Kara DioGuardi Blog - 30 Minutes or Less

New Kara DioGuardi blog for Platinum Hit! I love her new show. It's like Project Runway for songwriters.

Kara writes:

Where better to begin Bravo's new reality show Platinum Hit than the Songwriters Hall of Fame? Every working songwriter and artist aspires to be there.

People must be wondering how you can write a hook (chorus) in 30 minutes and if that is fair. Time pressure is unfortunately the reality of today's songwriter. Many times in my career, I had only a few hours to work with an artist, as that said artist had flown in for the day just for our session. Those beginning moments of working with someone need to be inspired to set the song off in the right direction. You have to figure out a way to relate to each other and create a chemistry, even if you don't naturally have one. That's part of the gig. I know that most of my big songs such as, Cobra Starship's "Good Girls Go Bad," Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me," and Celine Dion's "Taking Chances," have come within that 30 minute window. You're either feeling it that day or not. When Nevin said, "The great artists are never rushed," he may be right, but in the life of the songwriter (unfortunately) you better get used to it.

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