A 2017 Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Nominee!THEConfessions of a Serial SongwriterE is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own. It's about growing up the creative process a the highs and the lows the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success the divas and schemers but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process especially collaboration. And it's about the challenge of staying relevant in a rapidly changing and youth-driven world.THAs Shelly so eloquently states in EConfessions of a Serial SongwriterE: If I had to come up with one X factor that I could cite as a characteristic most hit songs have in common (and this excludes hit songs that are put forth by an already well-oiled machine...that is a recording artist who has so much notoriety and momentum that just about anything he or she releases as long as it's 'pretty good ' will have a decent shot at succeeding) I would say it would be: EA universal sentiment in a unique frameE. Peiken has tapped the universal sentiment again and again; her songs have been recorded by such artists as Christina Aguilera Natalie Cole Selena Gomez Celine Dion the Pretenders and others. In EConfessions of a Serial SongwriterE she pulls the curtain back on the music business from the perspective of a behind-the-scenes hit creator and shares invaluable insight into the craft of songwriting.

About the Author
SHELLY PEIKEN (Los Angeles) is a Grammy-nominated songwriter. She has been a prolific, behind-the-scenes force in the music business for more than two decades. Her songs have sold in excess of 50 million records. She is best known for penning culturally resonant, female-empowerment anthems such as Christina Aguilera's No. 1 hit What a Girl Wants and Meredith Brooks' smash Bitch.


Book Information
ISBN 9781495049255
Author Shelly Peiken
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Backbeat Books
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 467g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 154mm * 17mm