Songwriting Advice
How To Start A Drill Song
You want a drill song that hits like a headline and sticks like an earworm. You want a beat that makes people nod hard. You want bars t...
How To Write A Good Melody
You want a melody that people hum in the shower and then credit to their badly behaved memory. You want lines that feel obvious the sec...
Adult Album Alternative Songwriting Advice
You are writing for listeners who want depth not just a catchy line. Adult Album Alternative, often shortened to AAA, is a radio and pl...
Jazz Rock Songwriting Advice
You want a song that swings like Coltrane and hits like a Marshall stack. Jazz rock sits at the clumsy, brilliant intersection of jazz ...
Straight-Ahead Jazz Songwriting Advice
You want a tune that swings, tells a story, and survives a smoky club with a full bar and one angry saxophonist. You want a melody that...
Post-Britpop Songwriting Advice
You love big guitars, cheeky lyrics, and choruses that feel like a pub full of friends singing back at you. You also want your songs to...
Pub Rock (United Kingdom) Songwriting Advice
Want songs that hit like a pint dropped on a sticky floor? Pub rock is the musical elbow shove that says play loud, play honest, and do...
Psydub Songwriting Advice
As a musician, creating a psydub track that resonates with your audience can be a daunting task. With its unique blend of psychedelic s...
Brutal Death Metal Songwriting Advice
You want your song to hit like a falling building and sound like a barbarian mosh pit inside a steel drum. Good. This is the manual for...
Pashto Music Songwriting Advice
Yes you can write a Pashto song that slaps on Spotify and still makes your elders cry in the right way. Whether you are writing a heart...