Will Win: Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes and Dave Hollandīest Classical Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) But given the fusion bias of the Grammy voters, expect the all-star 'Like Minds' to triumph instead. Nominees: 'Like Minds,' Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes and Dave Holland 'Change,' Chick Corea and Origin 'Requiem,' Branford Marsalis Quartet 'Art of the Trio 4 - Back at the Vanguard,' Brad Mehldau 'Inner Voyage,' Gonzalo Rubalcaba.īetween the pointed imagination of the playing and the emotional resonance of Kenny Kirkland's death midway through the recording sessions, Branford Marsalis' 'Requiem' definitely deserves this award. But don't be surprised if 'Livin' la Vida Loca' winds up a dark-horse winner. Strangely, that's likely to work to the advantage of the Backstreet Boys hit 'I Want It That Way,' especially since Santana's hit 'Smooth' gets by more on groove than on melody. This award goes to the songwriters, those anonymous tunesmiths who collect all the publishing royalties, and that's part of the reason people couldn't care less about this award. Nominees: 'I Want It That Way,' Andreas Carlsson and Max Martin, songwriters (performed by Backstreet Boys) 'Livin' La Vida Loca,' Desmond Child and Robi Rosa, songwriters (Ricky Martin) 'Smooth,' Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas, songwriters (Santana, featuring Rob Thomas) 'Unpretty,' Dallas Austin and Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, songwriters (TLC) 'You've Got A Way,' Robert John 'Mutt' Lange and Shania Twain, songwriters (Shania Twain). Expect Santana to dominate this generally lame field (though, personally, I'd rather listen to the Backstreet Boys). Study their songs not the technology of writing programs.Īnd finally the idea that you're going to write a novel or screenplay with Masterwriter is absurd.Forget the seeming diversity of the field although Krall and the Chicks will doubtless draw some votes, they're mainly there to keep the top categories from looking like a total popularity contest. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan did not have Masterwriter. Spend more time writing songs and less time tangled up in technology. In reality it's the same program as Version 2 with a few minor this and thats.ĭon't be fooled! It's a complete waste of your time. They would have you believe that all the changes in Masterwriter 3 are major and important. You should be able to buy the program and be done with it.Īnother problem with Masterwriter is the design of version 3. The other big problem with Masterwriter is that you have to pay for it on a monthly basis. Other than that it's just a time-wasting tech tool. The only thing a song writing program is good for is organization and a rhyming dictionary.

Let me say it again Masterwriter is a complete waste of time and money, as are most of the features of most song writing programs. I now believe that Masterwriter is a complete waste of time and money.

I am the original creator of Masterwriter.

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