FREE 30 minute intro session . See below.
Hi to you, visitor. I’m a songwriter and performing musician and one of the musicans who co-founded April Wine and received a Juno for my part in that venture. I now play with Myles Goodwyn in his acoustic trio and in FRIENDS, an electric trio.
I’ve written more than 150 songs (so far!) and about a 25% of those have been recorded on my own albums and by other recording artists.
Have you dreamed of writing a song? For yourself ? For friends? For family? For someone special? Take a poem you’ve written and wrap it in a melody? Or turn an idea that’s been bumping around in your head into lyrics and music? Or perhaps you would just like a new musical experience like collaboration or just a “tailor” made song by you and I.
I know the magic in collaboration, too, having co-written songs with masters of the craft like Myles Goodwyn, Joel Plaskett, Terry Kelly, Laura Smith. I’ve also written songs with folk artists like Bill Jardine (and am working on a tune with Dave Gunning) plus Roots stuff with Harry Mike Trask. I’ve written songs with first time writers like Cathy McConnell, Phil Flemming and Corky Dow. I have also cowritten tunes with people like Tom Bedell who knows his songs from working at Q104 here in Halifax.
Organic Songwriting
I use a process I call Organic Songwriting. Planting seeds and see which ones take root, then flower. Then hone storyline, imagery, lyric, melody, tempo, emotional tone and structure using the craft of songwritng. One of the tools I use is MASTERWRITER which has all my tools I use.
Organic Songwriting will lead us in creating your song. We’ll finish up – if you like – by recording your song for you to keep.
Online Sessions
Since the pandemic I’ve moved my songwriting sessions online, using Zoom, Messenger and Facetime. It’s been working well.
If the idea of writing a song intrigues you, SEND ME A MESSAGE at 12fretagency@gmail.com and we’ll schedule a free 30 minute Intro Session so you can get a taste of Organic Songwriting.
Feel free to check out my detailed bio at http://jimhenman.com/jim-henman-bio
Here is an Organic Songwriting cowrite with an amateur song writer Fred Lawrence called Show Me Your Sweet Smile. Fred had a true story in mind so we set it right where it happened. We weren’t going for a hit just a song he is proud of. Recording by Flynn T.
Here is another song, created with first time songwriter Cathy McConnell, using the Organic Songwriting Method . Cathy brought me a poem as the basis for this song. She loves it she tells me.
[If you are interested in a Free 30 minute session please contact me at 12fretagency@gmail.com ]
Another Organic Songwriting tune composed by myself and Corky Dow. This tune started with some lyric ideas from Corky. Holding His Hand with Flynn L on recording and vocals.
The next Organic Songwriting song cowritten with Phil Flemming “Come Back Home”. Phil started writing tunes a few years ago in his 50s. Phil brought some lyric ideas and an idea for a melody.
Over And Over is a tune I wrote with 5 redidents in a recovery house. I was in Mexico at the time and we did it over Messenger in 6 sessions.
Some of these Children is a song Myles Goodwyn and I penned in response to the mass Indigenous graves found in Canada.
Gonna Hit Reset is a cowrite with Halifax songwriter Bill Jardine. Demo sung by Flynn Tanner.
Three examples of Organic Songwriting tunes which made it to cds.
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