JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Mentor Questions Forum A Conversation With Oscar Winning JPF Member Dean Pitchford

Excellent!!!

Nice work on this Brian. Great job!

DEAN: I have been in and out of many careers and have had many experiences, and the only thing I use my history of accomplishments for is to remind myself of what I can do. If I get to a point in writing anything -- a book or a lyric or a screenplay -- I will sometimes go into my lyric file or I’ll pull up an old script and I’ll read a something that I particularly like. And I’ll say to myself, ‘There… you did it once… do it again!’

Yes! I often do this exact thing even with a tiny bit of accomplishment for this exact reason. And with his track record going back could take a very long time But just grabbing something older and saying hey I can do this again... Huge! for your confidence & drive as those two things are ALWAYS challenged in this business and in life.


DEAN: Well it’s amazing what you have built Brian. It’s so nice about what I read on the message boards, because you know I lurk. There’s not a lot that I have to say or ask questions about, but I try to visit and see what people are saying about things, and there’s a real sweetness to this site. People are generally so supportive of each other, and there’s a nice feeling of community.


It is amazing! And a great site with unreal support.
Also see!! This is what i was talking about on a thread one day.
It's okay to to dislike somethings and let some steam off but for those few songwriters who CONSTANTLY bash everything and everyone, not only is it counter productive, negative but YOU never know who's reading it.

Okay not that someone is gonna just come on board and say "hey I wanna work with you but" However there is Karma and also professional attitude... reputation! If YOU are serious about this business as a career your networking and communication skills are important.

Did you see all the different people Dean knows and mentions too Brian
all throughout this? Just popping up all over the place. It's a SMALL big circle!
You have too Market yourself!
Did you pick up on his great sense sense of attitude, you can smell success!
This is a winner talking!

In everyday practice people will pick up on this attitude and if yours is a big downer you'll have a hard time finding collaborators at all, never mind GREAT ones.

I'd hate to ever even consider the thought that a Dean Pitchford or Jason Blume or anyone who ever lurks these boards ever saw my thread/work and thought "Jerk" or even worse "Amateur"

Anyway It's food for thought, and something I have considered LONG before I read this:)
Thanks for sharing & doing this Brian & Dean.
Dean's work & career is incredible and much
respected & enjoyed by many including myself.