Will Dailey: Genius marketing, the importance of narrative for your art, finding your instrument

What's in a Song

Jul 21 2023 • 1 hr 23 mins

On today's show, I have singer/songwriter Will Dailey.

In this episode, Will shares some brilliant marketing ideas and talks about:

Tools: Try cutting something in half

  • the chorus
  • the bridge
  • a bar
  • a line
  • do something upsetting to your cadence

Great advice on writing your best verse 2

Why songwriting is good for you even if it’s not your profession

Step outside your comfort genre

Finding your instrument

Don’t worry about the note you sing

Worry about the truth you sing

Mumbling as lyrical placeholder

Starting with narrative

Process over outcome


Youtube for will dailey: https://www.youtube.com/willdailey
Will Dailey website: https://www.willdailey.com/

Mixed by Peter Sykes: https://www.petersykesmusic.com/

Otto Gross: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnxx19QD-vxD4wnYGTn3Jw

Scarlet's website:

https://www.scarletkeys.com

Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/

To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1