About
I am a long-time guitarist and lyric writer. I'm learning the craft of creating melodies and song structure, but it's not my strength. I can come up with good songs on my guitar, but putting everything down on paper is something I'm not the best at. I have written lots and lots of lyrics, and have songs (in the form of chord progressions and things I've recorded at home), but I need someone who is strong on the musical side of things to take my rough ideas and lyrics and help put something really good together. I want to emphasize something here; I will want to have a basic collaboration contract between myself (and whomever I work with) before I enter into putting any works together. I'm just mentioning that because that is something I won't let pass by. Nothing terribly complicated, just an agreement stating there is a 50-50 split on ownership, and some other little things for my own legal protection. Please be aware of that before deciding to work with me.
General Info
 
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Lyman
Age:
63
City:
Tacoma
Country:
United States
Songwriting Info
 
I am a:
Songwriter, Lyricist
Looking for a:
Songwriter, Composer
Preferred collaboration style:
in person, video chat, email, cloud storage
Genres:
Blues, Christian/Gospel, Country, Indie, R&B/Soul, Singer/Songwriter
I'm strongest at:
lyrics, chord progressions
Instruments I write with:
guitar
Sounds like:
Janis Joplin, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Kansas, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Influences:
Many. But I'll add: Janis Joplin, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Kansas, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Songwriting is my:
hobby
Songwriting Achievements:
I have written and copyrighted one song. There's lots more in my head though.
Personal Songwriting Goals:
I want to write songs and make money off the copyrights, or have my decendants make money off the copyrights.
Collaboration Goals:
publishing deal, niche/independent artist release, just for fun
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