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Anatomy of a Song

Anatomy of a Song

By: Greg Smith
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Are you a songwriter who'd like to take a song idea into the studio to make a recording? Or maybe a poet that would like to turn your poetry into lyrics? "Anatomy of a Song" takes you from demo to disc. Host Greg Smith, an accomplished songwriter with 14 albums of his own recordings, as well as a producer and session musician on over 100 other releases, talks with musicians of all genres about how a spark of inspiration turned into a lyric, and then a song. Greg and his guests break down the process of making a home demo, then refining it. They also discuss the inner workings of a professional studio environment: the role of producers, session players and engineers. Or if you'd like to keep in all "in-house", some of the gear you'll need to create your own home studio in order to produce radio- and streaming-friendly recordings. Even the process of protecting your music through copyright. "Anatomy of a Song": from inspiration to composition to recording to release.

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  • Episode 5B: Ali Sharif: "Down, Down, Down" Part Two

    Episode 5B: Ali Sharif: "Down, Down, Down" Part Two
    Mar 5 2025

    In the second of a two part interview, Ali Sharif discusses the process through which he created his House Music track, "Down, Down, Down". We also hear the demos he went through to get to the final track. Your host is Greg Smith.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 5A: Ali Sharif: "Down, Down, Down" Part One

    Episode 5A: Ali Sharif: "Down, Down, Down" Part One
    Mar 4 2025

    This is Part One of a two-part conversation with songwiter, performer and music indutry executive Ali Sharif. In this episode we discuss Ali's music roots and inspirations. Your host, as always, is Greg Smith.
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    22 mins
  • Episode 4B: Tommy Townsend: "I Like Money" Part Two

    Episode 4B: Tommy Townsend: "I Like Money" Part Two
    Dec 8 2024

    In the continuation of our conversation with Nashville legend Tommy Townsend, he talks about a unique collaboration with a rap artist which led to an amazing track.

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    27 mins

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