Jordan Howard is Creative Director at CCS Rights Management. The company provides Music IP Management Publishing. Their roster of services includes sync licensing. Here is his challenge:
Challenge: I am looking for songs to pitch for a new series on Lifetime that stars Christina Ricci. The series can be best described as a 19th Century “Dexter.” Series centers around a female anti-hero, lots of emotions. Love, Lust, Hate, Danger. Musically I am looking for songs in the vain of: Black Keys, Bon Iver, Band of Skulls, Carolina Chocolate Drops, James Vincent McMorrow. For one episode, I am looking for a replacement for Hozier’s “To Be Alone.” As long as the song is in a similar wheelhouse and is lyrically similar, that is what is most important.
Deadline: March 16, 11:59pm EST.
1. Link to a blog post about your experience with this challenge.
Songwriters Association of Canada 
https://soundcloud.com/annie-audrey-bonsignore/moon-stained-black-original-song-by-annie-bonsignore
Link to my blog. http://anniebonsignore.com/
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Loved it!
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Well here is my week 5 song ” I Think I Am” :
https://soundcloud.com/goodrockindan/i-think-i-am/s-7d4H3
And here is a link to my blog:
http://www.goodrockindan.com/blog/sac-song-challenge-week-5
Thank you for listening and reading>
GRD
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I think the only way I can actually leave a post here is if I don’t log in with one of the options and just leave an email address… I’d appreciate any feedback…
Here’s my blog post: http://wp.me/pk5VE-Dk
Here’s my song:
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https://soundcloud.com/patrick-canavan/bury_me_pat_canavan_songwriters_week_5
http://www.patcanavan.com/blog/
“Bury Me” is my offering for SAC’s Week 5 “Jordan Howard’s TV Series Pitch Challenge”. Now that’s a long title! Anyway, the intention with this song is to express that moment where life is ending and there is no turning back. Hopefully you will find it Bleakly Beautiful!
“Bury Me”
I can hear the sound of laughter fading,
Falling further into the deepest wells I have
All the mountains I have moved can’t keep
The one beneath my feet from crumbling
Crumbling away
chorus
And I feel it slipping now
And I feel it falling now
And I feel it coming down
Down over me
All over me
Shining worlds where once we wandered swallowed
By the shifting sands of you and I and time
All around the shells of what we recognize
Get left behind as restless spirits
Move forever on
And I feel it coming now
And i feel it coming down
And I feel it slipping down
Down over me
All over me
Bury Me
Solo
And I feel it slipping now
And I feel it falling now
And I feel it coming down
Down over me
All over me
Bury Me
releasing me to sweet surrender
cause it’s ok, the letting go
cause it’s ok, to just let go
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Well done! I really like the song and your performance on this Pat. I didn’t notice this posted in the fb trail … which is a shame if this doesn’t land on more ears. rbt
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Week #5. I had a blast this week!. Thanks for the opportunity.
https://soundcloud.com/glen-macneil/dangerous
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Week #5 was a lot of fun 🙂
Blog: http://wp.me/p3mM8u-bO
Song: https://soundcloud.com/scottmackay/good-impression/s-4cGZ8
Cheers,
Scott
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Hi, I had another crazy week> I had too finish and post last weeks song and I am without an instrument or recording equipment for the next 6 days. I madly put this together so I could at least submit something before the deadline. It is unfinished, unpolished, and overall not a done deal. This one is a lot of fun for me! I will post my blog later.
https://soundcloud.com/dougtaylorband/in-my-arms
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S.A.C. Member Doug Taylor
https://soundcloud.com/dougtaylorband/in-my-arms
In My Arms
Verse
Oh love she has finally died
Now she’ll be with by my side
Existing as one once again
Joined forever, never ends
We’ll walk the earth and be so free
Existing in love her and me
You have no worries, you’ve finally arrived
Death will greet you, bring you alive
Now it’s time to see from above
Finally we join in long lost love
Bridge
I see you coming now!
Yes I see you coming now!
I see you coming now!
Yes I see you coming now!
My Love
Chorus
I can feel you in my arms
Can you feel me in your arms?
I can feel you in my arms
Can you feel me in your arms?
My love
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My submission for the week 5 project.
http://www.toddwandio.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/todd-wandio/muddy-water
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Mr. Jordan Howard, thank you for the challenge, and taking the time to listen to my song
“THE CAVE”,
written for the female anti-hero with themes of love, lust, hate & danger.
Thank you to SAC, Lily Cheng, James Linderman & Debra Alexander.
