About Me

My name is Richie Gilbert and I'm the guy behind Inspired Songwriting Tips.

Hello there!

I'm also obsessed with producing the best recordings of my songs that I can. I use these recordings to pitch my songs to music publishers, in the hope that they can be placed.

In The Beginning...

I was born in Luton, England where I lived until the age of twelve. That's when my family pulled up roots and moved to the U.S.

I've loved music for as long as I can remember, and grew up listening to my Mum and Dad's rock'n'roll 45's. The Beatles, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers; you name it, I loved it!

On stage with Dammaj in 1983

I graduated to real drums at the age of ten, and shortly afterward picked up the guitar. The guitar would prove to be my true love. I learned to play listening to Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many other big names of the seventies.

My Band Years

At fifteen I started my first band Joker, with some friends from school. We played at youth centres, graduation parties and even got featured on a local cable television show.

On stage with Jack The Lad in 1993

It was during this time that I began writing songs. Dammaj recorded an album, "Mutiny", which was released throughout Europe in 1986, on Roadrunner Records.

In the Nineties I played in the bands Jack The Lad and Krenshaw, but found myself becoming more passionate about songwriting than I was about playing live. I also began building my home recording studio, something that has been evolving for almost twenty years now.

What I'm Doing Now

My recording system

I designed this site to help you, the aspiring songwriter, improve your craft. I hope I am successful in this.

Please feel free to drop me a line and let me know if any of the info has been helpful to you.

-Richie

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