Songwriting Advice
How To Write A Good Love Song
You want someone to press play and feel their chest rearrange itself. You want the lyrics to be honest without being cloying. You want ...
Microsound Songwriting Advice
What is Microsound?
Microsound is a term coined by musician and producer Thomas Dolby to describe the subtle, often imperceptible sound...
How To Write A Sad Song For Beginners
You want to make people ugly cry and then add your song to their late night playlist. You want a lyric that feels true in the throat. Y...
Rock Opera Songwriting Advice
Rock opera is like a blockbuster movie with amps and sweaty guitars. It asks for story stakes that live in the chorus. It asks for char...
Boogie Songwriting Advice
As a musician, you're likely no stranger to the infectious energy and catchy rhythms of boogie music. From funk to disco, boogie has in...
Progressive Rock (Radio Format) Songwriting Advice
You love sprawling prog epics and the chaotic joy of time signatures nobody claps along to. You also want someone on a radio show to ac...
Ethno Jazz Songwriting Advice
You want music that sounds like a passport stamp and a confession at once. You want grooves that pull from non western traditions and m...
Funk Carioca Songwriting Advice
Funk Carioca, also known as Baile Funk, is a genre of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the 1980s. It's a fusion of Am...
Songo Songwriting Advice
You are about to learn how to write Songo songs that hit like a late night street party. Songo is more than a rhythm. It is attitude, n...
How To Write Songs Lyrics
You want lyrics people remember after one listen. You want lines that sound like they were stolen from your best friend and polished un...