By Year: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 before that
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2020
- My Musical Goals for 2021 December 28, 2020
- New Song – Christmas Heart December 15, 2020
- Song Lyrics: Promised Land August 10, 2020
- New Music: Ordinary Man with lyrics May 29, 2020
- Travis Picking Lesson including downloadable pattern graphics May 28, 2020
- New Music – Take Your Cares Away April 22, 2020
- Virtual Songsalive! Workshop: The Proactive Songwriter April 7, 2020
- Creating Reaper Project Templates: Video Tutorial March 17, 2020
- Mock-outrage about the Psuedo-panic and Other Corona-thoughts March 16, 2020
- How to setup a MIDI drum click track in Reaper March 2, 2020
- Video Tutorial – Using Google Maps & Docs to Plan a Tour February 21, 2020
- Throw Away The Box Songwriting Tips February 18, 2020
- “How do you do that?” Some Songwriting Tips February 18, 2020
- Writer Write… or do they? February 14, 2020
- Throw Away The Box Podcast – where I’ve been and goals January 15, 2020
- New Song: Most of What I’ve Got January 7, 2020
- Episode 6 Music, Writing, and Video Updates Plus a Lesson About Getting Your Music In Front of People January 7, 2020
2019
- Recording with Reaper and teaching others the same December 13, 2019
- The Road I See (songs in progress) August 29, 2019
- Episode 5 Interview with Jose Luis Morales August 27, 2019
- Episode 4 Broken Cell Phone, Peace & Focus August 13, 2019
- Episode #3 Art as a Serious Profession August 6, 2019
- Throw Away The Box #2 Coffee… and a little bit more July 31, 2019
- Throw Away The Box #1 – origin story July 29, 2019
- Everyday Lies at the Neutra in Silverlake July 10, 2019
- Imposter’s Syndrome (& well-intentioned friends) June 4, 2019
- Song: Making Peace with the War May 16, 2019
- My Morning Routine: 15 Minutes of Learning May 7, 2019
- Lonely Mile Man and Diana video from the Rock & Roll Pizza show April 12, 2019
- New Music – The Path – a folk song April 1, 2019
- Forays into Photography – hawks, a nest, and more March 29, 2019
- How to Create Transparent Images for Merch Using Microsoft Publisher March 25, 2019
- Giving a workshop on Google Apps – includes video March 7, 2019
- Do It Yourself Recording: Using Reaper for Songwriters January 14, 2019
2018
- Giuliani’s Twitter Conspiracy – idiocy & ignorance or incitement December 7, 2018
- About Confidence: Feedback, Preparation, & Performing November 29, 2018
- Updates and About Updates November 28, 2018
- Song: Horses and the Honky Tonk October 10, 2018
- FAR-West Conference and Songwriters in Los Angeles October 10, 2018
- Abuse vs Anatomy: Penises Are Not The Problem September 29, 2018
- Today’s Presentation and a Casual One Sheet September 12, 2018
- Frustration Fueled Fitness August 31, 2018
- Writing for Pay August 28, 2018
- Geographically Untethered Income – thoughts of working from anywhere August 14, 2018
- How NOT To Talk To Teens July 25, 2018
- Everything I Thought I’d Never Wanted – a country song June 19, 2018
- Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It June 6, 2018
- Lines: Drawn, Imagined, Crossed, Erased May 30, 2018
- Of Chicago, Family, Music, Cancelled Flights, and Good Attitudes May 20, 2018
- Loosening the Screws With Morning Pages Journaling May 11, 2018
- Creators & Critics and Who Do You Allow In Your Head? May 9, 2018
- An Arrogant Rehearsal – the band April 25, 2018
- Google Drawings – Free Images for Creators March 27, 2018
- Song – Baby I’ll Crawl March 2, 2018
- Presentation: Cloud-based Team Collaboration Tools & Strategies for PMI Los Angeles February 11, 2018
- I Wanna Date a Millennial February 7, 2018
- File Under: Networking Like a Borg January 29, 2018
- Acoustic Patio with Jeff Kossack and Friends January 28, 2018
