Episode 66: Shelly Peiken – Music Maven

In this episode Heather interviews Shelly Peiken, Grammy-nominated multi-platinum songwriter, author, and recording artist.

Tune-in to hear their conversation on:

"What A Girl Wants" - Shelly's first big hit she wrote for Christina Aguilera and how everything has to align for that success to happen.

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter – Shelly's book, which garnered her a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album and what inspired it.

2.0 etc... - What drove Shelly to decide to record her 1st album featuring new approaches to her well known hits as well as 5 never recorded songs.

Music's digital transformation – From the economics to how music is produced and promoted, a discussion on how tech has changed the industry.

As long as I've got one – What sparks Shelly to keep creating and how self-doubt is part of the process.

Connect with Shelly:

Website  https://www.shellypeiken.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/Shelly_Peiken

Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/serialsongwriter

Instagram http://instagram.com/shellypeiken

Youtube  http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUp-lkM1B2HEqPcgGtp3GBw

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shelly-peiken/211475

Spotify  http://open.spotify.com/artist/2owSjP3qmH3KMx5itl8Nf7

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter 

Serial Songwriter Facebook 

 

Shelly Peiken

Shelly Peiken is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum American songwriter who has been a prolific, behind-the-scenes force in the music business for more than two decades. She is best known for penning culturally resonant, female-empowerment anthems such as Christina Aguilera’s No. 1 hit, “What a Girl Wants,” the first #1 song of the century and Meredith Brooks’ smash, “Bitch.” Shelly’s songs have appeared in many films and TV shows including “What Women Want,” “The Blind Side,” “Music From The Heart,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “30 Rock,” “Glee,” “Smash” and many more.

Her book Confessions of a Serial Songwriter, a memoire that chronicles her journey from a young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to writing hits of her own, earned her a second GRAMMY nomination for Best Spoken Word Album.

After decades of writing songs and years of creators’ rights advocacy with SONA (songwriters of North America), Shelly is thrilled to be making an album of her own — 2.0 etc… will be a mix of songs she’s written with and for artists over the years as well as some personal favorites that you'll get to hear for the first time. She hopes you will enjoy hearing it.


Mavens Do It Better original theme music composed by Jesse Case with voice over by Julia Francis.