What’s the Deal? Taking the pain out of songwriting splits and ownership agreements.

The elephant in many songwriting rooms around the world is the forever question… “What’s the Deal?” This can be a difficult subject to navigate, especially if you are a new writer and you don’t want to ‘ruin the vibe’ by talking splits before anything has even been written.

New Year Songwriting Strategies – motivate, activate, stimulate!

And before you know it… it’s January again! Welcome to the How-do-I-motivate-myself January club. There are many members in this community and the Pro7ect team are here to help you in your journey from ‘Whoa to Go’ in an exciting New Year.

These 7 suggestions will help re-boot your songwriting motivation.

As a jobbing songwriter, I would argue that one Christmas Classic is worth 50 World Cup Football (soccer) Anthems. Joining the mile-high Christmas Club, along with fellow members Mariah, Slade, Wham, Bing, & the Pogues, would not only give you financial security for the rest of your life, but it would also provide for your children, and grandchildren’s future.

If you are an artist who relies on co-writers and producers to help create your musical vision, there are many ways that you can prepare yourself for these extremely important songwriting sessions.

Pro7ect Creative Director Lisa Fitz talks with Talvin about his beloved MPC, the inspiration behind his album ‘OK’, how the Bollywood sound inspired his early production decisions, and the ‘Hold Me In’ songwriting session at Pro7ect 2018.

Pro7ect’s Creative Director Lisa Fitz talks with Pro7ect Headline Producer Greg Haver about the importance of songwriting collaboration, how to find the right producer for your project, working at Rockfield Studios, and the state of the music industry in New Zealand.

Pro7ect’s Creative Director Lisa Fitz shares some of the many wonderful moments from July 2022’s residential Songwriting retreat at Rockfield.

Last month 26 artists wrote and recorded 13 songs in 7 days at Pro7ect’s 7th annual songwriting retreat at the famous Rockfield Studio’s in Wales.

The task of writing and recording a song a day with a group of people you have only just met is a huge exercise in trust and courage. Managing personal expectations, feeling vulnerable and taking risks are crucial elements in all creative collaborations, and every session is a reminder to have faith in the process.

“I was commissioned to write 6 songs inspired by the landscape, legends, and characters in Laurie Lee’s famous book ‘Cider with Rosie’ to commemorate the 25th year of his death. This is my dream job, enabling me to conceptualise these characters, delving deep into the history and mystery of past lives and legends”. - Lisa Fitz, Songwriter, producer, Pro7ect Creative Director

Singer, songwriter, artist, producer & social anthropologist, Estère had joined us from Wellington, New Zealand for the 2018 Pro7ect Residential Songwriting Retreat. Her music is described as a brand of Electric Blue Witch-Hop, that transports listeners to a vivid sonic landscape.

Finding other songwriters to collaborate with is an eternal quest, requiring endless supplies of stamina, ingenuity, luck, and resilience. As songwriters, we weave our way into all kinds of potentially fruitful, and routinely ineffective, creative situations…

Day 3 of the Pro7ect Residential Songwriting Retreat & I’m feeling excited, exhausted, overwhelmed and totally up for it. Yesterday’s writing session has emotionally & creatively purged my musical battery, so my fear at the start of this morning’s session is that I’ve peaked too soon.

I wanted to write with songwriters better than me, to lift my game and learn new skills and techniques. And then, I discovered songwriting retreats.