Books on Songwriting

• Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting: 126 Proven Techniques for Writing Songs That Sell

• Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting

• Six Steps to Songwriting Success, Revised Edition: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs

• Writing Better Lyrics

• Music Habits – The Mental Game of Electronic Music Production: Finish Songs Fast, Beat Procrastination and Find Your Creative Flow

• Songwriters On Songwriting 

• The Secrets of Songwriting: Leading Songwriters Reveal How to Find Inspiration and Success

• Songwriting: A Complete Guide to the Craft Revised and Updated Edition

• Songwriting For Dummies

• The Everything Songwriting Book: All You Need to Create and Market Hit Songs

• The Essential Secrets of Songwriting 

• Righting Wrongs in Writing Songs

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Art of Songwriting

• COMPOSE YOURSELF!: Songwriting & Creative Musicianship in Four Easy Lessons

• In Their Own Words: Songwriters Talk About the Creative Process

• The Secrets of Songwriting: Leading Songwriters Reveal How to Find Inspiration and Success

• Song Maps: A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics
  

• The Craft & Business of Songwriting

Songwriters’ Biographies/Autobiographies

• Born To Run

• Chronicles: Volume One

Recording Gear

• Universal Audio Apollo 8p Thunderbolt Audio Interface with Quad Processing

• Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitor

• Shure KSM32/SL Embossed Single-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Studio Microphone 

• AKG C214 Professional Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

• Shure SM58-LC Vocal Microphone, Cardioid

• Avid Pro Tools Annual Subscription  

Guitars

• Gibson Acoustic J-45 Custom Rosewood, Vintage Sunburst

• Fender Deluxe Stratocaster Electric Guitar HSS, Maple Fingerboard

Digital Piano

• Casio Privia PX160BK 88-Key Full Size Digital Piano