Have a favorite song coach?

[lieflin77]

Just thought I would ask to see if anyone has worked with a song coach that they really really liked. What was your experience like with that and how did it help you grow?Thanks,Marissa

[mojobone]

You mean people get paid to tell other people what's wrong with their song? I do that for free!

[devin]

Jun 23, 2008, 9:12pm, mojobone wrote:You mean people get paid to tell other people what's wrong with their song? I do that for free! You mean you are doing it for free? I paid money to join Taxi!But seriously Marissa...I've found it hard to get quality feedback on my songs until I joined Taxi and the boards.I view it as "collaborative coaching"...post a song in peer to peer and ask folks to chime in. It's really beneficial.

[sgs4u]

<<<<< See over there, fine upstanding Taxi forum member. I will be your song coach. As your new song coach, the first thing you'll need to do is let everyone here listen to a song, and be prepared to have your ego smashed to smithereens. We all do it, and continually go thru the pain of it. That'll be $5.

[hummingbird]

Well, there's always ME, of course. But seriously, I use Taxi's custom critique service as well as John Braheny and Pat Luboff. And this forum.

[squids]

I've found Bird to be less painful than some other routes. Steve needs to get to the Rally though cuz we have binness so he'd be good too. Myself, I use a small network of friends and my own internal Nazibitch, who provides me with 24/7, individualized service and is only after one thing. My sanity. I'm not sure I can hire her out. She seems uncommonly devoted. I wish she'd go though. I'm equally not sure you'd want her.....I have to stomp on her fierce when someone here asks for a critique and I have a bit of time on my hands. And what she does to me personally. Well, let's jes say my therapist bought a vacation condo this year.

[milfus]

*pulls out ten pound sledge hammer with "honesty" written on it*did someone say ego? wheres an ego?*snicker*

[lieflin77]

Thanks all. Vicky, I've also used Pat Luboff and am quite happy with the results, but it's always nice to see who others have found helpful. I find it helpful especially when I'm about to demo something, to make sure I've tied up all the loose ends and fully considered the arrangement, etc. I use these critiques and NSAI evals, but it is nice when you get to dialogue with someone!Thanks everyone for the input.