Songwriting Guides

Craft Son that is ready for stages and streams, focusing on groove choices, hook design, 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

Create Power Soca that feels authentic and modern, focusing on vocal phrasing, lyric tone. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making power soca that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Oceans songs that really feel visceral and clear, using images over abstracts, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, 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

Shape Psychedelic Soul that really feels bold yet true to roots, using plush, current vocal mixing, harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Velvet chord voicings
• Intimate lyrics within boundaries
• Harmony stacks and tasteful ad libs
• Pocket behind or ahead of beat
• Chorus lift without mood loss
• Plush, current vocal mixing

Who it is for

• Singers and producers making mood-rich records

What you get

• Voicing recipes
• Intimacy prompts
• Harmony maps
• Vocal chain starters

Write Marabi 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

Create Jazz House that really feels clear and memorable, using swing and velocity for groove, ear-candy rotation without clutter, and focused section flow. 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