Anatomy of a Song

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.

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.

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.

Part One of our conversation with Nashville legend Tommy Townsend. In this episode, he talks about his musical roots, mentors and songwriting process.

The conclusion of my conversation with Gavyn Thorsell and his song "Postcard".

Part One of Two of my conversation with Gavyn Thorsell about his new release "Postcard".

Greg presents another of his songs, "Carry Me Away", to illustrate to process of creating a demo and then through to a finished song. Clips from his personal demos for the song, along with tracks from the studio recordings. (This song is from his album "Get Back to You".)

Greg presents one of his songs, "And I Answer", to illustrate to process of creating a demo and then through to a finished song. Clips from his personal demos for the song, along with tracks from the studio recordings. (This song is from his album "Get Back to You".)

In our introductory episode, Greg discusses the process of creating lyrics and then a demo of your music. Then it's into the studio to further refine the song into a release-ready finished product. Whether you're creating music for yourself or the marketplace, Greg goes over some helpful "do's and don't's" to take your music from demo to streaming.