Songwriting Advice
European Free Jazz Songwriting Advice
You want to write music that sounds like a living thing. You want grooves that breathe, melodies that fight and then hug, and arrangeme...
Speedcore Songwriting Advice
Speedcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the 1990s, characterized by its fast tempo, aggressive sound, and often, chaot...
Pop Soul Songwriting Advice
You want a song that feels like velvet and knocks like a door slam. You want the sweetness of soul with the clarity of pop. You want a ...
Dubstep Songwriting Advice
You want a track that slaps so hard a neighbor calls the cops and then asks for the file. Dubstep is built on bass that moves the body ...
Big Band Songwriting Advice
You want a chart that slaps in the room. You want horn lines that punch like an espresso shot. You want a head melody that people whist...
Song Prompts
You want ideas that land like a gif in a group chat. You want prompts that make you laugh, squint, cry, and then hum a melody for the r...
Hardcore Songwriting Advice
Embracing the Craft of Songwriting
As a musician, you know that songwriting is an essential part of your craft. It's the foundation up...
Power Soca Songwriting Advice
You want a soca tune that rips through a crowd like a fresh flag in a parade. You want the hook to hit on the first play. You want the ...
New Jersey Sound Songwriting Advice
You want songs that sound like they were forged under a boardwalk sky with a beer in one hand and a saxophone solo in the other. You wa...
Avant Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that slap like a broken mirror and still hum in the skull the next day. Avant punk is nasty and fragile at the same time...