Italian composer and pianist Olivia Belli shares insights on composing for other artists... and composing for herself ...

In composing a song to play for 1,000 years, the variables of technology, societal upheaval, and public understanding cannot be overlooked. “Longplayer Live” in 2009 (photo by Cormac Heron/Flickr) In ...

POETS are not required to write epics to establish prestige for themselves, nor must painters do frescoes. Serious composers, on the other hand, are expected as a matter of course to demonstrate their ...

An unusual creative experiment unfolds during a full marathon run. Instead of focusing only on finishing the race, the runner attempts to create a song along the way. Each mile becomes part of the ...

Nashville is built on co-writes. While other genres might herald artists composing a song from start to finish alone, Music City acknowledges the merits of collaboration. While many artists like to ...

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can write a decent song. When Pop Culture Happy Hour host Stephen Thompson ...