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Videos from the Intrepid Songwriter

Article: Here Comes the Flood on A Raven in Flight

David Stowell, Filk, Here Comes the Flood, A Raven in Flight, Echoes of Time, David Taylor II, The Intrepid Songwriter, lyrics, songwriting, David M Stowell

I get a mention for my lyrical contributions to an incredible Filk CD produced by David Stowell that’s getting a lot of attention, it’s entitled A Raven in Flight. Here’s the article from a music blog entitled Here Comes the Flood: https://www.herecomestheflood.com/2021/10/hctf-premiere-david-m-stowell-raven-in.html  

Music Production: Gain Staging Vocals

David Taylor II, Gain Staging Vocals, Music, Music Production, Production Tips and Tricks, Music Producer, The Intrepid Songwriter, Gain Staging Vocals

In my new series on Music Production(10 Minutes or Less), Here’s the first entry, showing you how and why you need to gain stage your vocals, whether you recorded them yourself, or if they’re samples, or if they’re something you imported from another session, or something you’re mixing for someone else. WATCH THE VIDEO NOW:

Music Video: Oh Say 2013

Amanda Knox, Oh Say

This Oh Say song is a compilation of what was going on in 2013 set to an instrumental version of the National Anthem, but I also included a lot of historical American images as well.

Music Video: Coffee’s So Good

Coffee, Coffee's So Good, David Taylor II, Guys and Dolls, Trinity, The Intrepid Songwriter

This song came about as a joke about the way I said a line when I was Arvide in the play Guys n’ Dolls. It became such a THING with my classmates at the time that I needed to make a song about it. So here ya go:

Music Business: Copyright

Peter Strand, Copyright, Music Business, Law, Copyright Infringement

If there’s anything that’s the lifeline to your money from your music, it’s the copyright. And if there’s anything that many musicians and artists don’t understand, it’s copyright. So I did a MasterClass series about copyright with one of the leading Music Attorneys in the nation, Peter Strand. Every question you’d have about copyright is […]

Interview: John Ludwig

John Ludwig, The Intrepid Songwriter, Interview, Chicago, Chicago Songwriter's Collective, Songwriter

Here’s my four part interview with John Ludwig, Chicago-based songwriter, and head of the Chicago Songwriter’s Collective. WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW:      

Interview: Cuba Gooding Sr.

Cuba Gooding Sr., Cuba Gooding Jr., Interview, The Main Ingredient, National Anthem, Everybody Plays the Fool, Omar, Celebrities, Movie Star, David Taylor II

Here’s the two-part interview I did with the one and only Cuba Gooding Sr. of The Main Ingredient and Everybody Plays the Fool fame. I put him back on the charts after 30 years with our cover of Donny Hathaway’s This Christmas, by creating a duet with my artist Richard Kincaid. Watch the This Christmas(*Mistletoe) […]

Music Video: Ain’t No Sunshine

Richard Kincaid, Bill Withers, Ain't No Sunshine, Mosaic, R&B, Soul, Blues, David Taylor II, Cover music

Here’s the first music video from artist Richard Kincaid from the album I produced for him, Mosaic. Richard has unfortunately since passed away, but there is a #KincaidTribute coming. He was a phenomenal artist, watch this video of the cover of Ain’t No Sunshine:

Music: McDonald’s Commercial

McDonald's, Disney, Brother Bear, Happy Meal, Advertising, Commercial

Here’s the music I did for the McDonald’s/Disney Brother Bear Happy Meal Campaign. I got this gig right after I graduated Music School, it was so much fun! When I saw it air on TV I ran through the house screaming that I was on TV! I co-produced the music, played guitar, and I’m on […]