Accessories

• 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

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

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

• Concept > gimmick: building a system that generates surprises
• Graphic scores and performer freedom that still feels intentional
• Micro‑form: gestures, cells, and contrast without verse/chorus
• Text strategies: cut‑ups, constraints, and semantic drift
• Timbre first writing—preparing instruments and designing noise
• Recording wild sounds safely and integrating them musically

• Artists pushing limits—noise-makers, art‑pop rebels, theatre composers

• Graphic score stencils
• Session routing blueprints
• Constraint cards
• Consent & safety notes for extreme sounds

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.

Turn modern hits into tavern bangers. Or write originals that sound parchment fresh. Use modes, drone strings, and hand drums. Translate slang into courtly wit. Keep melodies singable by villagers and kings. Make the hall echo without losing groove.

• Mode maps for dorian, mixolydian, and aeolian
• Lute, harp, flute, and frame drum roles
• Period friendly rhyme and medieval metaphors
• Arrangements for verse cycles and refrain rounds
• Recording tips for candlelit space and chorus lines

You get: Instrument guides, lyric glossaries, and set-piece templates. Outcome: Court approved jams with tavern ready hooks.

Build liminal worlds that feel like midnight malls and kind memories. Curate source material with taste, transform it with love, and arrange loops that evolve like slow escalators. Pair gentle drums, glowing pads, and logo motifs that return like a dream.

• Crate digging ethics and transformation paths
• Time stretch and pitch design for soft nostalgia
• Harmony choices with plush sevenths and ninths
• Forms for loops, sides, and live sets
• Mix and master targets for velvet clarity

You get: Palette guides, motif seeds, IR packs, and sequencing maps. Outcome: Vapor tapes that listeners inhabit on repeat.