Robin Frederick is a celebrated songwriter, author and children's television contributor. She is a former director of A&R and production for Rhino Records and Executive Producer of over 60 albums. She has written and produced more than 500 songs for television, records, theater and more.
Our connection goes back to the early days of the Disney Channel when I hosted Disney’s premiere children’s series, You and Me, Kid. You see, Robin wrote the words and music to theme, titled Just You and Me Kid! ~Sonny.
In this episode, Robin reveals..
- How writing her first musical at 15 led to a career as a professional songwriter
- Why many of her her songwriting students in their 50's, 60's, 70's and even 80's want to write songs
- How she learned by listening to one of the greatest songwriters of the modern era.
- How the Beatles revolutionized songwriting in one night
- How songwriters are able to reinvent themselves throughout their career
- The big break that led to writing hundreds of songs for Disney Channel
- The inspiration behind writing the theme for You and Me, Kid
- What to do when you are presented with an opportunity to do something you've never done
- How she broke the ceiling at a time when women didn't produce music
- The difference between inspiration and creativity
- The biggest mistake songwriters make with their inspirations
- The meaning of songcraft and how to use it to take the listener where they want to go
- The importance of collaboration in writing songs
- Why she considers herself as a song doctor
- The job that resulted in best selling books, Shortcuts To Hit Songwriting and Shortcuts To Songwriting For TV and Film
- How to study the similarity in artforms to solve problems in your writing
- The most rewarding aspect of writing her memorable songs
Show notes, website, contact info: SonnyRadio.com/show
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