I'm an Emmy Award winning Songwriter and ACM Song Of The Year Nominee. I've won 16 ASCAP Awards and written with some of the biggest artists in the world, in Country, Pop & Rock. My songs have been at the top of Billboard's #1 singles chart as a Songwriter and as Producer and they've appeared in TV series' more than 500 times.
I moved to Nashville to be a professional songwriter. I was a rock-kid-drummer from Memphis so, it was a pretty ambitious move, to say the least! Long story short, I signed a publishing deal with one of the majors in my 3rd year in Nash and the 1st song I turned in got cut and became a Top15 hit...... I was delivering pizza the first time I heard it on the radio. It was raining btw. I was suddenly learning the music business on a very fast fly
I've written 100%-ers that get cut and even go #1, but I think people look to me for a special lyric most of the time. A&R & Producers have called me, when they just need something different. I look at every write as a new process depending on what the artist/co-writer is used to or needs. I can write to a very specific target or I can improvise in the moment and go stream of consciousness. Either way, a song that's simply good, is never what I'm trying to write.
I like writing in the studio so I can access whatever vibe & sound the artist hears in their head at that moment. We can start building a track or just grab a guitar or sit at the piano. Basically I have no rules about how to write, I just follow the artist. Zoom, FaceTime, Skype...all work for me.
A song is just words & melody. At that point is can still be any genre...
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- Sara Storer
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124 Reviews - 28 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedAn amazing writer who will elevate your song and performance to the next level every single time!! I would not recomend working WITHOUT Trey ;) !!!
check_circleVerifiedTrey is an outstanding songwriter and I highly recommend him. Not only is he incredibly talented, he's very enjoyable to work with. There isn't anyone else I'd rather work with than him.
check_circleVerifiedTrey is a truly amazing rock songwriter !!! Same goes for pop, hard rock, metal, r&b, country etc so that's all you need to know, hands down.
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Great as always!
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Trey is super professional. Great to work with! Grazie
check_circleVerifiedI loved writing with Trey. His attention to detail to every lyric is what I enjoyed most. I hope to work together in the near future again.
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Trey is incredibly talented and I highly recommend working with him.
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It was a privilege to be able to work with someone like Trey and I'd highly recommend him to anyone. He's incredibly talented and very easy to work with.
check_circleVerifiedTrey helped me to write lyrics for a song melody I wrote. He did an outstanding job of creating a theme for the lyrics that makes the song stand out in an original way. He has very strong music sensibilities and great attention to detail in the rhymes and rhythms of the lyrics! Great to work with.
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An outstanding songwriter as well as an outstanding person. I highly recommend working with Trey.
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check_circleVerified (Client)Trey is super professional. Extremely multi-tasking, and I'm happy to work with him on a project! Trey - follows through even when questions arise, super friendly and I'm very happy with that! I look forward to working promptly on other projects as well!
check_circleVerifiedTrey is genius! What else can I say?! Unforgettable experience of the project collaboration!
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Trey’s artistry never fails to amaze me! He’s also an excellent coach and mentor with a gift for dissecting my lyrics, and working closely with me to reveal the heart of it. In the end, he always makes it soar. Really appreciate his time, dedication, and patience with the process and am thrilled with our latest effort! Highly recommend!
check_circleVerifiedTrey is a great writer and teacher. I didn't expect to have a remote writing session. I'm honored to have worked with a professional hit maker and producer!
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I've worked with Trey twice. Both times he has delivered. Very talented. He has the ability to take a simple idea and write a whole song around it. You should work with him, too!
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Trey is a consummate pro. He writes and composes with passion and immense talent. He will help anyone craft excellent and meaningful songs. You can't go wrong working with Trey.
check_circleVerifiedTrey is the best person I have worked with on SoundBetter. He is a MASTER of songwriting! I had the start of a song, but didn't know how to finish it. He guided me through the songwriting process. The song was written quickly, and was just beautiful. You will LOVE working with Trey!!
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Excellent...again ;)
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Trey is very professional, love the job we did!
Interview with Trey Bruce
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Lots of experience.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: As always my work process is dictated by the artist of the week or month etc. Some artist just prefer to work simple, with me on piano or acoustic guitar. As we develop the song, I'll put down a rhythm guitar part, quick & simple so it doesn't interrupt the writing. I keep another track open to catch the melodies and lines as they come, even as first versions. If it's radio pop, I may be building and cutting up loops as we brainstorm the direction and desired outcome. This process is not so dependent on the lyric as a entity that can stand on it's own without production. In this case every line is focused as a possible hook, repeat, catchy cadence using vowels and consonants to be the meat of the lyric. Those are 2 of several common processes at the moment.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My studio set up is simple, it changes every week depending on the type of project I'm working on. I can cut everything live, or nothing live. For about 50% of the country projects, I cut the rhythm section live. As a drummer originally I have that covered. I have an amp iso booth for real amps and guitars etc. For the other half of country records and all pop records, I do it all in the box. I have ProTools, Studio One and Digital Performer, all the software and plugs, libraries etc needed for the wide range of projects that fall under pop and alternative descriptions. For recording vocals and acoustic instruments I have hardware mic chains in front of my DAW: API Mic Pres > API EQs > Distressor Compressors and it to the box from there. I use an array of Neumann, Shure, AKG and AT mics.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: As a songwriter, I'm not specific to a particular genre so my inspirations come from various directions. I'm inspired by Rick Rubin's wide selection of artists' he's produced if just for the vision of variety. I'm inspired by some artists for staying-the-course no matter what, and for others by re-inventing themselves on almost every record.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common work I do with clients is help them understand the difference in writing just another song that's ok at best or, doesn't matter at worst...from writing a really good, possibly great song, that matters.
I was the Songwriter, Producer & Engineer in this production
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- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $250 per song
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I can write a song with you or for you. I can do one revision, above that, $50 per. I'll deliver the song as a guitar/voc or piano/voc sung by me. For a pro demo singer, add $200
- ProTools
- DigitalPerformer
- Studio One
- All the plugs & Sound libraries
- Hardware includes API Mic Pres
- API EQs
- API 8200 Summing Mixer
- PreSonus
- Empirical Labs Distressors
- MOTU 828x
- Mics: AKG
- Audio-Technica
- Shure etc
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