Songwriting Advice
How To Make A Song About Someone
You want to write a song about someone and not sound like your high school diary or a tabloid headline. Maybe you are writing about a c...
Trip Hop Songwriting Advice
Trip hop, a genre born out of the Bristolian underground in the late 1980s, is characterized by its dark, atmospheric soundscapes, down...
Mariachi Songwriting Advice
If you want a mariachi song that makes abuelos cry and crowds jump at the same time, you are in the right place. Whether you are writin...
Latino Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that hit like a thrown tambourine and make the whole room scream your name. You want lines that are true to your barrio,...
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...
Southeast Asian Songwriting Advice
This is your survival manual for writing songs that feel local and travel global. You want lyrics that land in Tagalog, Thai, Vietnames...
American Folk Revival Songwriting Advice
If you want to write songs that sound like they were excavated from a porch, but also hit your playlists and TikTok, you are in the rig...
Bro-Country Songwriting Advice
Bro-country songwriting is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 2010s, characterized by its focus on partying, trucks, beer,...
Gothic Punk Songwriting Advice
You want a song that sounds like a coffin cracking open at a DIY show in a parking lot. You want lyrics that sting like a razor and ima...
Dixieland Songwriting Advice
You want a song that makes people stomp, smile, and maybe embarrass themselves dancing with suspicious confidence. Dixieland feels like...