5 Rules of Great Songwriting Collabs, According to Teddy Geiger and Dan Wilson (On Air Fest 2021)

Switched on Pop

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Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On Switched on Pop we talk to songwriters and artists about how they make great songs. Most songs are written with two or more people in the room. Something we've never done before is pair two of the best songwriters in the business to explain how they create a successful collaboration. Teddy Geiger is a Grammy nominated songwriter who's written countless number ones. You've likely heard her work with Sean Mendes, Leon Bridges, and Christina Aguilera, among many others. She’s also a critically acclaimed artist who's just released a single called “Love Somebody” written with Ricky Reed and Dan Wilson. Dan Wilson is the bandleader of Semisonic, famous for the song “Closing Time,” and the co-writer of Adele's “Someone Like You” and “Ready to Make Nice” by the Chicks. Wilson recently shared his top songwriting and collaboration tips published as a deck of cards called Words and Music in Six Seconds. He shared his ground rules for collaboration from the deck, through the case study of Teddy Geiger’s “Love Somebody” as part of On Air Fest 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	Welcome to Switched on Pop at On Air Fest 2021.
0:42.2	I'm songwriter Charlie Harding, and I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
0:46.6	On Switched on Pop, we talk to songwriters and artists about how they make great songs,
0:51.2	and most songs are written with two or more people in the room.
0:54.8	And something we've never done before is pair two of the best songwriters in the business
0:59.0	to break down how they create a successful collaboration.
1:02.5	Dan Wilson is the band leader of semi-sonic famous for his song Closing Time and his Grammy
1:08.6	Award-winning songwriting on the Jix.
1:11.2	Not ready to make nice and adels someone like you.
1:14.8	Dan's name frequently comes up as both a great co-writer and a bit of a musical philosopher.
1:21.2	Recently he shared his top songwriting and collaboration tips published as a deck of cards called
1:28.0	Words and Music in 6 Seconds.
1:31.4	That's making its way around the songwriting community.
1:35.8	And we want to share five of his ground rules for collaboration using the case study of
1:42.0	a song Dan co-wrote with Teddy Geiger.
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