Matt Gerber

https://mattgerbermusic.hearnow.com/the-most-beautiful-corner

I had a chance to be interviewed on the Ryerson radio program Song Talk Radio on October 4th, 2016.  I had a chance to play a recording of "Every Dog Has Its Day" from my upcoming Kids Album, and also…

Collaborations!

This week I had a wonderful experience co-writing with two wonderful musicians.  I was able to do some Skype chatting with both Scott Perrie and Kimberley Beyea. 

Scott sent me a really cool mandolin track with some melody ideas…

This week’s challenge:
Over the course of the next five days, spend at least 10 minutes (or until your hands get tired) writing from your stream of consciousness.  At the end of the week, review what you have written and…

This week we’re going to look inside the box by examining how to Rock The Cliché.

Songwriters are a restless lot. We get bored easily and sometimes abandon things too quickly, perhaps leaving behind some good ideas. We also have…

This was the challenge;

"It’s easy to get caught up in using the age-old forms when writing a song – Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Chorus. Yes, it works, but sometimes you can freshen up your writing and find yourself going down new pathways if…

This is the end of Week 2 of a 6 week S.A.C. (Songwriters Association of Canada) songwriting challenge guided by Christopher Ward.

I decided early on that the idea "Cranes in the sky" had some meaning to me.  I could…

The last day of the observation portion part of the assignment.  Now to writing!

Friday morning, at work, discussing politics (Titles/Ideas/Themes/Lyrics):

- The last fall of Hazel

- puppets and strings

- I'm just a monkey in search of an…

Thursday morning, hanging out at a Second Cup at Eglinton and Mt. Pleasant (Titles/Ideas/Themes/Lyrics):

(yep, it was a cold morning!)

- Too cold outside

- too cold to wait

-  Late is bad, but latte is good

-  impatient drivers

…

Wednesday Evening, TSG meeting (Titles/Ideas/Themes/Lyrics):

- Flowers on your boots

- the old wicker basket

- wooden chair leg scraping on the floor

- square pillar, round world

- irons in the fire

- the best of dust

- I'll…

Tuesday Evening, The Rivoli While waiting for the Mullet Night Show(Titles/Ideas/Themes/Lyrics):

- Red & blue spotlights flooding the stage in a violet glow

- wet and slushy

- warm hearts, cold beer

- a Baritone smile

- stolen, broken or…

Challenge: Spend 10 minutes a day for the next 5 days in 5 different places, i.e. subway, take-out counter, coffee shop, etc., and turn on your antennae.  Jot down some song ideas based on each of those 10 minutes…