Songwriting Guides

Shape Kansas City Jazz that feels tight release ready, using mix choices that stay clear loud, vocal phrasing with breath control, and focused hook design. You will learn

• Groove and tempo sweet spots
• Hook symmetry and chorus lift
• Lyric themes and imagery that 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

Deliver Ragga that is bold yet true to roots, focusing on arrangement clarity, mix translation, 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

• Write to riddims with confidence
• Chat cadences and breath spots
• Stick callouts and crowd triggers
• Hook symmetry that chants clean
• Minimal arrangements with impact
• Broadcast safe vocal chain

Who it is for

• Vocalists and producers crafting high energy ragga

What you get

• Riddim brief template
• Cadence maps
• Hook callout prompts
• Limiter and de ess notes

Shape Symphonic Rock that really feels bold yet true to roots, using riffs and modal flavors, three- or five-piece clarity, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Riffs and modal flavors that stick
• Concrete scenes over vague angst
• Shout-back chorus design
• Three- or five-piece clarity
• Loud tones without harsh fizz
• Set pacing with smart key flow

Who it is for

• Bands chasing catharsis with modern punch

What you get

• Riff starters
• Scene prompts
• Chant maps
• Tone-taming notes

Losing A Job songs that really feel visceral and clear, using breath-aware phrasing for emotion, ritual framing without cliché, and sharp hook focus. You will learn

• Writing around absence with objects
• Honoring specifics (voice, habits)
• Major/minor color for hope and ache
• Breath-aware phrasing for emotion
• Chorus lines that hold gently
• Ritual framing without cliché

Who it is for

• Artists processing loss with honesty and care

What you get

• Memory scene prompts
• Harmonic color menu
• Breath plan worksheet
• Sensitivity checklist

Build Goregrind where every section earns its place and the chorus feels inevitable. 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

Write Indian Jazz where harmony stacks, tasteful ad libs, and groove feel inevitable. You will learn

• Blues forms and reharm basics
• Cool subtext and winked punchlines
• Swing and straight feel phrasing
• Comping with space for the story
• Motif-based solos and release
• Classic codas that really land

Who it is for

• Vocalists and bands blending tradition with fresh stories

What you get

• Form maps
• Rhyme color palettes
• Motif prompts
• Coda guide