Full of creative exercises, writing do's and don'ts, and proven success tips in one indispensable volume.
Packed with literally hundreds of hints, tips, and inside information only a working writer would know, The Art of Writing Great Lyrics demonstrates proven, no-fail methods for everything from communicating through song, defining styles, and collaborating with a partner to studying the market, making a great demo, and getting started on a career. Includes a handy A to Z checklist for reviewing new songs.
37 Songs/McJames Music and 37 Records are proud to announce their continuing partnership with Pamela Phillips Oland....Lyricist, Grammy-nominated writer and one of the industry's most versatile, prolific and successful lyricists.
With hundreds of artist cuts and TV & film usage credits accumulated over more than 25 years as a successful songwriter, Pamela has become the go-to lyricist composers, directors, artists and music supervisors look to for the precise kind of lyric they need.
Currently focusing on project co-writes, creating 12 songs with sultry Argentinean star Karen Souza, collaborating with rock artist writer Chad Petree from Shiny Toy Guns, penning the song "Perfection Reflection" with Ryan Lawhon of the hot new electronic indie pop act White Apple Tree, writing Celtic songs with award winning Americana folk artist Cathy-Anne McClintock, and securing two songs for 13-year old Britain's Got Talent sensation, Charlie Green, including "My First Love" and his debut album's title song, "A Friend Like You" - and more.
To further showcase her versatility, Pamela, along with composer Tom Harriman, have co-written story, music and lyrics for a large-scale stage musical based on the Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated film "Soldier of Orange," slated to open October 30, 2010 in Holland. Directed by Theu Boermanns and produced by Robin deLevita and Fred Boot, it is the story of Dutch war hero Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, his bravery and daring in setting up Contact Holland for exiled Queen Wilhelmena. Pamela has recently been invited by writer Sarah Miles deLevita and multi-Grammy winning composer John Ewbank to join their creative team as co-lyricist for a new original world-class musical Mad Alice.
Another of Pamela's recent projects was a children's album which she co-wrote with Red Grammer called "Be-Bop Your Best!" and nominated for a Grammy for "Best Musical Album for Kids" She and Tom Harriman also recently created the album "Van Gogh by vanEck" in cooperation with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Her film (30 plus) and TV (50 plus) credits include the closing song in Disney's 102 Dalmatians, the coming of age film Jimmy and Judy, the life story of Selena, Eddie Murray's Coming To America, Sopranos, J*A*G, Dexter, Melrose Place, Thirtysomething, and more.
Whether pop or rock, rhythm & blues, or country, Pamela has written with and for some of the best talent in the world including Aretha Franklin, Berlin, Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, the Whispers, Selena, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Hayes, Tower of Power, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Dan Seals, Anne Murray, Lou Rawls, Richard Carpenter, The Jacksons, Paul Overstreet, the Spinners, and on and on.
The author of two must-have books on Songwriting, "The Art of Writing Great Lyrics" and "The Art of Writing Love Songs," Pamela has been invited to conduct seminars on writing lyrics around the U.S.A., and from the Gold Coast of Australia to Copenhagen, Denmark. She also recently completed writing her first novel.
She is a lyrical chamæleon who defies categorization. Pamela Phillips Oland knows her stuff AND....she wrote the books on it.
