybe the world is ending, but either way 2012 sounds pretty momentous. The year of the dragon also just started, so somebody told me. And it's a leap year. And don't anyone forget the Olympics! Basically what I'm trying to tell you is NOW is that moment you've been waiting for. Seize it! Answer the call of the songwriting challenge. Tell your friends and lazy spouses (no, I don't really think you're lazy, my sweetheart) and most importantly yourself to get wid it.
The challenge this time is simple. Write a song entitled "Heart Meet Brain" or possibly "Heart Meat Brain" or if this means anything to you, feel free to also try "Heart Mete Brain."
Keep the recording as simple as you can, and ship it off to rocktastica at gmail dot com by the end of February. I'm serious about deadlines this time because I'm having a freakin' baby in March and I'm not going to deal with this stuff. Also you have an extra day anyway this year. Seize it.
The biggest challenge facing musicians who want to make a living today is the amount of music that fans have access to. A musician needs to do something really special and creative in order to make it in music. Musicians really need to compete for fans because we have such a choice but, sadly, there are those in the major record labels/RIAA/BPI who do not want to compete. They want to rely on their monopolies of bygone days and this is why we are seeing a rise in independent musicians, because they are coming up with creative new ways of making and distributing music.
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