How to Write Songs
How to Write Folk Ragtime Songs
You want songs that sound like your granddad found a jazz record and then fell in love with folk campfire truth. Folk ragtime is that a...
How to Write Ranchera Songs
You want a ranchera that hits like a tequila shot and lingers like abuela's perfume. You want a chorus your audience can shout back at ...
How to Write Brazilian Rock Songs
You want riffs that make someone throw their phone up into the air at a street party. You want lyrics that feel both poetic and bar fig...
How to Write Mbalax Songs
You want a Mbalax song that slaps the floor, lifts feet, and makes your aunt text you congratulations. Mbalax is the sound of Senegal a...
How to Write Hardbag Songs
Want to make a hardbag track that wrecks a dance floor and gets DJs texting you in the small hours? Good. Hardbag is the sexy cousin of...
How to Write Surf Punk Songs
You want a song that smells like sunscreen, cheap beer, and righteous anger. You want guitar tones that sound like crashing waves and d...
How to Write Latino Punk Songs
You want a song that hits like a fast fist to the chest and still makes people laugh at the gag line. You want gritty guitars, words th...
How to Write Freakbeat Songs
You want a song that sounds like someone stole a transistor radio, fed it espresso, and let it loose in a sweaty mod club. Freakbeat is...
How to Write Chill-Out Songs
You want a song that puts listeners on a slow exhale and keeps them there. Chill out songs are the audio equivalent of a late night wal...
How to Write Classic Soul Songs
You want a song that hits the chest and holds the room. You want the beat to breathe and the voice to say what the heart is too tired t...