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Why Escaping the Home Studio is the Ultimate Cure for Songwriter Burnout

April 28, 2026 / Music Production, Music Therapy & Mental Health

Every musician knows the feeling. You are sitting in your carefully treated home studio, staring blankly at the glowing screen of your digital audio workstation. Your fingers rest on the MIDI keyboard, but no ideas come. You loop the same eight-bar section over and over, hoping inspiration will magically appear. Instead of feeling the joy […]

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Recording as a Songwriting Tool

March 7, 2026 / Music Production, Songwriting

Never be too hasty to give up on a song. Sometimes the process of recording can take it in new directions that elevate it to a whole new level. To quote my songwriting idol…. A song either comes quickly…. and we can say, yes, we have or song…. but if it doesn’t come quickly I

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5 Tools For Writing A Catchy Chorus Melody

January 24, 2026 / Guest Posts, Music, Songwriting

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? One day you might be walking down the street and find yourself humming your favorite tune, wondering what it is that makes that song so catchy. Chances are this part was the chorus of the song, the part that sums up the meaning and gets

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Help Me Hit My First 1K Subscribers! ?

July 13, 2025 / YouTube

If you’ve enjoyed my content, hit that subscribe button and help me cross that big 1K milestone. Every sub counts, and your support means the world! Subscribe here: @GuitarGeordie Thanks a million! Ending video: Video by Maanas Editor : https://www.pexels.com/video/the-youtube-logo-with-the-word-subscribe-4988847/

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Check out my original songs

December 29, 2024 / Adam Harkus Music, Harson Robkus

My original songs (plus accompanying vids) dating back to 2012 are available in their entirety for FREE on my YouTube channel. Here’s the full run-down and don’t forget to subscribe You can watch/listen to them all on the below playlist. Want more? I’m also exactly one-half of songwriting duo Harson Robkus. Our back catalogue are

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It’s Christmas time again by Adam Harkus

December 5, 2024 / Adam Harkus Music

It’s Christmas time again was originally written written way back in 2021, but I’m now proud to announce its completion and release. I’ve always wanted to write a song about Christmas, or more specifically about the joy of kids at Christmas, of waiting for Santa, building snowmen, and sledging till sundown. Of course, a Christmas

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Introducing: Guitar Geordie

November 26, 2024 / Guitar, YouTube

Guitar Geordie is the new name for my YouTube channel. Check it out The Blogging Musician on YouTube is now Guitar Geordie Reason being? Although the original intention was to keep the branding between this blog and my YouTube channel consistent, as it turns out, the YouTube side has always been purely about guitar. Guitar

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5 Ways to Successfully Start Your Music Career and Get Noticed

September 1, 2024 / Music Business

Starting a music career can be both exhilarating and opportunistic all at once. Whether one is an upcoming artist or a musician trying to find his way back into the market, visibility within the populated music sector must be earned tactically. Following are five ways you can make sure that your music career gets off

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That’s in Shields by Harson Robkus

April 28, 2024 / Harson Robkus, Music, Songwriting

Introducing That’s in Shields: A new song by North Shields songwriting duo Harson Robkus. Check it out now! Who are Harson Robkus? Harson Robkus are Adam Harkus (that’s me!) and Dave Robson, a songwriting duo from North Shields, England. You can check out all our music here. We’ve been in bands and written music for

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