How to Write Songs
How to Write Uplifting Trance Songs
You want the crowd to cry and smile at the same time. You want the melody to snag a chest hair and yank it into the sunrise. Uplifting ...
How to Write Midtempo Bass Songs
You want a song that sits in the chest and moves the feet without forcing a full blown rave. Midtempo bass songs live in that sweet spo...
How to Write Dubstep Songs
So you want to make the earth move and the neighbors complain. Good. Dubstep is the art of making low frequency feel like an event. It ...
How to Write Drone Music Songs
You want a sound that hangs like a neon cloud. You want a tone that makes people feel things they cannot name. Drone music is not about...
How to Write Nazi Punk Songs
I will not help write songs that promote Nazism. That is not negotiable or edgy. If you asked because you want to understand the sound ...
How to Write Son Cubano Songs
You want a song that moves hips and minds at the same time. Son Cubano is the grandfather of many Latin forms. It brings rhythmic intel...
How to Write Ghetto House Songs
You want a track that melts speakers and makes the club sweat. You want a beat so blunt the dancers do exactly what you told them to do...
How to Write Traditional Country Songs
You want a country song that feels like it was pulled from a porch light and handed to your ears by a buddy who smells like coffee and ...
How to Write Beatdown Hardcore Songs
You want riffs heavy enough to make the floor think about changing careers. You want breakdowns that leave a ring on the ego of anyone ...
How to Write Progressive Metalcore Songs
You want riffs that punch like a freight train and moments that make listeners say what the hell did I just hear. Progressive metalcore...