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About the Songwriting Podcast
Ever wish you had a songwriting mentor with over two decades of experience encouraging and supporting your songwriting success? ‘The Magic of Songwriting Podcast’ is all about helping you reconnect with and experience the transformation, joy and magic of songwriting to become the songwriter you’ve always dreamed of being.
In this podcast, award-winning songwriter, educator, and founder of I Heart Songwriting Club, Francesca de Valence, guides you to have songwriting breakthroughs. In her solo episodes, she’ll break down big, inspired ideas into practical steps that are simple to action. In addition, you’ll hear insightful and magical long-form interviews with other prolific songwriters in the conversation episodes. So whether you’re a budding songwriter, touring the world, or simply want to write amazing songs week after week, each episode will help you take action to make your songwriting dreams a reality.
Recent Podcast Episodes
An Album A Year for Four Years – Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born Sun
An Album A Year for Four Years - Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born Sun Based on the
The World Needs You To Do What You Love – Four Ways To Amplify Your Creative Life
The World Needs You To Do What You Love - Four Ways To Amplify Your Creative Life Based
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time with Tanya Ransom
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time Based on the Podcast Episode: "Lone Wolf:
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder Based on the Podcast Episode: "Slow Walking Back to Songwriting
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Practical Songwriting Tips
Here is a collection of our favourite podcast episodes that will give you some practical songwriting tips that you can start using in your next song.
An Album A Year for Four Years – Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born Sun
An Album A Year for Four Years - Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born
The World Needs You To Do What You Love – Four Ways To Amplify Your Creative Life
The World Needs You To Do What You Love - Four Ways To Amplify
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time with Tanya Ransom
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time Based on
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder Based on the Podcast Episode:
Francesca’s Story
Discover more about IHSC founder, Francesca de Valence and the many incredible ways that the magic of songwriting has transformed her life.
A Retrospective of 400 Songs in 400 Weeks: Having Faith in Your Songwriting
A Retrospective of 400 Songs in 400 Weeks: Having Faith in Your Songwriting Based on the content of Episode 13, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Want
The Secret Ingredient to Songwriting Success and Confidence
The Secret Ingredient to Songwriting Success and Confidence Based on the content of Episode 7, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence There seems to be a perpetuating
How to Become a Professional Songwriter Without Giving Up Your Day Job
How to Become a Professional Songwriter Without Giving Up Your Day Job Based on some of the content of Episode 5, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence
Laying Solid Foundations for Your Songwriting Practice
Laying Solid Foundations for Your Songwriting Practice Episode 1, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Have you lost the drive to write songs? Do you struggle to
Songwriting Magic
This is probably the most exciting part of the podcast for us – the magic. Here are our favourite episodes that share insights into the MAGIC of songwriting.
An Album A Year for Four Years – Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born Sun
An Album A Year for Four Years - Creating Sonic Worlds with First Born Sun Based on the Podcast Episode: "An Album A Year for Four Years - Creating Sonic Worlds with First
The World Needs You To Do What You Love – Four Ways To Amplify Your Creative Life
The World Needs You To Do What You Love - Four Ways To Amplify Your Creative Life Based on the Podcast Episode: "Love is an Amplifier: Abbie Cardwell on Turning Heartbreak into Self-Love"
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time with Tanya Ransom
Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time Based on the Podcast Episode: "Lone Wolf: Songs Born of Place and the Significance of Time" - Episode 67, The Magic of
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder
Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder Based on the Podcast Episode: "Slow Walking Back to Songwriting with Katie Harder " - Episode 66, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence
Music Industry Tips
Want to learn more about how to take your magical songs out to the world? Check out our music industry tips.
Can You Succeed as a Songwriter Without a Music Publishing Deal? with Mark Sholtez
Can You Succeed as a Songwriter Without a Music Publishing Deal? with Mark Sholtez Based on the Podcast Episode: "Can You Succeed as a Songwriter Without a Music Publishing Deal? with Mark Sholtez"
What is Music Publishing and How Can It Help Songwriters? A Conversation with Rachel Kelly
What is Music Publishing and How Can It Help Songwriters? A Conversation with Rachel Kelly Based on the Podcast Episode: " What is Music Publishing and How Can It Help Songwriters? A Conversation with
Navigating the PR Dilemma: Insights from Super Duper Founder, Genna Alexopoulos
Navigating the PR Dilemma: Insights from Super Duper Founder, Genna Alexopoulos Based on the Podcast Episode: "Navigating the PR Dilemma: Insights from Super Duper Founder, Genna Alexopoulos" - Episode 39, The Magic of
Ways to Power Up Your Digital Marketing and Make the Most of Release Day
Ways to Power Up Your Digital Marketing and Make the Most of Release Day Based on the Podcast Episode: "Power Up Your Digital Marketing and Make the Most of Release Day with Viv
Your Podcast Host, Francesca de Valence
Francesca is an award-winning Australian singer-songwriter, music educator (M.Mus, B.Mus, B.Ed), speaker, founder of I Heart Songwriting Club and creator of The Magic of Songwriting. She has been faculty member of Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium of Music, a regular writer for Songwriting Magazine UK, has facilitated songwriting workshops for APRA AMCOS (AUS/NZ), IMRO (IRE), UBC (BRZ), and spoken at Folk Alliance International, Durango Songwriter’s Expo, Rio Music Market. Whilst she’s not touring or at her creative hub in Paris, Francesca is based in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia.
We acknowledge that the amazing image of Francesca that features on the main podcast cover was taken by Caroline Attwood from Scrunch. As such, we would like to say a big thanks to Caroline. We give a big thanks to IHSC member Chris de Souza for editing and mixing the first 5 seasons of our podcast, and Riley Brewer for mixing season 6 onwards.