I predict that you may love or hate the song while the voice may make you lust for danger, and caution: you may want to linger there!
THE CAVE (Music/Lyrics by Shira Katz)
My blog:
http://amsforartmusicsongs5.blogspot.ca/
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My Blog entry:
My Song:
https://soundcloud.com/fredbevan/im-the-one
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Loved this challenge! My song, ‘Cross That Line,’ with lyrics in the description, is here https://soundcloud.com/melfarrimond/cross-that-line/s-DhwoJ and my blog is at http://www.melfarrimond.net.
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Hello Everyone at SAC Week 5 Already! Dark TV Series Pitch
Week 5 Blog: http://scottanthonyandrews.com/sac-challenge-post-week-5/
Week 5 Song: https://soundcloud.com/scottanthonyandrews/tighter-than-acold-snap-rough-demo
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Test
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I would describe this as dark and cinematic…
http://astralpoetics.com/journal/week_5_sac_songwritingblogging_challenge/
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Thanks Jordan Howard for an inspiring challenge. I hope you hear a lot of things you like from this week.
Here’s my submission – many thanks to Kathryn Berry
https://soundcloud.com/proudfoot-2/baby-have-a-heart-1/s-QUMjZ
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Week 5 Challenge – No Mercy by Heather Meori & Gordon Wong
Song here: https://soundcloud.com/heathermeori/no-mercy-by-heather-meori-gordon-wong
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Week 5 blog posting here: http://www.meorimusic.com/dark-19th-century-dexter-like-tv-show-s-a-c-songwriting-blogging-challenge-week-5/
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Well so far I have had to do the entire challenge using live recording with my Samsung phone recorder because my computer/DAW/mixer are having an argument. I can’t even send a wave file if I wanted…so I’m a little frustrated that I’m not doing the songs justice. Hopefully I will have this figured out soon and be able to make tracks…in the meantime here is another rough recording…
https://soundcloud.com/kathrynjean/message-of-truths-sac-challenge-5-2015-by-kathryn-jean
http://kjaberrations.blogspot.ca/2015/03/message-of-truths.html
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Hello, please find attached link to my week five blog https://theresepatton.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=49&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2 as well as the link to my song (The Highway) on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/therese-lyrics/thehighway.
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Here’s week 5! The track is embedded in the blog 🙂 https://kathrynberrymusic.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/love-lust-hate-and-danger/
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Week #5 was exciting to work on.
BLOG: http://abeautifulcrash.blogspot.ca/2015/03/roadside-cross.html
SOUNDCLOUD :
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My blog entry: http://thekatherinegracejournals.tumblr.com/post/113742607337/march-15-2015-8-57-pm
My song: https://soundcloud.com/katycarswell/sweet-hell
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Here we go!
blog: http://danielcjames.com/2015/03/16/following-the-rush/
song: https://soundcloud.com/danielcjames-1/the-rush
Great week – thanks for the challenge.
Sending good vibes…
DC James
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Hi, Here is my Week #5 submission….and blog
https://soundcloud.com/bevallen15/gray-angelmp3/s-5ACbx
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Hey! Here’s my blog and Song for this week:
http://davidsongchallengeweek5.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/oreillysremedy/her-darkness
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“Love, Not the Law”, for week 5, posted in a revised version – I made changes to the bridge. Thanks to everyone who commented on lyrics and an earlier version!
and my blog:
http://www.davidkeeblemusic.com/Journal/index.htm
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This one was waaay out of my comfort zone, but so much fun!
Week #5 Blog:
http://teapetrovic.tumblr.com
And song:
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And here’s a version without the drums –
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Here’s my Blog: http://adriannesoundslike.tumblr.com/post/113800436306/songwriting-for-tv-film-a-k-a-never-give-up
Here’s my song, “Give Up So Easy”: https://soundcloud.com/adrianne_r/give-up-so-easy-sac-week-5-song-for-tvfilm
( If you’re interested, I also had an optional mix done with no percussion: https://soundcloud.com/adrianne_r/so-easy-no-drums-031515 )
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Here is my week 5 submission and blog. Thanks Jordan. This one was a lot of fun.
Week 5 Song: https://soundcloud.com/craigster67/challenge_5
Week 5 Blog: http://craigster67.tumblr.com/post/113692687175/week-5-challenge-so-dead-tired
craigster67 is Craig McIvor
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Hey all. Here’s my submission for the TV series challenge.
