Songwriting Advice
Disco Polo Songwriting Advice
Understanding the Genre
Disco polo, a genre that originated in Poland in the 1980s, is a unique blend of disco, folk, and pop music. Ch...
Jump Blues Songwriting Advice
Jump blues is a subgenre of blues music that originated in the 1940s and 1950s. It's characterized by its strong emphasis on rhythm, a ...
Traditional Bluegrass/Neo-Traditional Bluegrass Songwriting Advice
Before diving into songwriting advice, it's essential to understand the roots and characteristics of traditional bluegrass and neo-trad...
Filmi Songwriting Advice
You want a filmi song that makes audiences cry in multiplexes and stream it at 1 a.m. You want a hook that becomes a ringtone and a lin...
Album Oriented Rock Songwriting Advice
You like records that hit like a story that keeps getting better side after side. Album Oriented Rock or AOR is not about one viral cho...
Help Write Lyrics
Want lyrics that hit like a double espresso and stick like gum on a sneaker? Cool. You do not need mystical talent. You need a toolbox,...
Smooth Jazz Songwriting Advice
Want to write smooth jazz that sounds expensive even when your budget is not You want melodies that hug a sax line while chords cotton ...
Heavy Metal Songwriting Advice
You want riffs that punch like a stadium full of angry eagles. You want grooves that make the pit obey gravity on demand. You want lyri...
Nueva Canción Songwriting Advice
This is not a history lecture. This is a how to write songs that hit like a fist and hug like a mother. Nueva Canción means new song. I...
Birmingham Sound Songwriting Advice
If your song smells like canal water and late night kebabs in a good way, you are on the right track. This guide is for Brummie writers...