The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence
Ever wish you had a songwriting mentor with over two decades of experience encouraging and supporting your songwriting success? 'The Magic of Songwriting' is all about helping you reconnect with and experience the transformation, joy and magic of songwriting to become the songwriter you’ve always dreamed of being.
In this podcast, award-winning songwriter, educator, and founder of I Heart Songwriting Club, Francesca de Valence, guides you to have songwriting breakthroughs. In her solo episodes, she'll break down big, inspired ideas into practical steps that are simple to action. In addition, you'll hear insightful and magical long-form interviews with other prolific songwriters in the conversation episodes. So whether you're a budding songwriter, touring the world, or simply want to write amazing songs week after week, each episode will help you take action to make your songwriting dreams a reality.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Cephalopods, Songwriting, and the Beauty in the Mess: A Conversation with Elana Stone
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elana Stone shares the joyful chaos of a creative life. A double ARIA Award-winner, Stone blends folk, electronica, indie pop and balladry with lyrical vu…
Under the Streetlights: Andrew McCrorie-Shand on Writing from Image, Emotion and Imagination
Award-nominated composer Andrew McCrorie-Shand joins Francesca de Valence to share a songwriting journey shaped by curiosity, cinematic vision, and emotional depth. From hit TV themes like Teletubbie…
From the Top End to the Studio: Crystal Robins on the Journey of Songwriting and Resilience
Darwin-based songwriter and music therapist Crystal Robins shares how her connection to place and her work in music therapy shaped her debut album Moonflower, and explains how a weekly songwriting pr…
If You Give Her Lemons: Jaime Jackett’s Art of Reinvention
Genre-fluid pop artist Jaime Jackett shares the creative journey behind her debut album Reinvention, and how a single songwriting prompt led to the playful, percussive track Lemonade. From beatboxing…
Golden Lover, Silver Song: Pat Tierney on Writing with Heart
Roots troubadour Pat Tierney joins Francesca to reflect on a decade of songwriting, the power of creative community, and the process behind his latest album Lost in the Haze. From songwriting as self…
How a New Mum and Dad Made an Album While the Baby Slept - Mardi Lumsden on Making Slow Emotion
Award-winning Brisbane synth-pop artist Mardi Lumsden has long been known for her ethereal songwriting and shimmering sonic landscapes. But her sophomore album Slow Emotion came to life in a way that…
The Magic of Songwriting Season 8
Francesca introduces the podcast theme for Season 8: turning consistent creative practice into a powerful body of work. She shares how members of I Heart Songwriting Club—from remote communities to b…
Collaboration Beyond Songwriting: A Journey with Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth
Collaboration in the musical realm often focuses on the process of writing a song together. But as Francesca de Valence and Emma Bosworth shared during the recent co-production of their songwriting r…
The Chaos and Order of Nature and Finding Connection across Generations
We take you behind the scenes of our Songwriting Retreat to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time. Thank you to our songwriters Maddison Kate and Amanda Thomas for sharing a brand new created…
Doubling Your Toolkit with Co-Writing
We take you behind the scenes of our Songwriting Retreat to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time. Thank you to our songwriters Kate Battersby and Halimah Perez-Torres (Finlonsen) for sharing…
Creative Chemistry: How Songwriting Connects Across Distance and Difference
We take you behind the scenes of our Songwriting Retreat to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time. Thank you to our songwriters Cath Russell and Mona Verdour for sharing a brand new created w…
Songs in the Wild: A Journey of Collaboration and Creativity
We take you behind the scenes of our Songwriting Retreat to give you a glimpse of co-writing in real-time. Thank you to our songwriters, Shauna Tohill, Kerrie Gamley and Stella Di Santa for sharing a…
From Backing Vocals to Multi-Platinum Aussie Icon - A Conversation with Wendy Matthews
In this episode, Francesca de Valence chats with legendary Australian artist Wendy Matthews at the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival 2024. Wendy shares insights into her songwriting journey, from her e…
Beyond The Voice - A Conversation about Songwriting with Johnny Manuel
Johnny Manuel’s astronomical career has been shaped by his vocal talent. His appearances on shows like America’s Got Talent and The Voice have created a global audience that sees him as “just a vocal…
Co-writing Viral Hits with Jude York
In the next few episodes we take you to the serene blue waters of Airlie Beach for the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival 2024. This year, Jude York joined the festival as one of the professional songwr…
The Magic of Songwriting Season 7
Welcome to Season 7 of the Magic of Songwriting Podcast. This season is all about collaboration and co-writing. Collaboration is an inherent part of being a musician, but is often a behind the scenes…
Celebrating 10 Years of I Heart Songwriting Club
For 10 years I Heart Songwriting Club has been helping songwriters around the world to write their best songs yet. With over 30,000 songs written by over 1500 songwriters from 30 countries around the…
Lessons from the Heart: Being a Hit Songwriter in Nashville with Sally Barris
Living in Nashville as a songwriter is like being in the heart of the music industry. Just ask Sally Barris, a Nashville-based performing songwriter whose tracks have been covered by Martina McBride,…
Embracing the Mystery of Creativity with Jackie Marshall
Jackie Marshall is an independent songwriter, performer, recording artist and has starred in and composed music for the independent feature film "Three Chords and the Truth". She is a shining light i…
Understanding Music Copyright and Sync: What Songwriters Need to Know
In the music industry, everything you do with your songs revolves around copyright, and the effective exploitation of your copyright. One of the ways to exploit that copyright is to have your music s…