10 Great Gift Ideas for Songwriters and Musicians
Gift giving season is upon us and we want to help you find that perfect something for the songwriter/artist/musician in your life. Check out this fun list for the music maker(s) in your life:
1. Songwriting Prompts Card Deck
Getting started is sometimes the most difficult part of a writing session. With prompts to spark your creativity, you’ll kickstart your writing process in no time. The Songathon Songwriting Prompts Deck is a deck of 52 songwriting prompts designed to help jumpstart your writing sessions, push yourself outside of your creative comfort zone, and inspire you to write songs you normally wouldn’t.
2. Moonpod
Since we’re spending more time at home than ever before, comfort is king. Meet the zero-gravity beanbag that makes you feel like you're floating. Perfect for songwriting sessions or listening back to your recordings while being totally relaxes!
3. Lyric Beverage Coaster
Meet the Mistaken Lyrics Coasters. There cork coasters champion getting the words to famous songs so-completely-wrong. Perfect for the fun-loving music lover in your life!
4. Orba
Orba is a handheld synth, looper, and MIDI controller that lets anyone make music immediately. With Orba’s integrated looper you can layer Drum, Bass, Chord, and Lead parts to create beats and songs on the fly. Play through the built-in speaker or use the ⅛” jack to connect headphones or amplifiers. Pair wirelessly to the Orba app to customize your instrument and share your creations with friends.
5. Reclaimed Instrument Bottle Openers
Made of vintage, reclaimed musical instruments, Ward Wallau's bottle openers make cool music lover gifts.
6. Make Your Own Guitar Pick Punch
Turn unwanted plastic, like expired credit cards and IDs, into custom guitar picks.
7. H1n Zoom Recorder
Creators everywhere are using Zoom Handy Recorders to capture sound and sample audio like never before. The new H1n is the ultimate take-anywhere recorder for every creator’s gear bag. The H1n's X/Y microphones capture high-quality stereo sound, supporting up to 24-bit audio at sampling rates of 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz in WAV and various MP3 formats.
8. Songwriter T-Shirt
Grab this t-shirt for the songwriter in your life!
9. Guitar Multi-Tool
The Ibanez MTZ11 is the perfect multi-tool for mobile guitar maintenance. The MTZ11 combining 11 tools in one handy chassis, the MTZ11 includes hex wrenches, screwdrivers, a tube spanner and a ruler. The easy-to-handle MTZ11 is designed to solve all your set-up troubles when you’re on the road or prepping for a gig.
10. Travel Guitar Amp
Here’s a powerful but compact amp that attaches directly to the base of any standard electric guitar to let you rock out wherever you like without a team of roadies. It also connects to your smartphone (and includes a handy phone holder) to access an awesome range of tones, effects, and controllers. Keyboard and drum machine players can join the band too—any instrument you can connect to this compact powerhouse. And as a premium, portable Bluetooth speaker, it’s also great for streaming music from your phone. 10 watts of sound and 8 hours of battery life.
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