How to Write Songs
How to Write Sundanese Pop Songs
You want a song that sounds like Bandung at dusk and also bangs on Spotify. You want the lyrical truth of your neighborhood with a melo...
How to Write K-Pop Songs
You want a chorus that detonates in ten seconds. You want verses that feel like cinema. You want a rap break that bites and a bridge th...
How to Write Modal Jazz Songs
Modal jazz is the musical equivalent of taking a scenic route. Instead of obeying the strict traffic laws of functional harmony you giv...
How to Write Kayōkyoku Songs
You want a song that sounds like Tokyo at dusk. You want a melody that feels both nostalgic and intimate. You want lyrics that fold pol...
How to Write Viennese Waltz Songs
You want a song that makes people spin, swoon, and maybe shed a classy tear while wearing sequins. Viennese waltz has this cinematic sw...
How to Write Smooth Jazz Songs
You want music that feels like silk poured over a rainy night while a saxophone asks for another cigarette. Smooth jazz is that vibe. I...
How to Write Axé Songs
You want a song that makes people drop their empanadas and dance in the street. Axé is celebration in audio form. It is a sound born in...
How to Write Louisiana Blues Songs
Want a song that smells like gumbo, swings like a second line, and hits like a late night truth bomb? Good. You are in the right swamp....
How to Write Boomba Songs
You want a song that slaps in the club and bangs on your headphones. You want a groove so infectious people nod their heads without rea...
How to Write Trip Hop Songs
You want something that smells like midnight, vinyl dust, and heartache. Trip hop lives where hip hop drums meet moody atmospheres. It ...