How to Write Songs
How to Write Música Sertaneja Songs
You want a sertaneja song that makes people cry in the car or dance on a porch. You want the chorus to be a line that gets stuck in gro...
How to Write Nu Jazz (Jazztronica) Songs
Nu Jazz is that cool cousin of jazz who left the smoky club and now hosts rooftop parties with synths and vinyl records. It blends jazz...
How to Write Video Game Music Songs
You want your music to feel like part of the world. You want players to hum it walking away from the screen. You want your track to sup...
How to Write Adult Standards Songs
You want a song people will hum by the elevator and play slow at a wedding. Adult standards are the kind of songs that make strangers s...
How to Write Onkyokei Songs
You want music that makes people lean in like they are reading a text message from an ex. Onkyokei is not about filling space until the...
How to Write Sambass Songs
Want to make a track that sounds like carnival met a rave and they had a baby who only plays on vinyl? Good. Sambass is the guilty plea...
How to Write Stoner-Doom Songs
Stoner doom is weight, sway, and slow fire. You want riffs that feel like molasses sliding off a cliff. You want guitars that buzz like...
How to Write Easy Listening Songs
You want a song that feels like warm socks and a clever joke. Easy listening is not background mush. It is careful craft that supports ...
How to Write Taiwanese Pop Songs
You want a song that lands in a Taipei coffee shop, sticks in a karaoke room, and circulates on playlists with everyone adding it to th...
How to Write Chinese Folk Music Songs
You want a Chinese folk song that feels honest and not like a museum exhibit. You want a melody that sits in the bones. You want lyrics...