Song:
https://soundcloud.com/trish-evans/sweet-july-demo
Blog:
http://trishevansmusic.blogspot.ca/2015/03/sweet-july.html
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Trish,
I didn’t see it posted on the facebook page so I thought I’d give you some feedback here.
Great song. Loved it. Really hooky chorus. Hope it was fun to make. Sometimes the bleakest songs are.
Cheers,
M
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Learned some more this week and like what I wrote. Also a good feeling when my daughter “wants” to sing a song of mine as opposed to doing me a favour! Going to miss the challenge once it’s done. So appreciative of your help Debra and James.
https://soundcloud.com/rorypi/wrong-1
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Its Coming – written by Lynn Tessari, Paul Tarvydas, Michael Hay, and Mikalyn Hay
Google tells us that this Christina Ricci series will be about Lizzie Borden.
So, we wrote a song. And we added a small childrens’ rhyme in the outro.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mhay67/its-coming
My blog: https://guitarvydas.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/week-5-its-coming-41/
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Hey Guys! My Week 5 blog and song is here:
Blog -> http://www.braedenmitchell.com/?p=606
Song ->https://soundcloud.com/braeden-taylor-mitchell/sinister-love-work-tape/s-FIzHb
Enjoy!
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My response to the week 5 challenge – Lizzie’s Fugue. Music for a murder spree.
The blog
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What a challenging challenge this week! Here’s the final outcome, with absolutely fantastic production help from Allister Bradley, called “Holes”. Blog and song below…
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Hi Sean – i missed this one on the march break – cool picture to go with a cool song. I love the idea of the driving base line. Also love the effects on some of the vocals. All of your tunes on this challenge have grabbed me – but this one really suits your voice, I think!
Look forward to hearing more in the future Sean.
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Angie Ricci aka Amomnus blog for Week #5 with Paul Vella and Lorelai Ellis
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SACChallenge2015/1418116931822975/?notif_t=group_activity
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http://www.dohlicious.com
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My blog and song for this week’s challenge are below. Thanks!
LINK TO BLOG: https://songwritingchallengeblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/songwriting-challenge-week-5/
LINK TO SONG: https://app.box.com/s/yprb2cxmslorzoum9xac3zc780awuo3r
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Here is my sinister heartbreak song “Darkness”: https://soundcloud.com/julie-sings/darkness2/s-ESW85
And brief yet grateful blogpost: http://www.theopenstageadventure.ca/challenge5-love-lust-hate-danger.php
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Julie, Nice work and huge strides made this week with recording etc… I think the changes you made really helped nail the dark mood. Be proud!
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Here is my blog and song for week 5!
https://megsrathwell.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/week-5-hozier-replacement-song/https://soundcloud.com/megsrathwell-1/never-be-clean
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Ahkinoah H. Izarh’s week 5 song – This Side – Hope you enjoy it. This week was a bit frustrating but shout out to DC James and Judy Marshak for their motivation.
Full Demo: http://soundcloud.com/officiallyahi/this-side-full-demo/s-UgGPv
Acoustic Demo: https://soundcloud.com/officiallyahi/this-side-acoustic-demo-mstr/s-4itOu
Video Blog: http://youtu.be/7uWswvlK22Y
Full Blog: http://ahimusic.com/#!sac-blog/sac-challenge-week-5/
http://soundcloud.com/officiallyahi/this-side-full-demo/s-UgGPv
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Song via Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/staceydowswell/broadway-demo/s-23Ai6
Blog article: http://www.staceydowswell.com/broadway-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-laryngitis/
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Here are my soundcloud and wordpress links for Week 5 of the THE CHALLENGE. 🙂
http://kristajanewhite.wordpress.com
https://soundcloud.com/kristajanewhite/week52acoustic-2015-03-16-853-pm
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Under the deadline? mehbe… well, mehbe not… but closer than last weeks 2 days late.
blog:
http://rcampbell.com/2015/03/16/sac2015-week5
Soundcloud w/ ltric
https://soundcloud.com/campbellandgreen/black-widow-lucy-leblanc-joyce-grennan-robert-campbell-w-johncampbelljohn-gtr/s-QTWrc
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Thanks Robert and Lucy.
