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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
From Writer’s Block to The Greatest of All Time with Findlay Napier
From Writer’s Block to The Greatest of All Time with Findlay Napier Based on the Podcast Episode: "From
Tips To Win the Day as a Songwriter
Tips to Win the Day as a Songwriter Based on the Podcast Episode: "Win the Day - Turning
How One Song a Week Became an Album: Joel Riley’s Imaginative Practice
How One Song a Week Became an Album: Joel Riley’s Imaginative Practice Based on the Podcast Episode: "Life
Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone
Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone Based on the Podcast Episode:
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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.
What Songs Should I Record? Best Practices to Recording Your First Album
What Songs Should I Record? Best Practices to Recording Your First Album Based
How Relevant and Helpful Feedback on your Songs Can Help You to Grow
How Relevant and Helpful Feedback on your Songs Can Help You to Grow
A Quality or Quantity Approach – Which is Better for Songwriting?
A Quality or Quantity Approach - Which is Better for Songwriting? Based on
10 Tips to Alleviate Songwriting Boredom
10 Tips to Alleviate Songwriting Boredom Based on the content of Episode 11,
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.
Why We Want to Create the Best Songwriting Podcast Around!
Why We Want to Create the Best Songwriting Podcast Around! Francesca de Valence, Founder January 2022 Do you remember the feeling you got when you wrote your
Club Conversations: What Does Songwriting Bring to Your Life?
What Does Songwriting Bring To Your Life? Club member Pat Tierney In the second instalment of our 'Club Conversations' series, we asked songwriters what songwriting brings to their life? The benefits of songwriting can
Club Conversations: Why Is Songwriting Important to You?
Club Conversations: Why Is Songwriting Important to You? At I Heart Songwriting Club, we are all about inspiring and empowering songwriters to be their best. We also know our members have some
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.
From Writer’s Block to The Greatest of All Time with Findlay Napier
From Writer’s Block to The Greatest of All Time with Findlay Napier Based on the Podcast Episode: "From Writer’s Block to The Greatest of All Time with Findlay Napier" - Episode 65, The
Tips To Win the Day as a Songwriter
Tips to Win the Day as a Songwriter Based on the Podcast Episode: "Win the Day - Turning Tiny Victories into Timeless Songs with Donna Lynn Caskey" - Episode 64, The Magic of
How One Song a Week Became an Album: Joel Riley’s Imaginative Practice
How One Song a Week Became an Album: Joel Riley’s Imaginative Practice Based on the Podcast Episode: "Life Insurance, Goldilocks & Indie Rock: The Imaginative World of Songwriter Joel Riley" - Episode 63,
Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone
Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone Based on the Podcast Episode: "Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone" - Episode
Music Industry Tips
Want to learn more about how to take your magical songs out to the world? Check out our music industry tips.
How Australia Singer Celia Pavey Became Pop Sensation ‘Vera Blue’
How Australia Singer Celia Pavey Became Pop Sensation 'Vera Blue' - An A&R Conversation with Michael Parisi Based on the podcast industry conversation with Michael Parisi where we look at how he took
What is Music Marketing? Plus the Best Music Marketing Advice You’ll Hear This Year
What is Music Marketing? Plus the Best Music Marketing Advice You'll Hear This Year Based on the Podcast Episode: "What is Music Marketing? Plus the Best Music Marketing Advice You'll Hear This Year
What Can An Independent Record Label Do For An Artist?
What Can An Independent Record Label Do For An Artist and Do You Even Need One? Based on the Podcast Episode: "What Can An Independent Record Label Do For An Artist and Do
Do I Need a Music Manager and How Can They Help Me Take My Next Steps?
Do I Need a Music Manager and How Can They Help Me Take My Next Steps? Based on the Podcast Episode: "Do I Need a Music Manager and How Can They Help Me
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.