There are 7 factors that I require when writing a good song and they are:
1) Emotions: The best place to find these are through a woman or a bottle of whiskey (note* whiskey was created after emotions were lost on a woman)
2) Catchy melody: Usually my songs start with some sort of chord progression on [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Songwriting’
May 8, 2008
7 Steps to writing a good song
April 30, 2008
Make your musical mark – at home!
Record the next top ten hit with the help of your PC
By Fiona Wagner
Over his 20-year career, Kelly Pettit went from recording his first song at age 17 in a studio, to recording his fourth and latest CD, Fuel, “all over the place.”
Drums and bass were recorded in a Vancouver studio, vocals were recorded [...]
April 30, 2008
The trip back to the west coast (home).
The trip back to the west coast (home).
Well, after flying back to Canada for 4 weeks to tour the west coast and visit family, I found that trying to kill two birds with one stone isn’t as easy as it seems. Thanks to UBL and all my fans to help me win the Ultimate Band [...]
April 30, 2008
The business side of music.
It’s been years since I started this journey of life as a musician (Over 20 to be honest).
Most musicians will agree that it’s not an easy road taken and if I had done this for the money then I’d have been a fool a thousand times over. However, I don’t think I have worked [...]
April 30, 2008
Kelly Pettit, “Stone After Stone,” Mp3 Review
Holding duel citizenship in Canada and Australia, currently residing in Japan, and having spent significant amounts of time in several other countries around the world, pop / singer songwriter Kelly Pettit surely has a lot to write about. His song catalog most likely illustrates the richness of the cultural experiences he has been exposed to [...]
April 30, 2008
Track of the Month on Fame Games!
My song “She’s Just Like Summer” has won track of the month on an amazing radio show called Fame Games (meermusic.com).
Fame Games now belongs to abc radio ( ABC Radio Networks has 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching more than 105 million listeners in the 12+ demographic each week… )
I couldn’t be happier!
The other songs [...]
April 30, 2008
ARTISTdirect.com Interview
Interview
Kelly Pettit
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:36:01
The winner of UBL’s Ultimate Band Contest walks us through his musical journey
Canadian native Kelly Pettit knew from a young age that music was his passion. After playing in numerous bands and releasing CDs independently, his journey in pursuit of his dream eventually took him clear across the globe to [...]
April 30, 2008
Two sides to an LP.
Two sides to an LP.
Side One
Although I have been selling a lot of songs via MP3 download lately, physical CD sales still surpass them. For some strange reason, it’s comforting to me to know, some people still prefer the physical aspects of a CD case.
It’s a different era to be for sure.
When I [...]
April 30, 2008
The music behind the man
The music behind the man
This is my page for sharing my thoughts on music. Whether it be educational advice, tutorials, sharing some success stories, random thoughts, creative ideas or the business side, this is where you’ll find it.
~Kelly Pettit