Permalink: http://joycegrennan.com/2015/03/17/week-5-s-a-c-challenge-2/
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My blogg-edy blog for Week 5:
..and my tune via Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/edijonyuk/pedestal-demo
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Sleeping with the lights on this week. Here’s my song for week 5!
https://soundcloud.com/allisterbradley/in-a-dark-dark-place
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Some folks have been having trouble with my original SoundCloud link. Here’s an alternative:
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Ok at the 11 and a half-th hour (no that’s not a word, but the rest of you are making of three a day so I am too! 😉 here is my week 5. It has been a painful labour on this one, a few iterations and rewrites, some great feed back from James Linderman Debra Alexander and fellow challengerones! This one is going on my list for week 7 – Tweak week! but still made a lot of progress on it. Let me know any thoughts you may have!
Song is here:
https://soundcloud.com/liminalmusic-1/break-the-spell-1
Blog is here:
http://www.liminalmusic.com/s-a-c-challenge-week-5/
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Revised Version is here… my unbalance prosody was too much to handle to I adjusted it!!!
https://soundcloud.com/liminalmusic-1/break-the-spell-3
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This is my week 5 blog post
Sound cloud links:
I Know Your Secret- Judy Marshak & Gordon Wong
No Mercy- Heather Meori & Gordon Wong
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Hi friends – here is the link and blog from this weeks challenge – which was a collaboration from the talented Lynn Tessari, Paul Tarvydas and my dad and I. Thanks team fun week again. Thanks James and Debra for all your helpful advice and guidance.
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http://soundcloud.com/mhay67/its-coming
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https://soundcloud.com/harttgold/cocoon-for-two-or-one-other-
Here’s my song and blog for Jordan Howard’s challenge
soulhttps://harttgoldman.wordpress.com/
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Its Coming – written by Lynn Tessari, Paul Tarvydas, Michael Hay, and Mikalyn Hay
Google tells us that this Christina Ricci series will be about Lizzie Borden.
So, we wrote a song. And we added a small childrens’ rhyme in the outro.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mhay67/its-coming
My blog: https://guitarvydas.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/week-5-its-coming-41/
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hello, heres a blog link ;
http://www.joestanton.com/blog/
and this week’s tune………
https://soundcloud.com/joe-stanton/angels-wont-cry/s-fAEdh
thanks for listening
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I like this piece, Joe. Very thoughtful and moody. And I love the guitar work. Well done.
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Hi all. What a week this has been. For me, this has been the most challenging so far. But it was worth it. Here is my blog https://wordpress.com/post/84698548/12
and here is my song. https://soundcloud.com/don-ablett/see-my-disguise
As always, comments, constructive criticisms etc are ALL welcome.
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I apologize if this goes through twice…
https://soundcloud.com/kristajanewhite/week52acoustic-2015-03-16-853-pm
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Week# 5. Let Your Music Play
The song:
https://soundcloud.com/don-sawchuk/let-your-music-play
(I apologize for the lousy vocal track – I had to sing into my computer mic, ugh!)
And the blog:
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Week 5!
Help.
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Week 5 2015 SAC Challenge, Thanks SAC and Jordan Howard for another wonderful challenge. Song and blog links below.
https://soundcloud.com/d2d-2/blood-red-rose
https://johnpaulgeorgeringoanddon.wordpress.com/
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Here’s my blog and song submission, a co-write with Gordon Wong.
http://judiblueyes.tumblr.com/
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Week Five – A Dark Song: Plague of Darkness
The blog:
http://withaturnofphrase.blogspot.ca/2015/03/week-five-dark-song-plague-of-darkness.html
The song:
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As always thanks to our coaches James Linderman and Debra Alexander. I was so encouraged by their kind words about the song I submitted for week 4. Thanks also to SAC staff especially Lily Cheng for her support this week. And thanks to this week’s challenge issuer Jordan Howard.
I asked SAC staff Lily Cheng if I could pitch for a different TV show about weddings I found on broadjam.com , instead of the ‘1900’s Dexter’ style show. Thankfully she said yes. I just felt I needed to find a show that was more in keeping with my Christian values. I wanted to pitch to another TV show affiliated with Mr. Jordan Howard’s company CCS Rights Management. However, I could not find listings for pitch requests to specific shows on their site. Here’s my blog and soundcloud links. Thanks ://laurajburnsloveletterstogod.wordpress.com/ week-5-sac-challenge/https://soundcloud.com/laura-j-burns/day-we-say-i-do-music-lyrics
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sorry here are my links again thanks https://laurajburnsloveletterstogod.wordpress.com/?page_id=34&preview=true
https://soundcloud.com/laura-j-burns/day-we-say-i-do-music-lyrics
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My week 5. Song embed’ in blog.
