With songwriters forced into self-isolation, publishers turn to digital platforms to foster collaboration. Reservoir's executive vp creative and A&R Donna Caseine is talking about remote songwriting in the age of COVID-19, but thanks to a patchy wireless connection, the conversation kicks off like one of those old "Can You Hear Me Now?" Verizon ads.
The irony isn't lost on her. "This is what it would be like to do a virtual [songwriting] session," Caseine laughs. With coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders in effect in nearly every state across the U.S.
and in countries around the globe, songwriters have been forced to adjust the way they work over a very short period of time.