STEVE WARDEN
OKLAHOMA SONGWRITER - TAKE A LISTEN!
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I'm an Oklahoma born & raised songwriter looking to get my music "out there". I write in a variety of styles including country, rock & pop music. Take a listen and tell me what you think. Enjoy!Band/artist history
Paradoxx - Hard Rock - OKC/Moore, OK 1984-'87
Westbound - Country - OKC, OK 1997-'99
Sons of A New South - Country - OKC, OK 2001-'02Have you performed in front of an audience?I used to. I really enjoyed perfoming in my previous rock & country bands. I gave that up a couple of years ago. I am now focusing on songwriting.
Your musical influences
Rock: KISS, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Queen, Rolling Stones & Def Leppard.
Country: Waylon Jennings, George Strait, The Mavericks, Toby Keith, Clint Black, Diamond Rio & Keith Urban.What equipment do you use?
I have a basic home studio set-up which includes the following: Fostex MR8 Digital 8 Track, Sigma acoustic by Martin, Several elec. guitars, Epiphone bass, Drive 30 watt amp w/effects, Alesis Drum machine, Behringer Tube Ultragain and a Digital Reference micriphone.Contact
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Comments (8)
Hey, thanks for listening. I might actually be getting back into playing/writing more! I'v been messing around with some new stuff the last few days and have played more in these few days than I had in the last 6 months before. Hopefully I'm getting back in the groove. With some luck I might be able to record a couple more tracks when I head back home from school, you never know...maybe by late spring? Thanks again for the encouragement and kind words, have a good one, and keep rockin'!
-Sam
Hey, thanks for listening to my stuff. I'v been trying to get back into playing more lately, you never know, i just might get around to writing some more stuff soon. Thanks a lot for the motivation, i definitely needed it! Keep up the good work, and good luck with everything.
-Sam
Hi Steve,
Waving from Oklahoma City!! Can you see me? hehe....
" If I Didn't Know Better"... is spinning on " Two of my Stations! Awesome! Keep the good work up! It'll be worth it!!
Hope all your wishes come true in everything you do! Take Care... Let me know if you sing anywhere. I'll come and watch! Start your fan club section! hehe..
Steve,
I listened to If I Didn't Know Better. Nice tune. I cranked it up. It has a good rockin dance beat. That is really good for a home studio. Nice work.
There are several options in pitching. If you are looking for your song to get a single song contract with an artist, you should pitch it to the music publishers. You must ask for permission first. There is a book called The 2005 Songwriters Market (The 2006 may be out now, but I don't know). That book tells you what they are looking for, and most will take unsolicitated songs as long as you follow the guidelines for what they want
You may also find an online pitch service like TAXI. I am a member, but it is around 300.00 per year. With one song, it may not be worth it.
You can use Google search to search sites that give advice on song pitching.
Good luck, and never give up!!
David
Steve,
Thanks for leaving a message on my site. I tried to listen, but the S/C player is acting up today. I will try again later. I will also tell you some ideas on pitching, as you had asked. Maybe in the next few days. Take care and have a wonderful Christmas.
David
