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Keppie and Benny

A radical experiment in building relationships and stories around songwriting - on the path less travelled.

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How Long Should a Song Take to Write?

For Bob Dylan, it sometimes took him 10 minutes, while Leonard Cohen wrote and re-wrote endless versions of 'Hallelujah' over a 5 year period.

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You're invited to a Free SPECIAL EVENT!

And it's going to be a lot of fun!

Ep1 - 'You Either Have It or You Don't... Right?'

If we’re honest with ourselves, we all wonder from time to time just how much talent we have, how much natural ability we've been endowed with.

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The true (and uncomfortable) story behind our new song

The delicate dance of understanding, and being understood.

New Song - 'HALF OF MY HEART'

Our brand new single 'Half Of My Heart'

What I learned from 36 takes

(spoiler - it changed me!)

INTENT & TASTE - The truth about Production - 'DRUMS Part 1' w Reid Sorel

A mixing session / conversation / tutorial / experiment

This song was honestly...painful to write.

A thought on work where the 'muse' is unavailable.

[NEW SONG] If I Leave You Tomorrow

WIll you love me tonight?

*SPECIAL EVENT* - Our First 'Listening Party' of 2026

and YOU ARE INVITED!!!!