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Raw feeling meets craft. How to Write Canadian Blues Songs shows you how to turn ideas into lyrics that land live and on record—swing phrasing, call‑and‑response baked in. You will learn

• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Solo structure—motifs, development, release
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Comping that leaves space for the story

Who it is for

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

What you get

• Motif practice prompts
• Coda/ending cheat sheet
• Rhyme colour palettes
• Form maps

Make honest songs that hit. In How to Write Boogie Songs you’ll shape chaos into choruses—built on blues language, extended harmony—that read like a diary and sing like an anthem. You will learn

• Comping that leaves space for the story
• Phrasing over swing vs straight feels
• Blues forms, rhythm changes, and reharm basics
• Ending tags and codas that feel classic
• Lyric cool: subtext, irony, and winked punchlines
• Solo structure—motifs, development, release

Who it is for

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

What you get

• Form maps
• Motif practice prompts
• Rhyme colour palettes
• Coda/ending cheat sheet

Celebrate making things without sounding precious. Write about process, failure, and tiny triumphs. Turn brushes, strings, clay, and code into vivid images. Build choruses that feel like permission slips for courage.

• Theme lenses for craft, risk, and community
• Metaphor banks from studios, stages, and workshops
• Hooks that invite the listener to try
• Progressions that glow with gentle resolve
• Production details that sound like hands at work

You get: Prompts, title seeds, call and response maps, and bridge turns. Outcome: Anthems that make people want to create.

Riddims that shell. Hooks that run the summer. This book teaches pocket first writing with respectful Patois strategy and DJ friendly structure that selectors love. You will learn

• Kick, rim, hat, and shaker language for bounce
• Bass motifs and slides that converse with the kick
• Skank, bubble, and hook textures that interlock
• Call and response chorus engineering with crowd space
• Deejay flows, breath plans, and ad lib architecture
• Mixing for weight, clarity, and system translation

Who it is for

• Artists, producers, and writers who want authentic feel and replay

What you get

• Riddim templates and MIDI starters
• Vocal capture and stack plans
• Dub wise FX performance pointers
• Deliverable specs for DJs and radio
• Troubleshooting for stiff grooves, harsh highs, and crowded hooks

Serve the riddim. Protect the pocket. Make the rewind happen.

Create irresistible antagonists with hooks you cannot deny. Choose narrator lenses that shape motive and menace. Write tag lines that bite and bridges that reframe the whole story. Score productions that suggest danger with restraint so the lyric does the heavy lift.

• Confession, boast, plea, and legend frameworks
• Minor and modal colors that thrill rather than mope
• Motif design for sinister riffs and tag lines
• Twist options that flip sympathies cleanly
• Mix cues for teeth without noise fatigue

You get: Character sheets, chord palettes, title banks, and scene maps. Outcome: Anthems listeners love to quote in the mirror.

Build pocket first funk that snaps from rehearsal to stage. Design riffs that stick, bass lines that argue sweetly with the kick, and horn hits that feel like high fives. Arrange space so vocals breathe and every part earns its spot. Deliver mixes with chewy mids, tight lows, and clear air.

• Interlocking drum and bass patterns with ghost notes
• Guitar chank, clav grids, and syncopation drills
• Horn voicings that punch without crowding the hook
• Vamp to chorus forms that light up crowds fast
• Breaks, stops, and countable cues for live sets

You get: Riff banks, horn stacks, set flow guides, and mix checklists. Outcome: Grooves that make the room move on command.