help you do that than MasterWriter. You know
the saying, “Great songs aren’t written, they’re
rewritten”. Good is everywhere, but good is
rarely good enough; you want great if you’re
going to make it in this business. The problem
is a lot of songwriters settle for good, because
there is something about creating a song
that makes you feel good, and it should! But
sometimes people don’t realize how competitive
this business is, and so they settle and are
not willing to put in the hard work. That’s why
MasterWriter is such a valuable writing tool, it
makes the hard work easier.
[GTR] How much does MasterWriter cost? Is it
per month or per yearly subscription?
[Barry] We offer it month to month, annual, or
two-year licenses. Monthly is $9.95, one-year is
$99.95 and two-year is $149.95. But sometimes
we have sales (laughs)! So, you can get some
nice discounts off those prices. The bottom line
is you can have a great collection of songwriting
tools if you’re willing to give up an Expresso or a
Café Latte once a month.
[GTR] What is the other version that you
created for writers?
[Barry] We have a creative writer version for
have for “In the City?”
more? Basically, it became a tool chest and an
invaluable asset for anyone who writes songs.
[Barry] Well there are two Platinum awards. It has everything the writer needs in one easy
One is for the “Long Run” album, and then the to use program. It not only gives you perfect
other one (pause…. gets up from chair) let me rhymes, it gives you close rhymes and phrases
count them… hold on. The other one is for the that rhyme. It has an audio page to capture your
“Hell Freezes Over” album, so all together that melodies and other helpful dictionaries like Word
is six times platinum, and I’m sure it is way past Families, Phrases, Thesaurus, and we recently
that now. added Figures of Speech and Intensifiers. It’s
everything you need to write great lyrics and it
[GTR] How did you end up developing organizes the songwriter painlessly. It can help
MasterWriter? you jumpstart the creative process, and it keeps
you in the creative mode when you’re writing
[Barry] Another songwriter came up to me the song by giving you all the possibilities in
and said, “Why don’t we work on a great digital an instant. Most importantly, post inspiration,
rhyming dictionary?” And I said, “Nah, I don’t when you look at the song you’ve written and
know…” Then I started thinking about it… you want to make it better or find a better way
what if in addition to rhymes, we could offer to express yourself, there are no better tools to
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writers, novelists, and screenwriters. It’s also
called MasterWriter, but it is a writers version.
MasterWriter is a great collection of tools for
writers of every kind.
Devorzon hasn’t slowed down and continues
to create music, and develop tools such as
MasterWriter to help songwriters and creative
writers. As the Eagles are gradually touring again
it’s a safe bet that “In the City” will be on the set
list. If you’re a fan of the movie “The Warriors,”
you now know the back story for the great
soundtrack and the story behind how Barry and
Joe Walsh wrote the signature song that lives on
today!
Eric Dahl: Host of the FOX 17 Rock & Review show
in Nashville, TN. The program features new + cool
gear that favorite artists are using or that is new to
the market!