Ep. 1069 – Keeping the Dream Alive with Greig Watts

About this episode

Dom Brightmon interviews Greig Watts about his journey as a songwriter and author, discussing his book and experiences in the music industry.

“Imagine it's your last day on Earth. What song would you write?“ – Greig Watts Today’s featured bestselling author is a father, husband, songwriter, publisher, and A & R, Greig Watts. Greig and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “Keeping the Dream Alive: A Songwriter's Guide to Overcoming Rejection, Finding Success and Enjoying the Journey Along the Way”, what it’s like navigating business deals overseas, finding international success in unexpected places, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Greig to become an author, and his journey to getting his first book published Why it’s important to say yes to opportunities and embrace new experiences The difference between negotiating deals in the East vs. the West How a setback led him to become a music consultant for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Greig’s Site: https://www.dwbmusicgroup.com/ Greig’s Book: https://a.co/d/0blLglLW The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016 Please support today's podcast to keep this…

People in this episode

Guest: Greig Watts

Topics covered

• songwriting
• overcoming rejection
• success
• business deals
• international success

Keywords

• music consultant
• BBC
• negotiating deals
• opportunities

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Keeping the Dream Alive: A Songwriter's Guide to Overcoming Rejection, Finding Success and Enjoying the Journey Along the Way

Books & works: Keeping the Dream Alive, Keeping the Dream Alive: A Songwriter's Guide to Overcoming Rejection, Finding Success and Enjoying the Journey Along the Way, Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix, Unbroken with Tajci, A Book About You, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, The God Groove, Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes

Places: Earth, Bonham, Japan

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