HITMAKER DAN WILSON: IT'S ALL IN THE MATERIAL

In 2003, I met a true music industry veteran who taught me the most important lesson of my young jamiedoesmusic life.  That lesson was "It's all in the material."

Having worked in the biz a few years now, I can't tell you how many times I've continued to hear those words from agents, managers, A&R scouts, etc.  And it's not really an opinion—to me at least.  Rather, it is simply a beautiful truth.  

In the first half of Hitmaker, I briefly examine the history of behind-the-scenes songwriters and discuss why they are some of the most important people in the music industry.  The second half is dedicated to a gifted composer named Dan Wilson.  You may not know his name, but I wholeheartedly believe he is the best songwriter to be introduced in my lifetime.