Songwriting Guides

Shape Lovers Rock that is tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on lyric tone, groove choices, and the details that make this style unmistakable. Expect practical steps you can repeat.Expect practical steps you can repeat.You will learn

• One drop feel with soft swing
• Skank guitar that supports melody
• Close harmony stacks for warmth
• Lyric intimacy without cliche
• Chorus lift that still feels gentle
• Tape style glue without haze

Who it is for

• Singers and bands making tender reggae love songs

What you get

• Feel templates
• Harmony maps
• Lyric intimacy prompts
• Warm clarity mix notes

Deliver Birmingham Sound that feels authentic and modern, using arrangements that spotlight the core sound, groove and tempo sweet spots, 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

Unrequited Love songs that really feel built for goosebumps, using prosody, sensory images beyond roses and rain, and sharp image clarity. You will learn

• Sensory images beyond roses and rain
• Prosody that feels like leaning in
• Tension and release through pre-chorus
• Unique terms of endearment
• Rhyme that feels effortless
• A bridge that deepens not repeats

Who it is for

• Writers capturing new-love butterflies or steady warmth

What you get

• Image bank for touch/taste/sound
• Prosody checklist
• Hook symmetry templates
• Bridge angle prompts

Create Worldbeat that really feels true to roots yet fresh, using vocal phrasing with breath control, mix choices, and focused section flow. 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

Shape Ragga Hip Hop that feels true to roots yet fresh, using swagger with humor and restraint, cadence switches and sticky callouts, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Write directly to riddims
• Cadence switches and sticky callouts
• Pull-up-ready hook lines
• Swagger with humor and restraint
• Minimal arrangements with impact
• Bright mids and sizzle control

Who it is for

• Vocalists and producers making party-ready riddims

What you get

• Flow pattern cards
• Hook callout prompts
• Cue sheets
• Broadcast-safe checks

Build Indian Classical 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