How to Write Songs
How to Write Hong Kong English Pop Songs
You want a song that sounds like Hong Kong but sings like the world. You want a chorus that a fan can sing in the MTR and a verse that ...
How to Write Flamenco Rock Songs
You want fire that smells like smoke from a late night club and a Spanish guitar that slaps your chest as hard as a snare. You want the...
How to Write Rockabilly/Neo-Rockabilly Songs
Rockabilly, a genre that emerged in the 1950s, is a fusion of rock and roll, country, blues, and hillbilly music. It's characterized by...
How to Write Outsider House Songs
You do not need permission to sound weird. Outsider house music celebrates the left of center. It is the bedroom cousin of club house t...
How to Write Garage Punk Songs
You want a song that hits like a beer can to the forehead in a parking lot and still makes people sing in the shower the next morning. ...
How to Write Bullerengue Songs
You want a song that moves bodies and honors roots. Bullerengue is music that carries history in its pulse. It was born in Afro Colombi...
How to Write Drone Songs
You want a song that lives in the room and refuses to leave. You want a piece that stretches a single tone into a mood, then drags the ...
How to Write Anatolian Rock Songs
Want to write Anatolian rock that punches like vintage vinyl and smells faintly of strong tea? Perfect. You are in the right place. Thi...
How to Write Shashmaqam Songs
Yes, you can write a Shashmaqam song that sounds real and not like a well meaning tourist at karaoke night. Shashmaqam is a living clas...
How to Write Pop Rap Songs
You want a pop rap song that slaps on first listen and still feels personal on the third replay. You want a hook that gets stuck in the...