How to Write Songs
How to Write Tropicalia Songs
You want a song that smells like warm rain on concrete and a protest banner folded into a love letter. Tropicalia or TropicĂ¡lia is a mo...
How to Write Chanson Songs
Chanson is the art of saying a lot with a little voice and a crowded room. If you picture a cigarette lit too slow, a piano that rememb...
How to Write Old-Time Songs
So you want your song to sound like a porch, an old radio, and a memory all mixed into one. Good. This guide is for people who love dir...
How to Write Dark Psytrance Songs
You want a track that drags ankles across the dance floor and makes people forget what daylight is. Dark psytrance is the lane where mo...
How to Write Kuduro Songs
Kuduro is a genre of music and dance that originated in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, energetic be...
How to Write Hardstyle Songs
You want a track that punches faces and hugs skulls at the same time. You want a kick so massive it makes the neighbor check for struct...
How to Write Honky-Tonk Piano Songs
Want a piano song that smells like spilled whiskey and feels like a Saturday night argument you win? You are in the right place. Honky ...
How to Write Cajun Songs
You want a song that makes people slap a table and stand up to dance. You want lyrics that smell like hot sauce and morning coffee. You...
How to Write Soundscape Songs
Soundscape songs are mood machines. They take the listener by the hand and lead them through a place that exists only because of your e...
How to Write Progressive Trance [It] Songs
Progressive trance is the long slow burn that makes festival crowds look like a single breathing organism. You want tracks that evolve,...