2017
- A Poem for the Dream Doers December 26, 2017
- Why I write songs and about being an artist December 8, 2017
- New Song – Marie with lyrics November 27, 2017
- Audio Recorded After Waking From Two Dreams October 19, 2017
- Sleeping with Prostitutes October 14, 2017
- Advice to President Trump on Being Called a Moron October 6, 2017
- Presentation: The Entrepreneurial Careerist – proactive and creative professional growth September 28, 2017
- Throw Away The Box September 5, 2017
- Music: Emiko hosting Live at the 85 featuring ME!!! August 22, 2017
- Owl Let You Know When I’m Ready to Go August 12, 2017
- Song: Family Man August 3, 2017
- The Boundaries and Benefits of Working From Home August 3, 2017
- Career Plans in Los Angeles July 21, 2017
- Say Yes To Me – a song July 7, 2017
- Ascott Hills Park Fire on July 2nd, 2017 July 3, 2017
- For the love of dolphins – literally July 2, 2017
- BAMD – Boring and Mundane Disorder (revisited) July 2, 2017
- Behind the Scenes at a LinkedIn Design Team Meeting June 27, 2017
- IT Professionals: Shopping list are not the same as a recipe June 23, 2017
- Booking House Concerts June 21, 2017
- Tech Tip: A more productive way to share information using Google Drive June 19, 2017
- Recap: A Roadmap for Online Presence and Digital Promotion for Songwriters June 13, 2017
- Case-study: Implementing a mesh campus WiFi network June 2, 2017
- Workshop: The Digital Songwriter – Tools & Techniques to Boost Your Online Presence May 26, 2017
- Poem: A Mother’s Day Tribute May 13, 2017
- Of Geese and Boots and The Front Page April 30, 2017
- The Lie and The Truth About NOT Giving a F*CK! April 23, 2017
- Facebook Live Streaming – S is for Song March 10, 2017
- Workshop: Cloud-based Collaboration and Communication PMI-North LA County February 9, 2017
- Too Early for Whiskey (so I’m starting with wine) January 10, 2017
- Manifesto, Mantra, & Mandates for 2017 January 2, 2017
2016 (top)
- Thoughts on wanting 2016 to end December 28, 2016
- A Childhood Crush and 36 Years To Understanding December 6, 2016
- Which one of you brought down the Internet… again? October 24, 2016
- The day after that… thoughts on post election humanity October 21, 2016
- Song – Can’t Let Her Go October 20, 2016
- Reckless performed at the Camarillo Public Library September 30, 2016
- Notes to The Girl: Tips for the Best Week Possible September 20, 2016
- Mom September 5, 2016
- The downtown LA reality show and “These arms are for hugging, not Hitting!” July 29, 2016
- Can We Stop Circling the Wagons? July 8, 2016
- The Joy of Peanut Butter June 14, 2016
- Why I’m Glad I Lost Everything and other thoughts about the flood June 11, 2016
- Playing the Songsalive Songwriter Showcase Orange County June 9, 2016
- If Mom Were President – a poem for Mother’s Day (and more) May 8, 2016
- Happiness from my perspective May 6, 2016
- Anything but Apathy May 1, 2016
- Cure My Lonely (tonight) April 24, 2016
- “Bound” – a wedding song for a friend March 31, 2016
- My Thoughts on VD – Valentine’s Day February 14, 2016
- The Tide – praying that a full moon bring the tide back to me February 9, 2016
- NPR Tiny Desk Contest Entry – Never February 1, 2016
2015 (top)
- Fitness, Focus, and Your Career December 23, 2015
- Sunrise & Sedona – Story behind the song December 15, 2015
- Does your heart still leap? December 11, 2015
- On turning 50 and the non-celebration of birthdays December 10, 2015
- The Music Entrepreneur Podcast interview December 9, 2015
- Cloud-based Project Management and The Project Management Blues (a song) December 7, 2015
- New Music Project and Upcoming Performances October 25, 2015
- My Songwriter Press Kit October 21, 2015
- Songwriters and bands should NOT pay to play in Los Angeles October 13, 2015
