Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 13When I was in college, I saw a concert featuring an mbira player from Kenya. His playing was absolutely mesmerizing, and after the show…Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 12This is a good rainy day song. It was also one of those that I very nearly didn’t finish, and this week came very close to the week I fail…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 10Ten weeks! This week, we have a straight-up rock tune about songwriting.Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 09OK: This week you get lyrics that reference a Borges essay, a piano solo, and a some strings thrown in for good measure! The piano solo…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 08Well, I’ve made it through two months of the challenge! Every week, I’m like: “I definitely won’t do it this week,” but, surprisingly…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 07I’m glad I finally got this song out of my brain. I’ve been fiddling with this guitar part for nigh-on two years. Yes, I know the rules of…Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
Dan ValenteThe VisitorAs I lay in bed that night, I found myself engrossed in Borges — “The Immortal,” if memory serves me — propped up on one elbow…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 06This week’s song finds itself fitting squarely into the late-90s Pacific Northwest indie rock scene. If you weren’t into that sound back…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Dan Valente2021 Songwriting Challenge: Week 05We have a bit of a chiller vibe this week, and, man was this one fun to do! Pretty happy with how it turned out; I’ve been listening a…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
