Songwriting is a craft. As in any craft – ice skating, painting, public speaking, cooking – there are best practices that border on being rules.
These standards sometimes define the craft. For instance, if an ice skater glides into the spotlight carrying a stick and hitting a puck she’s no longer ice skating but playing… 
Posts Tagged ‘music business’
Modern Worship: Good Hockey Or Bad Painting?
A Football Analogy & A Compliment
In an effort to earn back my Man Card after all those cake decorating posts, I joined a fantasy football league. And I’m in first place heading into the play-offs. Boom.
But this isn’t a post about my fantasy football skillz. This is a post about progressions and the importance of working them…or knowing someone who…
How Becky Does It
After yesterday’s post, quite a few women said they wanted to know how Becky stays sane and keeps everything running smoothly when I’m traveling.
My initial response? Bwahahahaha!
Seriously, it’s flattering – and delusional – for anyone to think that my wife could fall apart because I’m not home. Oh, my friends, you really don’t know my…
How I Make Money
It’s the third most asked question on the road; right behind “How’d you meet your wife?” and “Do you have kids?”
Today, in fact, someone found my blog by Googling “Shaun Groves salary” – which is probably the query of someone wondering how much money I make and not how I make money, but it’s close…
What’s An Average Day On Tour Look Like?
Usually it’s just me and Micah on the road. We fly out on a Friday morning, land someplace, rent a car, hit two or three cities, and fly home. I have all week to work with Compassion Bloggers, blog, write…whatever. It’s a nice predictable groove.
But then Compassion asked me to open for Mark Schultz and…
Press Release: Compassion International Announces Mark Schultz & Anita Renfroe Tour
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES THE MARK SCHULTZ & ANITA RENFROE TOUR…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
