How to Write Songs
How to Write Post-Punk Songs
You want a song that hits like a sardonic punch to the chest. You want guitars that jangle or jab, bass that propels, drums that snap, ...
How to Write Reggae Fusion Songs
You want a song that makes people sway one second and lose their minds the next. You want a groove that nods to the island roots while ...
How to Write Mafioso Rap Songs
You want a rap verse that sounds like it was written in a smoky back room but performs like a headline act. You want characters that co...
How to Write Congolese Rumba Songs
You want a song that makes people move like they lost a small argument with gravity. You want honeyed guitars, slippery bass, a chorus ...
How to Write Māori Music Songs
You want to write songs that honour te ao Māori and actually sound good. You want language that lands, melodies that sit naturally with...
How to Write Alternative Metal Songs
You want heavy but not generic. You want songs that punch in the chest and slide into the listener like a secret. Alternative metal sit...
How to Write Hill Country Blues Songs
You want a song that grabs a listener by the collar and refuses to let go. Hill country blues is the kind of music that does that. It i...
How to Write Progressive Metal Songs
You want a song that sounds like a spaceship crash landed in a cathedral and then learned to dance. Progressive metal is that beautiful...
How to Write Seggae Songs
Seggae is the musical love child of sega and reggae. Think of it as a cultural smoothie that tastes like sun, sea, protest, and sticky ...
How to Write Pub Rock (United Kingdom) Songs
Want a song that sounds like a sweaty Friday night with sticky floors and a crowd chanting your chorus? Pub rock is the brawny cousin o...