- Beaux knows business development October 11, 2015
- Songwriting tips plus dissecting a song line by line October 10, 2015
- Sleeping at the coffeehouse October 7, 2015
- The Blessing of Knowing The Burden of Believing September 16, 2015
- Why I stopped selling digital marketing and how you can fix your social media September 9, 2015
- Enjoy Every Sandwich August 24, 2015
- Public Speaking Advice: begin with a story, end with a song July 1, 2015
- Vibrators, Bank Robbery, and Proof of God June 17, 2015
- One Night – the story behind the song… or using Google Maps for inspiration June 15, 2015
- Of Weddings and Love Songs June 1, 2015
- Everything I Thought I Never Wanted (story and song) May 19, 2015
- Notes to the Girl – Everyday Moments May 15, 2015
- Kind words and soul suckers May 4, 2015
- Damn Fool Heart of Mine April 14, 2015
- Social Media Workshop on YouTube April 4, 2015
- Music for you to listen to and pirate.. er.. download with permission February 15, 2015
- Keynote in Wisconsin and a Workshop in Ventura February 5, 2015
- Morning Girl – the story behind the song January 9, 2015
2014 (top)
- United Airlines demonstrates a change of heart December 21, 2014
- I’m Leaving Facebook after January 1st December 20, 2014
- Songwriters, the New Music Business, and Myths Musicians Believe December 5, 2014
- Love You Bold – song, video, and the pup November 19, 2014
- Highway – a song about reclaiming your dreams October 28, 2014
- Adding Rollover Buttons to your WordPress Website October 3, 2014
- Creating website buttons quickly using Microsoft Publisher VBA September 29, 2014
- Where I Belong – a song about overcoming adversity September 23, 2014
- Number three graduates from basic and hiking past challenges September 3, 2014
- Facebook Messenger – Security, Privacy, and the Real Conversation September 2, 2014
- How to Use Google Drive to Record With Musicians Across The Internet August 19, 2014
- America, Root Beer, & Racism….. and grace July 3, 2014
- Thanks Dad June 15, 2014
- Some Pho-King Music – pun unavoidable May 21, 2014
- I wanna see my face on the cover March 10, 2014
- I Want To Be Fearless Again March 8, 2014
- Valentine’s Day – a song for the broken hearted February 11, 2014
- The many things I don’t do well January 29, 2014
- Thank you Pete Seeger for teaching me guitar January 29, 2014
- Find the AMAZING January 27, 2014
- You did your best and other lies January 20, 2014
- I’m Here – a sweet love song January 4, 2014
- 2014 – My Year in Preview January 2, 2014
- The Resolution Farce January 1, 2014
2013 and before (top)
- Is Reverbnation a good social networking site for musicians? December 8, 2013
- Paul Walker’s death and the potential tragedy December 1, 2013
- Pulse Infomatics Quickbooks Integration Postcard November 11, 2013
- Why you and I should be using YouTube more November 7, 2013
- Wishes, Wants, and Needs October 28, 2013
- Workshops at The Independent Music Conference October 6, 2013
- Action Beats Analysis Every Time October 6, 2013
- I Like Totally Like You and other Facebook Lies September 15, 2013
- Something Like Love and Everything Like Beautiful July 22, 2013
- Why LinkedIn Endorsements are like bad garage sales July 22, 2013
- My child saved my flier design July 1, 2013
- Father’s Day 2013 June 16, 2013
- Change “Look at Me” to “Learn From Me” June 12, 2013
- What Tomatoes Can Teach Us About Encouragement June 3, 2013
- Problem Finders versus Problem Solvers May 29, 2013
- [Friday Recap] Being myself and being creative May 10, 2013
- My book gets some reviews.. both bad and good, plus other stuff May 7, 2013
- Of Ragamuffins, Daughters, and Being Offensive May 2, 2013
- What do you do Matt? April 26, 2013
- A personal discussion about fear and failure April 11, 2013
