Category Archives: Deane Ogden

Questions, Opinions and Riffs: Episode 002

QUESTIONS, OPINIONS AND RIFFS Contrary to popular belief, I really don’t have “answers” that will work across the board for everyone. But I do have lots of opinions that have...

Questions, Opinions and Riffs: Episode 001

Here is the first video in my “QOR” series — that’s “Questions, Opinions and Riffs” because I really don’t have “answers” that will work across the board for everyone, so instead,...

Why Composers’ and Musicians’ Next Cause Should Be Obliterating Digital Piracy

In a recent Facebook thread, my good friend Terry Jones made the statement that there is a lot of “pissing in the wind” happening over digital piracy, but not much...

The Science of Excuses

Some of the excuses I hear from struggling composers and musicians about why they choose to do things the way they do them would be pretty hilarious if they weren't so heartbreaking. Some people are wont to bash their heads against walls until finall...

Passion is Universal

Yesterday, I caught the Facebook status of a guy who I deeply respect as a journalist in the music business. I won't paste the actual quote here—though I'm extremely tempted to—but I will paraphrase it. Basically he said that he hadn't watched a si...

“Jalanan”: Taking a Chance on Greatness

I've been chomping at the bit until the details of this were all sorted, and now I'm so excited to be able to finally tell you about it. This week I started work on a wonderful new feature documentary story entitled JALANAN for director Daniel Ziv. Jal...

Why I’m Hoping for More in My Work

This might be the most important video update I've ever posted. Okay... I really DID NOT mean to lose it in this video. Drama notwithstanding, I think this might be the most important video I've ever posted here — maybe even the most important update...

Why Your View on Money Could Kill Your Artistic Career

I'm convinced that the biggest thing that holds a person back from succeeding as a Creative Artist is money. Not the lack of it. Not the surplus of it. It's the way they think about it. Nine times out of ten, a person's attitude about money is the reas...

Be Very Afraid

This morning I gave my first interview for Eastern Chronicle. It went well. It won't be out for a while — not until after the release — so I will let you know then when and where it hits. It is for an online magazine that focuses on world and indig...

15 Great Songs That Ruined My Life…. For Good

A few weeks ago, I published an essay called 15 Great Albums That Ruined My Life… For Good. Since that post, a lot of us have talked on Facebook about our formative albums and what we learned from them as musicians, composers and producers. A few day...