The methods we use today follow the exact same pattern of creative flow that we established originally 30 years ago: idea to lyrics, to melody and structure, leading to a completed raw song with basic instrumentation and vocalization. From there, we develop a coherent full instrumentation and vocal arrangement plan to transform the raw work into a finished, high-quality demo. The major change from “the days of old” is in the modern tools that technology has provided. They hav

Part 1 – Nashville Bound In 1993, when we first began writing songs together, Jamey and I developed a routine. I had a regular day-shift job as a maintenance electrician that provided me with some time between breakdowns to write lyric ideas. Jamey was performing at local clubs in the evenings, so he had time during the day to work on creating melodies to match them. We'd get together on our off days and weekends to collaborate and evaluate what we'd come up with. When we had