How to Write Songs
How to Write Hard Dance Songs
You want a track that makes the floor fold like origami. You want DJs to drop it at closing time and for strangers to scream the lead l...
How to Write Mbaqanga Songs
You want a song that makes people clap their hands, sway their hips and sing the chorus back in the taxi home. Mbaqanga is the music th...
How to Write Spacesynth Songs
Welcome to the cosmic thrift shop of synth music. If you love neon sunsets, arcade cabinets at 2 AM, and the feeling of piloting a spac...
How to Write LaĂ¯kĂ³ Songs
LaĂ¯kĂ³, also known as Laika, is a popular genre of Greek music that originated in the 1950s. It is characterized by its unique blend of ...
How to Write Crossover Music Songs
You want a song that lives in two playlists and owns both. You want a chorus that slams at a festival and also sounds intimate on a lat...
How to Write Rockabilly Songs
You want to write a song that smells like cigarettes in a diner, looks like a leather jacket at midnight, and feels like a train leavin...
How to Write Neomelodic Music Songs
You want a song that hits like a warm espresso and a gut punch at once. Neomelodic music is romantic, dramatic, and built around big me...
How to Write Post-Britpop Songs
You want those big honest choruses that make strangers scream your lyrics at a small sweaty venue. You want the emotional clarity of Br...
How to Write R&B & Soul Songs
You want velvet melodies that land on the first spin. You want lyrics that feel like a private conversation with perfect timing. You wa...
How to Write Kwela Songs
You want a kwela song that makes feet move and heads nod the second the whistle blows. You want a riff that people whistle on the bus, ...