Writing The Modern Hymn with David Virgin, accompanied by sons Rohan and Al.
Legendary songwriter and producer David Virgin (SPK, Sekret Sekret) gives an enlightening talk about using classic imagery and age old stories to write compelling lyrics that stand the test of time.
David is joined by sons Rohan and Al, musicians, producers and fellow owners of Beardfire Studios.
The talk was recorded at Keith McLoughlin's Songwriter Club in Beardfire Studios.
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Video Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - About "Leaving Jerusalem"
02:12 - Live performance of Leaving Jerusalem
04:50 - Using Biblical references in modern art
05:37 - Songwriting process
06:04 - David's one bad song
07:21 - Normal people vs virtuosity
09:09 - About "Only the Beginning"
10:38 - Live performance of Only the Beginning
14:25 - About "Rock 'n' Roll Man"
16:22 - Live performance of Rock 'n' Roll Man
20:00 - Looking after your mental health and wellbeing as a songwriter
22:38 - Never get on an airplane without a guitar
23:28 - Art vs craft
26:27 - The importance imagery in music
28:20 - Read the oldest books
31:00 - Music and money
32:12 - David's first time on tv
33:27 - Outro
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