Description

Songwriting under the gun! Sean Rowe enters the ad hoc SXSW studio of the SongCraft/Dubway team to compose and record a song in a day! Can he do it? Let’s see what Sean and guys come up with.

Singer-songwriter, producer Ben Arthur is at it again. This time he's with the incredibly talented songwriter Sean Rowe. Sean and Ben are joined by the award-winning production duo of Al Houghton and Mike Crehore as they gallantly attempt to capture the ephemeral songwriting process.

Watch as Sean picks up his guitar gets down to business diving deep into his pool of creativity. See the songwriting process revealed as Ben and Sean struggle to find the song’s essence. Then witness how a simple idea comes to life as the song is coaxed lovingly to life.

Songwriting is one of those arcane creative adventures that is very hard to teach. That’s why this Songcraft series is so brilliant! You get to "see" it happen rather than hear some lecture on how it “could” happen.

So sit back and watch the wonderful Sean Rowe create a song right before your ears and eyes!

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Songwriter's Philosophy
3. Discovering the Story
4. Lyrics
5. The Unintentional Murder Ballad
6. Polishing the Lyrics
7. Recording the First Take
8. Take Two
9. Finishing the Recording
10. Mixing the Bass
11. Mixing the Guitars
12. Mixing the Background Vocals
13. Mixing Sean's Vocal (Deep Thoughts)
14. Mixing the Sean's Guitar
15. Conclusion
16. The Song!