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What a challenge this week was….plunging into the dark side. A big thanks to Joyce Grennan and Robert Campbell for taking the murky ride with me. “Black Widow”
Blog post: SAC Challenge..2015…Week 5 – Release your inner darkness
song….https://soundcloud.com/campbellandgreen/black-widow-lucy-leblanc-joyce-grennan-robert-campbell-w-johncampbelljohn-gtr
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Oops…here my correct blog post:
http://thoughtsandoddsandends.blogspot.ca/2015/03/sac-challenge2015week-5-release-your.html
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Week 5 blog: https://seventhexit.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/week-5-live-today/
And..the song:
https://soundcloud.com/psbug/live-today
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Had a great and creative week.. Hope this works .. if not oh well got two more songs out of great collaborations.
Blog link
Song 1 (collaboration with Michael Kelly Cavan and myself RB Martin Clarke)
song 2 (collaboration with Ashley Hayward )
https://soundcloud.com/rb-martin-clarke/black-dog-night-dont-go-out
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Here is my song for week5 Challenge
https://soundcloud.com/larehard-1/lucifers-cure-by-larry-maclean
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Thank-you Jordan Howard for this Challenge! Challenge #5 links are below.
http://millionairemindintensivejourney.blogspot.ca/2015/03/sac-challenge-5-write-song-for-tv-pitch.html
https://soundcloud.com/margroc33/watching-me-margaret-de-bellis/s-k7PUX
Thank-you, Margaret De Bellis
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Blog and song posted here- not a full song, just a couple of verses… http://juliemahendran.com/blog/week_5__songwritingblogging_challenge_2015/
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Here is my week 5 song and blog post
http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_blogs/artist_98745?blog_id=13717177
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Eyes Closed Shut | rbt
“I am the blood, I am the bones”. A intriguing line that has been floating in my brain for some time. And what better time to follow that line into a song than for a tune intended to evoke darkness.
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Forgot to add the link to my blog …
http://www.rbtsong.com/tell/
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Thank you so much for the opportunity to work on such an intriguing challenge. Down to the wire. Here is my song and blog:
SONG: https://soundcloud.com/bernadette-saquibal/you-dont-know-9-c-2015-bernadette-saquibal-sac-songwriting-challenge-week-5
BLOG: https://bernadettesaquibal.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/bernadette-saquibal-s-a-c-challenge-week-5-write-for-a-pitch-for-a-new-tv-series/
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Just under the wire… https://soundcloud.com/shauna-specht/the-one-you-trust
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And since my link didn’t turn out as planned, I’ll try again:
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Aaargh….let’s try that soundcloud paste again. I’m thinking I forgot to copy before I pasted, haha
https://soundcloud.com/shauna-specht/the-one-you-trust
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Challenge #5
https://soundcloud.com/ceiliboy/arms-2015-03-16-1142-pm
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https://soundcloud.com/michael-holland-11/broken and my Week 5 blog is at http://www.wigglytoesmusic.com – it’s the most recent blog, at the top of the only page on the site, but I’m still having trouble loading it on my laptop here so I can’t access the direct link shortcode immediately for posting here. If I can get it to work in the next ten minutes or so, I’ll post another comment with the direct blog link.
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Dark and obsessed…
https://sagarecording.wordpress.com
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Here are the links for my blog and song for week 5
https://soundcloud.com/magnifonicproductions/my-soul-i-get-to-https://magnifonic.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/week-5-challenge-sac/
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It says 12:45 but here its 11:45pm….really…..I’m telling the truth…..hee hee…no really it is…its’ manitoba….
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Sometimes it works, other times not…..smile….it’s nice to only worry about such simple things rather than where I will sleep tonight…or where my next meal is coming from…..
https://soundcloud.com/magnifonicproductions/my-soul-i-get-to-keep
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So sorry for the delay…major tech problems. Will post to blog once I can get in…it’s Monday :-)! https://soundcloud.com/leslie-woods-meyers/nobody-leslie-woods-meyers-sac-week-5
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I was able to get in finally :-)…http://www.lesliewoodsmeyersofficial.com/#!SAC-Week-5-resultdark-and-spooky/czsv/55079bdb0cf2458597d4ff39
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Ashley Hayward RB Martin Clarke
The first link didn’t work.
https://soundcloud.com/rb-martin-clarke/black-dog-night-dont-go-out
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ok, my blog website was suffering from a buggy WP version, but at least the blog now works, appearing together with the Soundcloud link. It’s at http://wigglytoesmusic.com/sac-challenge-week-5-in-which-i-murder-a-ballad-2/ My apologies for the tech interruption
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