MYSTIC – Bill Pere, a molecular biologist by training, has just released a
book which delves into the craft and psychology of songwriting called
“Songcrafters’ Coloring Book: The Essential Guide to Effective and Successful
Songwriting.” It is the culmination of 30 years of research and
interaction with more than 10,000 songwriters all across the U.S., from aspiring
beginners to top hit writers.
Pere has had two concurrent careers, including 23 years as a research
scientist, and 30 years as songwriter and performer. He is currently President
of the Connecticut Songwriters Association, and Director of the Connecticut
Songwriting Academy.
“These two fields of endeavor, science and music, have combined to provide a
unique perspective on creation, craft, and presentation of songs which has not
been presented before in any of the other songwriting books on the market,” says
Pere. “A song, and the process of constructing it, has for the first time been
broken down into all of its individual components, and the contributions and
effects of each of these are examined. This gives a songwriter far more
conscious control over the final form of his or her creative output.
If we can shape organisms by identifying and consciously shaping their genes,
why not do the same with the essential building blocks of songs?”
During the process of researching the book, Pere received training from the
Association for Psychological Type in the use of the Myers-Briggs preference
profiling instrument, and his application of this profiling tool to songwriting
has been called" groundbreaking" by Ian Bessler, editor of “The Songwriters
Market.”
In December 2008, Pere was named one of the “Top 50 Innovators,
Groundbreakers and Guiding Lights of the Music Industry,” by Music Connection
Magazine.
The initial response to the book, locally and in the UK and in Australia, has
been favorable. Pere will be presenting workshops in the coming weeks in
Nashville, Boston, and in Connecticut, with a national tour being planned.
Pere’s online Songwriter Tools page at
www.billpere.com receives more than 10,000 visits monthly from around
the world.
“I constantly hear from talented songwriters who are desperately searching for
specific tools or guidance as to how to cut and polish the raw gems of their
creativity in to an optimal final form, and then how to get them 'out there’ to
the right audience,” Pere says. “I hope this book, and the associated web
content I will be adding, will fill this need.” The book is available at