Originally Posted by Ethan
Well in Blume's case.... he's been working on it since 1980 at least... getting educated, being rejected, etc. He has top-10 cuts in multiple genres. He's super commercial; some would say to a nausseating degree.

Every month be studies the top-10 songs in each chart and breaks them down by similarities. His goal is to extract the trends in writing a "Hit Song." That's different than trying to write a subjectively "good" song. So his workshops and feedback are aimed at people who want to write "Hit Songs."



I'm not really sure what your point is. It's obviously not that easy to write a hit song even if you dissect the current hits, because if it was that easy, we'd all be doing it.

People seem to have the attitude that, in order write hit songs, an artist/writer gives up real creativity or authenticity. I used to think that too. People also seem to have the attitude that a writer of hit songs has somehow "sold out". The truth is that a writer of hit songs has studied a skill and written countless bad and good songs on the road to writing great songs. The Ralph Murphy's & Jason Blume's & Diane Warren's & David Foster's of the world have indeed paid their dues by working harder, working longer, being willing to listen, by having the right attitude, by growing a network, and by seeking inspiration and creativity in their daily lives. You may or may not appreciate their music, but certainly you can appreciate their creative drive.

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