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MDIIO
Jun 20, 2023
Songistry Reference Rundown - June 2023
We’re back in your inbox! Did you miss us? Here we are with another playlist made exclusively of song references we received from the...

MDIIO
May 8, 2023
Songistry Reference Rundown - May 2023
By Greg Lozoff (Head of Music & Sync for Songistry Brands) We’ve got a massive reference rundown for you this month. We’ve got over 3...


MDIIO
Apr 19, 2023
Zero Putts Given X Songistry
(by Alex, Marketing Director at Songistry) DeBell golf course, Burbank California. It’s 7:00 am on a Saturday morning. There’s a confused...

MDIIO
Apr 4, 2023
How To Write A Hit
By Chat GPT There's no one definitive formula for writing a hit song, as there are countless factors that can contribute to a song's...

MDIIO
Mar 14, 2023
Songistry Reference Rundown - March 2023
By Greg Lozoff (Head of Music & Sync for Songistry Brands) It was a February full of delicious references hitting my inbox. If you’re...

MDIIO
Mar 8, 2023
No Hits Necessary!
By Dennis Garces (Strategic Advisor/Board Member/A&R and Marketing Music Industry Veteran/Gooner) In the world of advertising, music...


MDIIO
Feb 14, 2023
When One Door Closes, Go Through The Window
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.wearemdiio.com) Canada's support for the arts is legendary. If you are Canadian, you...


MDIIO
Feb 7, 2023
What Are Music Supervisors Looking For Right Now?
By Greg Lozoff (Head of Music & Sync for Songistry Brands) The question I get more than any other when talking with artists is this: What...


MDIIO
Jan 31, 2023
It's A Marathon, NOT A SPRINT… (1994 - 1997)
By Justin Gray (Producer/Songwriter/Founder www.mdiio.com) Quitting my day job was terrifying. And I didn’t even have any real bills to...


MDIIO
Jan 24, 2023
The FIRST Most Important Moment (of my career)
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.wearemdiio.com) Where was I? My first band ever…The Senators. We were called the Senators...

MDIIO
Jan 18, 2023
Rewind...Pause...Play
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) I’ve made some light of the fact that I did not grow up as a kid hoping to...

MDIIO
Jan 4, 2023
Rules for 2023…Forgive, Forget and Move On
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) For this year’s blogs, I’ve decided to change up the format. They’ve always...


MDIIO
Nov 25, 2022
You’re Not Old…You’re Experienced
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) You’re not past your prime. You’re dry-aged You’re not malt liquor…you’re a...

MDIIO
Nov 16, 2022
How a Burrito Can Change Your Life
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) Throughout my career, I’ve had moments. Moments that I thought would move the...

MDIIO
Nov 9, 2022
A Hit Is A Hit (5 silly songs that became smash hits)
(By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.MDIIO.com) Songwriters. We too often take ourselves way too seriously. I recently saw of...


MDIIO
Nov 2, 2022
The Spooky Scary Story of Skeleton Sam
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder of MDIIO.com) Once upon a time, a group of spooky hit makers congregated in the basement of a...

MDIIO
Oct 26, 2022
Opportunity > Money
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) In my many years of making music professionally, I’ve discovered that the more...

MDIIO
Oct 19, 2022
You’re Not a Songwriter. You’re a Business.
by Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) AKA The art of being a songtrepreneur (patent pending). Your songs are your...


MDIIO
Oct 12, 2022
Inspiration Constipation?
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) Sometimes you just gotta push it out. Keep pushing. Harder. Harder. Don’t...

MDIIO
Oct 6, 2022
A, B or C…Pick One
By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder www.mdiio.com) We only ever have three options… Option A… Do nothing, Be nothing. Option B…...
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