How to Write Songs
How to Write Bluegrass Gospel Songs
You want a song that makes people raise their hands and then laugh at the chorus the next second. You want a vocal that sits like morni...
How to Write Noise Pop Songs
You want sweet hooks wrapped in glorious, messy distortion. You want a chorus a bar mitzvah choir could hum while the guitars sound lik...
How to Write Baggy (Madchester) Songs
You want a song that feels like a sweaty club at 2 a.m. and an afternoon park jam at the same time. You want drums that push like a bac...
How to Write Turbo-Folk Songs
You want a song that slaps in a kafana and sounds right in a club. Turbo folk is the music that can do both at once. It is loud, emotio...
How to Write Franco-Country Songs
Want to write country songs in French that actually feel honest and not like a baguette wearing cowboy boots? Good. You are in the righ...
How to Write Ndombolo Songs
You want a song that makes hips betray brain cells and phones explode with dancing videos. Ndombolo is not background music. Ndombolo d...
How to Write Cha-Cha-Chá Songs
You want a cha cha chá that makes hips betray common sense. You want the band to lock like a Swiss watch with maracas, güiro, and violi...
How to Write Hipster Hop Songs
You want a song that smells like cold brew and smells like an underground record store but still goes viral. You want lyrics that read ...
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 Kwassa Kwassa Songs
You want a dance song that makes hips invent their own language. You want the guitar to tick like a cheeky wristwatch. You want a choru...