- The Band is getting out on the town – upcoming performances April 5, 2013
- Tread lightly on their souls and how we see criticism March 19, 2013
- Live Streaming for Writing, Speakers, Musicians, and Other Creatives March 17, 2013
- The Ballad of Walking Matt and lessons from the road February 5, 2013
- Creating a songwriter or band press kit. Microsoft Publisher and transparent overlay image January 23, 2013
- Pulling Ponytails – a song about boys teasing girls January 21, 2013
- Songwriter and Band Press Kit January 21, 2013
- Keynotes and workshops for career & professional development, I.T. departments, business innovation & creativity, and more… January 21, 2013
- Professional musicians, entrepreneurship, primadonna singers, and why you are stuck in your career January 18, 2013
- New song download – Damn Fool Heart of Mine January 1, 2013
- Brilliant And is superior to Brilliant But December 11, 2012
- Give Away The Farm and Build Your Brand December 3, 2012
- Is the world ending, or worse, is it your dream? November 27, 2012
- It’s On! and The Heart of the Child November 15, 2012
- How do I get my book published? Part 4 – Your Blog November 12, 2012
- Note to my daughter (and to you) on election day November 6, 2012
- I’m streaming live with Concerts, Coaching, Coffee, and Conversations November 6, 2012
- What happened to TheSongwriterOnline.com? November 5, 2012
- Beaux and the frisbee – fun and passionate! November 5, 2012
- How to Put Together a Rational Content Strategy for Winning Business November 2, 2012
- Facebook and Political Rants… Why You Should Not!! October 29, 2012
- How do I get my book published? Part 3 – Street Cred! October 22, 2012
- How Do I Get My Book Published? Part 2 October 9, 2012
- If you had 12 months to get something done October 3, 2012
- The girl turns 14 and being a father October 1, 2012
- How Do I Get My Book Published? Part 1 October 1, 2012
- Learn how to blog with WordPress September 25, 2012
- Social Networking Etiquette or Please Keep Your Tongue out of my Mouth September 19, 2012
- Are you networking properly September 19, 2012
- A writer defined, our search for the silver bullet, and stroking the muse… September 19, 2012
- FREE Webinar – 12 Weeks to Profitable Consulting September 18, 2012
- Music and Lyrics to This Star-Spangled Life of Mine September 11, 2012
- Pizza, Sauce, and Rock & Roll September 6, 2012
- Songwriter Video blog – consolidating, concert, and Ikea shelves August 27, 2012
- Performing in Ventura to benefit the hungry of Ventura County August 20, 2012
- Songwriter Video Blog about recording, collaboration, and live video July 12, 2012
- Rolling Your Own… house concert tour I mean July 9, 2012
- Noel Ramos assumes role of manager for Songwriter Matthew Moran and RRAMCO July 3, 2012
- Genuine Interest Is The Killer Marketing Tool July 1, 2012
- Video blog #4 Upcoming show in Ventura plus other topics… May 16, 2012
- Video blog #2 about sailing, songwriting, and an introduction to escape April 25, 2012
- Escape a Jimmy Buffett tribute island song April 25, 2012
- Acoustic Performance at The Tribal Café in Los Angeles April 5, 2012
- Songwriting Notes – experimental versus listenable April 3, 2012
- Recap from Las Vegas and Salt Lake.. Performances, workshops, and Haunted Hotels April 2, 2012
- A love Song “Next Song” by Matt Moran February 28, 2012
- Independent Music Conference recap and Team Matt grows January 16, 2012
- Social Media Suicide or Who You Cannot Be Online January 9, 2012
- This Star-spangled Life of Mine – a tribute to the troops November 15, 2011
- Matt Moran Band Elks Lodge in Canoga Park, Friday October 28 October 24, 2011
- Don’t Waste Your Time, The Ugly Truth About Social Media October 24, 2011
