The Niles Creative Workshops

The Niles Creative Workshops Masterclasses and Online lessons in Artist Development, Record Production, Songwriting, Arranging and Music Theory + Interviews.

We missed Easter, but I hope I LAND you with the stories of Dusty, Leo Sayer, Joe Cocker and Cat Stevens in my book HITS...
05/30/2026

We missed Easter, but I hope I LAND you with the stories of Dusty, Leo Sayer, Joe Cocker and Cat Stevens in my book HITS & HAPPINESS. Grab your copy now — before we all turn to stone!

This is how I feel when I read my book! Get hip! Go to Amazon and get HITS & HAPPINESS
05/27/2026

This is how I feel when I read my book! Get hip! Go to Amazon and get HITS & HAPPINESS

A sunny day, a good book...
05/25/2026

A sunny day, a good book...

The story of writing an eight minute OVERTURE for the PET SHOP BOYS Performance tour in 1991. A huge labor of love for a...
05/23/2026

The story of writing an eight minute OVERTURE for the PET SHOP BOYS Performance tour in 1991. A huge labor of love for a uniquely talented group. But how was it used? The story is in my book HITS & HAPPINESS - and in this video!

The biggest challenge Pet Shop Boys ever gave me was to compose an ...

Bass Lessons is a terrific website of bass transcriptions. Here's the great Mark Egan playing my tune The Seduction of A...
05/22/2026

Bass Lessons is a terrific website of bass transcriptions. Here's the great Mark Egan playing my tune The Seduction of Art from my Santa Rita album.

Free Bass transcription (standard notation, tabs and chords) of The Seduction of Art by Richard Niles

GO WEST was a massive hit for PSB that made it an anthem for equality. And it was wicked fun to do! Here's the story:
05/21/2026

GO WEST was a massive hit for PSB that made it an anthem for equality. And it was wicked fun to do! Here's the story:

PSB took the Village People hit GO WEST and turned it into a massiv...

My 30 years of working with those talented PetShop Boys was creative and FUN! here's the story of "Left to my Own Device...
05/19/2026

My 30 years of working with those talented PetShop Boys was creative and FUN! here's the story of "Left to my Own Devices".

PSB has been responsible for some of my most creative, classy, and fun moments working in pop. The beginning of a working relationship that lasted over 30 ye...

Don'cha just love a man in uniform? My new book "HITS & HAPPINESS" is out of this world, and FAAAAB!
05/17/2026

Don'cha just love a man in uniform? My new book "HITS & HAPPINESS" is out of this world, and FAAAAB!

Niles has created Thunder-Hits across the galaxy. Check out his adventures in "HITS & HAPPINESS"Since 1975 I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in musi...

In my book, I tell about when Ray Charles recorded four songs I wrote with my friend Phil Spalding. Hear Ray sing it on ...
05/16/2026

In my book, I tell about when Ray Charles recorded four songs I wrote with my friend Phil Spalding. Hear Ray sing it on Letterman. Get the book on Amazon!

Since 1975 I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in music — in the studio, on stage, and behind the scenes where the real stories happen.This video is a...

As promised, my 'Scarface' parody. The book's even funnier!
05/15/2026

As promised, my 'Scarface' parody. The book's even funnier!

My new book "Hits & Happiness" is already acclaimed by reviewers as "hilarious", "engagingly witty", and full of "bragadoccio, aplomb and pizazz". To prove i...

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