Going Backwards into Songwriting and the Music Industry (Mike Errico)

When is it time to alter your career path? Mike Errico is a songwriter, journalist, music supervisor, and professor teaching songwriting at NYU and Yale.

In this interview, we discuss how he “fell backward” into these roles and others. In addition, we talk about his recent book, Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter.

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Intro music: ‘Somebody’ (Instrumental) by The Runner Up

Outro music: ‘Let’s Ride’ (Instrumental) by Gabe Kubanda

Host: Mike Zimmerlich

Produced by: 80/20 Creative (80/20 Records)

Post-Production: EarthtoMoira

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