By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder MDIIO) Thank you Oscar Wilde. In songwriting sessions it’s commonplace for songwriters to...

By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder MDIIO) Money is cool. You can buy stuff. You can impress your friends with all of your cool...

By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder MDIIO) As the world speeds up, so does our need for faster bigger more instant gratification....

I’ve been in publishing deals for more than 25 years. I’ve been in some bad deals, some good deals, and some great deals. I’ve worked...

You have poured your creativity, your emotion, and your heart and your soul into your Music. Why? Seriously I’m asking you why? Not...

By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder MDIIO) Firstly, I hope that when you look back on the past year, you see the last 12 months...

By Justin Gray (Songwriter/Producer/Founder MDIIO) Please don’t be mad. I never really liked the Beatles. They were always just ok to me....

We live in a time where anybody can record anything anywhere and at any moment. Every DAW comes with its own unique set of plug-ins,...

Uniformly speaking, everybody wants success. And everybody believes that they have some formula to get them there. In more than 25 years...

On Saturday night, MusicNL finished its Music Celebration Week with its 2021 awards gala in St.John's. Mathew Hender, a musician from...

We all have big dreams! That is the fuel that drives our ambition. Without big dreams, what’s the point really? Realizing big dreams...

Honestly… Being a Songwriter is probably one of the most challenging professions that anyone can choose to pursue. We put our hearts on...

Everything comes from something. Every idea is sparked by the tiniest bit of inspiration. Sometimes it could be overhearing a stranger in...

You read that right. It’s time to quit! It’s time to quit all of those bad habits holding you back from your songwriting goals. Usually...

There are quite literally millions of “slots” a year for music in Film, TV, Advertising, Trailers, and Video Games. Not to mention UGC...

We all F up. Totally OK! It’s a part of life. It’s how you bounce back from the fu¢# up that really matters. Even Elon Musk suffered...

You are a badass! You divine inspiration from the ethos, and document it in lyric and melody and music for other people's enjoyment....

To an outsider, predicting the future in music taste might seem like witchcraft. It’s significantly easier than you might think. ...

Does our fear of "success" supersede our fear of failure, or does our fear of failure cripple our chances of success? It’s a human...

As a creative animal, it’s easy to judge yourself against others. We can be so cruel to ourselves. In the same way that you look at...