Friday, June 27, 2008

Songwriting from the Artist's Perspective: Introducing Melrose!

Melrose is the next R & B/pop group that is about to explode onto the music scene. With production and writing help from Grammy-Award winning producers and/or multi-platinum-selling producers, such as Bryan-Michael Cox, Adonis Shropshire, Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, and Danja, these three ladies are sure to succeed on their road to national and international stardom. Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter with Hits A Million, LLC and interviewed.blogspot.com, interviews Melrose in a multipe-part series of interviews to help new producers and songwriters learn to write for recording artists and in particular girl groups. In Part 1, Melrose introduces themselves, tells what their group is about, what makes them a competitive girl group amongst many, how their personality affects their music, what it was like working with top-notched producers, and more


Monday, June 16, 2008

Grammy-Award winning songwriter and producer, Adonis "A.D." Shropshire's interview

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Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter with Hits A Million, LLC interviews Adonis "A.D." Shropshire about his start in the music business, his advice for new songwriters and producers, his new projects, and his contact information.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 5

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Another exclusive interview with Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In part 5, I interviewed Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" about her creative process as a songwriter, and about the importance of understanding and learning the music business.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 4

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Another exclusive interview with Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC! In part 4, I interviewed Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" about how Cri$tyle was able to get recognized by Jermaine Dupri, about getting her songs placed with Mariah Carey and Usher, and about the importance of having a team as a songwriter.


Monday, June 9, 2008

Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 3

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Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In this segment, Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" reveals her songwriting secrets. These secrets enabled her to get several songs placed on mutiple artists' albums, including Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Chili from TLC, Natasha Bedingfield, Teyana Taylor, Keke Palmer,and Tiffany Evans. She's also in the studio working with Brandy and Beyonce!


Friday, June 6, 2008

Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 2

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Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In part 2 of this interview, Cri$tyle aka "The Ink," a EMI Publishing/So So Def songwriter, talks about signing with Jermaine Dupri, writing with Usher, Mariah Carey, and Brooke Valentine, and perfecting her craft as a songwriter.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 1

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Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC! Cri$tyle "The Ink" Johnson is a songwriter signed to EMI Publishing and So So Def. She is responsible for co-writing "Touch My Body," for Mariah Carey, "Angel" for Natasha Bedingfield, "I'm Grown" for Tiffany Evans, and "Hood Anthem" for Keke Palmer. She's also written songs for Janet Jackson, Usher, Chili from TLC, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Teyanna Taylor, and the list continues to grow as she steps into the recording some songs with Beyonce and Brandy!

In this interview, I asked Cri$tyle aka "The Ink," about how she got started as a songwriter, how she developed her songwriting craft, and what and who inspired her to become a songwriter.