How to Write Songs
How to Write Maracatu Songs
You want a song that stomps, speaks, and honors a lineage. You want a beat that makes people move like they remembered the steps from a...
How to Write Lowercase Songs
Lowercase songs are tiny acts of emotional sabotage. They sneak up on a listener like someone quietly stealing your hoodie from the bac...
How to Write Dubstyle Songs
You want a track that rattles the ribs and hypnotizes the head. You want bass so thick it qualifies for its own postal code. You want s...
How to Write British Rhythm And Blues Songs
You want a song that sounds like it was born in a damp pub at midnight and then politely refused to leave until the crowd agreed it was...
How to Write Ragga Hip Hop Songs
You want a song that hits like a pat on the left cheek and a full blast of bass on the right. You want the cadence of dancehall and the...
How to Write Christian Pop Songs
You want songs that make people sing along in the car and whisper the chorus in the pew. You want a hook that explodes on TikTok and a ...
How to Write Krautrock Songs
You want a song that loops the listener into a trance and still sounds badass on a dirty club PA. You want a motorik groove that feels ...
How to Write Rhythm And Blues Songs
You want songs that make people feel something deep and then hum it under their breath for days. You want lyrics that sit on a throat l...
How to Write Southern Soul Songs
This is Southern soul songwriting for people who want to feel like they were born in a porch swing and raised on greasy fried chicken a...
How to Write Jazz Blues Songs
You want grit and sophistication in the same song. You want lyrics that sting like cheap tequila and chords that make grown musicians s...