![]() There’s sections on phrases, there’s sections on alliterations, there’s sections on pop culture, the world or geography, different places or famous names, famous products or food and drink or travel. Then it has a section on rhyme phrases, so, cliches or typical sayings that would end in the rhyme sound. And close rhymes, not quite there, but close enough. You could also find that on the internet, but the nice thing about the rhyming dictionary is that it gives you rhymes, for perfect rhymes of the word that you’re looking for a rhyme for, but it also does sound alikes, which you don’t typically find in a rhyming dictionary and which are very useful. In addition, across the menu at the top, you can go to a rhymes area, that is like a rhyming dictionary. The appeal of it is that it’s as easy to use as Microsoft Word, in terms of just writing, putting all of your ideas down and being able to edit them. And I showed Tom some things he hadn’t gotten into yet. I’ve done songwriting sessions with Tom Kimmel in which he used MasterWriter, and I saw it in action there and learned some tips about how we could use it better. Roger: Since then, several of my heroes like Tom Kimmel, who is one of my favorite songwriters, is also a user of MasterWriter. MasterWriter has been very useful to take those ideas out of the sketchbook and start putting them together into song form. That’s always with me regardless of what other technology I might use. Anytime I see anything of interest, something that catches me, a turn of phrase or something like that, ideas come to me, it gets jotted down in that sketchbook. My previous method is (and I still use this method quite a bit, because I’m a songwriter but also an artist, so I always have with me a small sketchbook). Had you thought about using software like this before Paul suggested it? So we have used it on, oh gosh, the last 30 or so songs that Dan and I have collaborated on. Now I have just gotten the upgrade to MasterWriter 2. When I got back home I downloaded it to my laptop and have been using it ever since. So I didn’t use it at Song Camp, just saw a demo of it. It was Paul who suggested and actually had a great discount price that particular year for MasterWriter. 2 years ago Dan and I were at Blue Ridge Song Camp which was being led by Paul Riesler. ![]() That started about 2 years ago, and you’ve said you like the method of it but you also like the library. You’ve told me before that you use MasterWriter in your songwriting process. They have graciously agreed to talk with us about their writing process from conception to performance and offer us some tips and techniques to make writing easier. Together they have penned such amazing work as Fill a Cup and Hold on to Love. Roger Tomhave of New Day and Dan Johnson from Soulpajamas are co-writers and friends that make up a pretty amazing duo. Their response is always thorough and fast. Finally, in a world that offers us increasingly difficult communication between company and end-user, this company shines. As for the app itself, it's worth its weight in gold if you are serious about writing songs, this app is a MUST. Clearly they are listening to customer feedback. You know how, sometimes you get really used to an app, only to have the developers come out with a new version that is fractional compared to where the previous one was, or one that's so complicated that only the developers could use it? Well, the current Masterwriter app is the easiest version I have ever used. They are clearly committed to constant improvement of the product, but in a good way. I was amazed in that brief period how much the app had advanced. ![]() I got away from writing for a period of time to pursue other endeavors, but got back into it this past year. This app has been a God-send for decades now. I'm a commercial music composer (of "I Want My Baby Back" and "We'll Leave The Light On" Motel 6 fame), as well as singer-songwriter and producer who had major publishing deals with United Artists and Windswept. As well, I do not know them, I just heard about them from some writers I was collaborating with. I have been with Masterwriter since their inception and have owned every iteration of their software.
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