News
D.A. Wallach and Dan Wilson song “Feel”
My friend D.A. Wallach has released his debut solo album, Time Machine! This is his first non-Chester French release and it’s beautiful.
UK & European Tour Dates
I’m pleased to announce some upcoming UK and European “Words & Music by Dan Wilson” tour dates in October! You can find event and ticket info for all of my shows on my events page. I’m really looking forward to revisiting some of these cities and playing some of these venues for the first time.
Pledge Music Campaign – new exclusives added!
We’ve revamped my Pledge Music Campaign! You can still order the album, vinyl & deluxe album book/cd, but we’ve added some cool new exclusives as well, including: more Skype songwriting reviews, personalized signed vinyl test pressings, customized Free Life CDs, and signed prints of my musical cartoons.
#ASongCanBeAboutAnything Contest Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in my “A Song Can Be About Anything” contest. An impartial panel (at my management office) has chosen the winners of the contest. Winners will receive a signed CD from me, along with my heartfelt congratulations.
You & I (Nobody In The World)
A while back I had the opportunity to write some songs with John Legend. One of the songs we wrote, “You & I (Nobody in the World),” is on his current album. I was really happy and proud of how the song turned out, and I’m just as excited about the video that he’s created for it. The images that the video pairs with our song make a beautiful and moving combination, IMHO. Check out the video for “You & I (Nobody In The World)”
Recent Co-writes
I’ve had a lot of fun collaborating with all sorts of different songwriters over the years. Here are two of my recent collaborations with Rae Morris and The Secret Sisters that I’m really excited about.
Words & Music in Six Seconds Vine Series
People often ask me for songwriting advice or to share methods that have helped me in my own songwriting. And for a while now I’ve been looking for various interesting ways to share these ideas with other creative people. When I saw screenwriter and director Brian Koppelman’s Six Second Screenwriting series on Vine, I was inspired to start creating my own. So, in recent months I’ve been making my own Words & Music in Six Seconds vine series. I don’t post them every day, but whenever I’m inspired I’ll share a thought or idea about my own creative process.
Recent Radio Sessions
Listen to the full interview and watch videos of Dan’s performances of “Your Brighter Days” and “Love Without Fear” here: Dan Wilson – FUV Live – 2014
Listen to Dan’s full interview and performances of “A Song Can Be About Anything” and “All Will Be Well” here: Dan Wilson on BBC Radio 2
Listen to Dan’s performances and interview with NPR’s David Dye, here: Dan Wilson on World Cafe
#ASongCanBeAboutAnything Project!
I have a new “A Song Can Be About Anything” project to share with you: In celebration of the release of my new album ‘Love Without Fear’ (which includes “A Song Can Be About Anything”) we’re going to create something cool together. One of the things I love most about songwriting is that you can write about absolutely anything you like. And sometimes the weirdest “subjects” make for the greatest songs.