Songwriting With a Sense of Play with Bobby Alu

The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence

In this Club Conversation with Bobby Alu, we follow a thread of an idea very much like the songwriting process and touch on some beautiful moments - energy, instinct and intuition, and how listening to our inner feelings can guide us to new experiences and realms.

Bobby shares how he transformed feelings of nervousness as a songwriter to feeling more playful, purposeful and free. Also, be the first to hear a brand new Bobby Alu song.

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1:40 - How a feeling inside guides Bobby to new experiences

8:44 - How Bobby transformed being nervous around sharing new songs to seeing this vulnerability as a strength

16:26 - Bobby shares about his maternal Samoan background

21:37 - How Bobby went from feeling restricted in his writing to feeling free

29:10 – What Bobby is learning and developing in his songwriting practice now

39:59 - Bobby shares how others can cultivate the magic of songwriting within themselves

48:38 - Bobby reveals the process of writing a new song, from songwriting prompt to finished song

54:31 - Listen to Bobby performing live “Would It Feel Nice?”

About Bobby:

“Find your flow and go about each day to the rhythm of your own making.” That’s the musical theme and personal mission for Byron Bay singer, ukulele strummer and drummer Bobby Alu. Amidst smooth harmonies, rhythms inspired by a strong family lineage of Polynesian performance, and unassuming grooves that work a gradual, smile-inducing high through even a casual listener, Bobby Alu tunes have a way of sneaking into the subconscious and taking up residence. Having toured extensively with Xavier Rudd, John Butler Trio, The Beautiful Girls, Bobby has also performed and co-written a song for the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.

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Song credit: “Would It Feel Nice?” Music and Lyrics by Charles Wall (Bobby Alu). Performed live by Bobby Alu at IHSC Headquarters.

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Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence

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