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1505, 2025

Feeling Lost After Releasing Your Song? Here’s What To Do Next

By |May 15th, 2025|

Feeling Lost After Releasing Your Song? Here’s What To Do Next You’ve just released your new song. Congratulations! But now you’re staring at your screen thinking… what now? This moment — full of potential, uncertainty, and maybe a little panic — is something we see all the time with artists. You’ve done the hard work of writing, recording, mixing, and releasing. And then comes the most daunting part: getting it heard. If you’ve ever found

1804, 2025

5 Common Questions About Our Songwriting Retreat

By |April 18th, 2025|

5 Common Questions About Our Songwriting Retreat Thinking About Joining Our Songwriting Retreat? We get it — deciding to come on a songwriting retreat can feel like a big step, especially if you're not sure what to expect. So, we’ve put together some answers to common questions we get asked. Hopefully, this helps you feel a bit more at ease. And if you’re still unsure? Send us a message — we’re happy to chat.

1303, 2025

Collaboration Beyond Songwriting: A Journey with Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth

By |March 13th, 2025|

Collaboration Beyond Songwriting: A Journey with Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth Based on the Podcast Episode: "Collaboration Beyond Songwriting: A Journey with Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth" - Episode 56, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Collaboration in the musical realm often focuses on the process of writing a song together. But as Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth shared during the recent co-production of their songwriting retreat, collaboration can

2702, 2025

Co-writing Across Generations

By |February 27th, 2025|

Co-writing across Generations Based on the Podcast Episode: "The Chaos and Order of Nature and Finding Connection across Generations" - Episode 55, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence We finish our journey into the woods for our Songwriting Retreat 2024 and take you behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time.  Thank you to our songwriters Maddison Kate and Amanda Thomas for sharing a brand new created work

1302, 2025

Doubling Your Toolkit with Co-Writing

By |February 13th, 2025|

Doubling Your Toolkit with Co-Writing Based on the Podcast Episode: "Doubling Your Toolkit with Co-Writing" - Episode 54, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence We continue our journey into the woods for our Songwriting Retreat 2024 and take you behind the scenes to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time. Thank you to our songwriters Kate Battersby and Halimah Perez-Torres (Finlonsen) for sharing a brand new created work on this podcast.

3001, 2025

Creative Chemistry: How Songwriting Connects Across Distance and Difference

By |January 30th, 2025|

Creative Chemistry: How Songwriting Connects Across Distance and Difference Based on the Podcast Episode: "Creative Chemistry: How Songwriting Connects Across Distance and Difference" - Episode 53, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence We continue our journey into the woods for our Songwriting Retreat 2024. We talk with songwriters Cath Russell and Mona Verdour, both long-time members of the I Heart Songwriting Club, who live on opposite sides of Australia and come from

1601, 2025

Songs in the Wild: What Happens When 12 Songwriters Head Into the Woods

By |January 16th, 2025|

Songs in the Wild: What Happens When 12 Songwriters Head Into the Woods Based on the Podcast Episode: "Songs in the Wild: A Journey of Collaboration and Creativity" - Episode 52, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Let us take you into the woods; to the stunning World Heritage-listed Border Ranges National Park where Queensland meets New South Wales. Nestled in the rainforest on Mununjali land, join us for I Heart Songwriting

201, 2025

From Backing Vocals to Multi-Platinum Aussie Icon – A Conversation with Wendy Matthews

By |January 2nd, 2025|

From Backing Vocals to Multi-Platinum Aussie Icon - A Conversation with Wendy Matthews Based on the Podcast Episode: "From Backing Vocals to Multi-Platinum Aussie Icon - A Conversation with Wendy Matthews" - Episode 51, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Francesca de Valence chats with legendary Australian artist Wendy Matthews at the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival 2024. Wendy shares insights into her songwriting journey, from her early days busking across Canada and the

1912, 2024

Beyond The Voice – A Conversation about Songwriting with Johnny Manuel

By |December 19th, 2024|

Beyond The Voice - A Conversation about Songwriting with Johnny Manuel Based on the Podcast Episode: "Beyond The Voice - A Conversation about Songwriting with Johnny Manuel" - Episode 50, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Johnny Manuel’s astronomical career has been shaped by his vocal talent. His appearances on shows like America’s Got Talent and The Voice have created a global audience that sees him as “just a vocalist,” not recognizing

512, 2024

Co-Writing Viral Hits with Jude York

By |December 5th, 2024|

Co-Writing Viral Hits with Jude York Based on the Podcast Episode: "Co-Writing Viral Hits with Jude York" - Episode 49, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Jude York is a fast-rising Australian star, whose self-produced pop delicacies have gone viral. Growing up rurally with an opera-singer mother and jingle-writer father, there was little else for Jude to do but create his own musical world. In 2022, Jude debuted with a unique cult-favourite

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