- Presskit updates for songwriter Matt Moran and the band October 16, 2011
- Original Music – All I Want Is Everything performed live at The Talking Stick September 27, 2011
- Dangerous Girl live performance video Butler’s Coffee in Palmdale September 12, 2011
- Manage your social media activity more easily with Firefox tab groups September 1, 2011
- Why and how I use artistdata and why you should too August 23, 2011
- I knew this once and I know it again August 23, 2011
- Helping Musicians Grow Their Music Business August 19, 2011
- Roots & Roll – Palmdale, Ventura, & Los Angeles August 11, 2011
- The Studio, The Stage, and Elsewhere August 1, 2011
- Lyrics – Too Early for Whiskey August 1, 2011
- The May 19th newsletter May 20, 2011
- A few gigs coming up May 10, 2011
- Matt Moran Band in Simi Valley on April 2, 2011 March 29, 2011
- Matt Moran Band Reviewed in Music Connection Magazine March 16, 2011
- The press kit plus work in the studio February 14, 2011
- Matt Moran Band lite at The Big Buddha Lounge January 30, 2011
- Matt Moran Band at The Deer Lodge in Ojai, Feb 4, 2011 January 29, 2011
- Song Story – All I Want is Everything January 17, 2011
- Sex, Drugs, and Crossover? January 13, 2011
- 2011, The Band, The Plan, and You! January 5, 2011
- Speeding into 2011–performances and recording. November 8, 2010
- For the set list: Slam Shut – lyrics, story, and video October 21, 2010
- Palmdale, Simi Valley, and beyond October 5, 2010
- A couple videos from last week’s show September 28, 2010
- Updates – shows, Jim Pipkin, plus.. September 19, 2010
- CD Label and Postcard September 12, 2010
- FREE Music From Matt Moran August 25, 2010
- The economics of FREE music August 18, 2010
- Tour News plus a few videos July 6, 2010
- How to book House Concerts – roll your own June 29, 2010
- Touring – Music, Social Media & Business Workshops, Hosts, and Sponsors June 22, 2010
- Couple songs with my band June 14, 2010
- First Gig With the Band May 28, 2010
- Behind the Song: American Dream by Matthew Moran May 23, 2010
- Songwriter and Social Media updates April 3, 2010
- Matt Moran @ Songsalive! Showcase San Francisco March 29, 2010
- Matthew Moran – Sounds Like Life Newsletter – April 2010 March 29, 2010
- New song, Still Gone – songwriter Matthew Moran March 16, 2010
- March newsletter and new music March 10, 2010
- New Digital Music Downloads March 1, 2010
- Bookings, cancelations, house concerts, and more February 22, 2010
- Songwriter: Story Behind the Song – Decision Road February 17, 2010
- Show cancelled by outside forces February 6, 2010
- Songwriter Newsletter – schedule updates February 4, 2010
- Songwriter – Las Vegas Workshop and Performance January 12, 2010
- A review of video streaming for songwriters January 11, 2010
- Schedule updates and streaming video January 5, 2010
- Workshop for songwriters Las Vegas – Jan. 18, 2010 December 22, 2009
- Songwriter Merchandise – t-shirt designs December 22, 2009
- Songwriter Matt Moran at Priscilla’s in Burbank December 16, 2009
- American Dream – About The Song December 15, 2009
- House concerts, showcases, workshops, and new music December 7, 2009
- Songwriting – a new song by Matthew Moran December 3, 2009
- Can I Be Your Opening Act plus. . . November 24, 2009
- House Concert information, a showcase this Tuesday, plus much more November 16, 2009
- New tune – A Little Bit of Everything from Youtube November 12, 2009
- Newsletter – Songwriting, I love it, I hate it November 7, 2009
- Performing Songwriter – Of CD Titles and Bands October 24, 2009
- House Concert How To October 13, 2009
- I’m forming a band – San Fernando Valley October 12, 2009
- Song Title vs Song Title – The Battle is On October 8, 2009
- Ch-ch-ch-changes – more music faster October 8, 2009