Simple Musician in Residence

Simple, the online-only bank, recently approached me to be the Simple Musician in Residence. It was a flattering request on the surface, but I’m not sure I fully knew what I was getting into. It was fun and games … and a challenge!

Tyler Stenson - Simple Musician In Residence

How it worked: Simple and I prompted our followers to share their various “money wins” (i.e., paying off a loan, saving for a vacation, etc.). Then, Simple sent me 6–8 submissions each day that I needed to turn into tunes. Not all of the tweets rhymed (in fact, it was few did), so the real trick was wordsmithing, identifying/developing hooks, varying my melodies, making something from nothing, and keeping it catchy.

Oh, and I only had one hour to do this—one hour to craft the jingles, perform and record them to a decent level, and send the final videos back to the Simple team. Talk about an intense hour of frantic creation!

In total, I was the Simple Musician in Residence for seven days, submitting roughly 50 videos across the project (a select few included below). I had a ton of fun putting my songwriting to the test and hopefully, if I did it right, I brightened a few days along the way.

Thank you, Simple. I appreciate the opportunity. Much love.

MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT: TYLER STENSON – SIMPLE MUSICIAN IN RESIDENCE

THE REAL FUN BEGINS: TURNING TWEETS INTO TUNES

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