Songwriting Guides

Craft Songo that is tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on mix translation, arrangement clarity, and the details that make this style unmistakable. Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.You will learn

• Clave placement you can feel
• Montuno patterns that rise
• Tres and piano interlock
• Tumbao that pushes without crowding
• Coro and pregon call and response
• Section flow from intro to descarga

Who it is for

• Bands writing modern Cuban son with classic foundations

What you get

• Clave maps
• Montuno starter motifs
• Coro prompt lists
• Arrangement stencils

Build a War Stories songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using pick the sharpest scene for feeling, arrangements, and sharp image clarity. You will learn

• Pick the sharpest scene for feeling
• Prosody that matches pulse
• Hooks that distill the truth
• Bridge turns that add perspective
• Images over abstracts
• Arrangements that support the story

Who it is for

• Songwriters chasing honest, powerful emotion writing

What you get

• Scene picker worksheet
• Prosody checklist
• Hook distiller
• Arrangement cue map

Write Gumbe with clean structure, bold images, and hooks designed for replay on radio and social. You will learn

• Groove and tempo sweet spots
• Hook symmetry and chorus lift
• Lyric themes and imagery that really fit
• Vocal phrasing with breath control
• Arrangements that spotlight the core sound
• Mix choices that stay clear and loud

Who it is for

• Artists making modern, honest records

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps
• Hook templates
• Scene prompts
• Mix and release checks

Build Sawt that feels clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on arrangement clarity, lyric tone. You will learn

• Groove selection and tempo sweet spots for sawt
• Hook shapes and chorus symmetry that suit sawt
• Lyric themes and imagery common to sawt
• Vocal phrasing and breath that fit sawt
• Arrangement choices that highlight signature sounds
• Mix decisions that keep energy clean and loud

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making sawt that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for sawt
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release checklists

Forgiveness songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using repair promises, hooks, and sharp lyric tone. You will learn

• Accountability language without excuses
• Specifics over general 'sorry'
• Repair promises that scan
• Hooks that give space
• Bridge steps you’ll take
• Soft dynamics that sound sincere

Who it is for

• Artists writing real amends, not PR statements

What you get

• Accountability phrase bank
• Specifics checklist
• Repair-plan prompts
• Sincere-take vocal guide

Create Afro House that really feels ready for stages and streams, using 16-bar blocks with clear cues, swing and velocity for groove, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Swing and velocity for groove
• Ear-candy rotation without clutter
• 16-bar blocks with clear cues
• Booth rig mix translation
• Minimal lyrics that still hit
• Topliner collaboration flow

Who it is for

• House producers focused on dance-floor function

What you get

• Arrangement stencils
• Groove checklists
• Topline briefs
• Pre-master checks