Dean Olson’s own contributions to StrongWriter including interviews, music, and articles.
Today, I wrap up my conversation with the incredible Shelly Peiken! If you missed the first half of our talk, you can listen to it right here. We continued the conversation as Shelly and I discussed her forthcoming book, Confessions Of a Serial Songwriter. I asked her about some of her collaborative relationships and how…
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“I wanna thank you, Shelly Peiken, for giving me some great insight on songwriting.” This is what I said to my very special guest after shaking off the nervousness of interviewing a truly creative professional songwriter. As you will sense from the conversation, Shelly has a warm and calm demeanor, and definitely has a passion…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158347}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158348}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158349}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158349}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158350}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158351}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158351}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158352}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1446244158352}”] “Laura Pursell – I’ll Be Seeing You In L.A.” featuring the songs “Home” “Some Other Time” & “I’ll Be Seeing You”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Today is the final episode of my conversation with Laura Pursell and her dad Bill Pursell. If you missed the previous episodes,…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987524}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987524}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987525}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987526}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987527}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987527}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987528}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987529}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445608987529}”] “Laura Pursell – A Tale Of Two Fires” featuring the song “I Wanna Look Good For My Man”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I hope you heard part one of my conversation with Laura Pursell and her dad Bill Pursell. If you missed it, you can listen to…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153471}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153473}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153474}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153474}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153475}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153475}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153476}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153476}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1445203153477}”] “Laura Pursell – Father Daughter Day In the Last Dance Hall Left In L.A.” featuring the song “The Very Last Dance Hall Left In L.A.”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Personally, I never had the experience of a “take your daughter to work day,” but my featured guest…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047503}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047504}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047505}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047505}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047506}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047507}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047508}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047509}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1444371047509}”] “Leslie Becker – Amazing Grace and Incredible Songwriting” featuring the songs “Get Yourself a Cowboy” and “A New Bro Country Song”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]The wait is over! Here is the conclusion of my conversation with singer-songwriter-actress Leslie Becker. If you missed the previous episode featuring Leslie,…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292180}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292181}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292183}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292184}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292186}”] “Leslie Becker – Broadway Does Nashville” featuring the songs “Nothin’ Between Us” “I Cried” and “Green Eyed Girl”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I love finding treasure. Every once in a while, treasure finds me. Or to be specific, one day recently, a lovely woman tweeted a polite request to…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388527}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388527}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388528}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388529}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388530}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388530}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388531}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388531}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388532}”] “Natalia Segura – Who I Really Am” featuring the song “Beautiful Day”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I am excited to bring you the conclusion of my interview with conscious music singer-songwriter Natalia Segura. If you missed the first part, you can listen to it right here. In…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833721}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833722}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833723}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833726}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833727}”] “Natalia Segura – It’s a Beautiful Day For Conscious Pop” featuring the songs “Beautiful Day” and “World Peace”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Today, “My Mind’s Made Up” to have a “Beautiful Day” with my featured guest Natalia Segura! This lovely young woman calls herself a conscious music…
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