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Jason Blume is an American songwriter, author, and teacher of songwriting. Blume is the author of 6 Steps to Songwriting Success (and the Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition), [1] This Business of Songwriting, [2] and Inside Songwriting, [3] all published by Billboard Books/Penguin/Random House.

Jason Blume’s songs have been recorded by artists including Britney Spears, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] the Backstreet Boys, [9] [10] Jesse McCartney, [11] [12] [13] [ circular reference ], Hey Violet, [14] J’Son, [15] [16] and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra (Kid Pan Alley), [17] and country music stars such as the Oak Ridge Boys, [18] John Berry, [19] Collin Raye, [20] [21] and Steve Azar,. [22] His solo-written “Wings” was the end credit song in the animated “Barbie of Swan Lake” movie, was recorded by Leslie Mills, [23] and included in the “Barbie Sings!” album. [24] John Berry's recording of "Change My Mind” (written with A.J. Masters) became a top 10 single that earned a BMI “Million-Aire” Award for garnering more than one million airplays.

Blume's international successes include recordings by Norway's Christian Ingebrigtsen, J-Pop star Tomohisa Yamashita (#1 EP), Hi-5 (winners of Greek Idol, certified “platinum”), as well as three top-10 singles with Dutch superstar BYentl—all certified “Gold” in the Netherlands— including a #1 on the iTunes R&B chart.[ citation needed ]

His songs have been included in films and television shows including “Scrubs,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Assassination Games,” Disney’s “Kim Possible” and “First Kid,” MTV’s “Next Big Thing,” “Teen Mom,” and “Taking the Stage,” “MVP,” “The Dating Guy,” “Barbie of Swan Lake,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Kickin’ it Old Skool,” “Fame,” “Swimming With the Fishes,” “The Guiding Light,” “The Miss America Pageant,” and “Frog and Toad Are Friends.”[ citation needed ] He shares a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award and an additional nomination for his musical contributions to episodes of PBS’ “Frontline.”[ citation needed ]

Regarded as one of the world's top songwriting instructors, Blume has taught the BMI Nashville Songwriters Workshop for more than twenty-five years. [25] [26] He has been a guest lecturer at Berklee College of Music and Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA, founded by Sir Paul McCartney)and taught master classes in Puerto Rico and in countries including Norway, [27] [28] Northern Ireland, [29] [30] Australia, [31] New Zealand, [32] Jamaica, Bermuda, and Canada, [33] [34] as well as on cruise ships. [35]

He has appeared as a songwriting expert on television and radio shows throughout the U.S. and internationally, including CNN International and the BBC, and has been interviewed for articles in the New York Times and Rolling Stone.

His poetry and photography is on greeting cards published exclusively by Blue Mountain Arts, [36] selling more than 7 million copies.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jason Blume | Penguin Random House".
  2. ↑ Blume, Jason (17 October 2013). This Business of Songwriting: Revised 2nd Edition. HarpethHills Press. ISBN   978-0615755052.
  3. ↑ Blume, Jason (2003). Inside Songwriting: Getting to the Heart of Creativity. Billboard Books. ISBN   0823083616.
  4. ↑ "(You Drive Me) Crazy [EP] - Britney Spears | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  5. ↑ "Dear Diary by Britney Spears - Songfacts".
  6. ↑ "...Baby One More Time/Oops!...I Did It Again - Britney Spears | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  7. ↑ "Cool Traxx!, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  8. ↑ "I'll Never Stop Loving You Lyrics Britney Spears ※ Mojim.com". MOJIM. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  9. ↑ "Millennium - Backstreet Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  10. ↑ "Drowning - Backstreet Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  11. ↑ "Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour - Jesse McCartney | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  12. ↑ "Jesse McCartney – Why Don't You Kiss Her?".
  13. ↑ Beautiful Soul (Jesse McCartney album)
  14. ↑ "I Can Feel It - Hey Violet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  15. ↑ "J'son - J'Son | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  16. ↑ "Original versions of I'll Never Stop Loving You by Britney Spears | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  17. ↑ "One Little Song Can Change the World - Kid Pan Alley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  18. ↑ "John Berry". Billboard .
  19. ↑ "John Berry". Billboard .
  20. ↑ "Twenty Years and Change - Collin Raye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  21. ↑ "Can't Back Down - Collin Raye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  22. ↑ "Heartbreak Town - Steve Azar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  23. ↑ "Different for Girls - Leslie Mills | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  24. ↑ "Barbie Sings!: The Princess Movie Song Collection - Barbie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  25. ↑ "Navigating the Music World: BMI & Jason Blume Help Steer Aspiring Songwriters in the Right Direction". 24 April 2007.
  26. ↑ "Search results". www.google.com.[ better source needed ]
  27. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Showcase låtskriving og produksjon: Besøk av Jason Blume på HK. YouTube .
  28. ↑ "Låtskriverkurs med Jason Blume". 9 August 2011.
  29. ↑ "Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival".
  30. ↑ "Belfast Nashville Songwriters&acute Festival". 31 January 2006.
  31. ↑ "A Message from Jason Blume".
  32. ↑ "Jason Blume 2011 Workshops Bookings Open! | Artist News | NZ Music Commission".
  33. ↑ "SaskMusic's Fourth Songwriting Masterclass | Workshops | SaskMusic".
  34. ↑ "Intimate Songwriting Retreat - REOs All-inclusive BC Resort".
  35. ↑ "Songwriter Events".
  36. ↑ "Jason Blume".
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