Songwriting Guides

Deliver Maracatu that is tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on mix translation, vocal phrasing, 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

• Parade tempo sweet spots
• Call and response chorus shapes
• Drum ensemble layering with space
• Whistle and break cue language
• Lyric scenes of procession and pride
• Recording big drums without smear

Who it is for

• Songwriters and leaders arranging modern maracatu sets

What you get

• Procession tempo map
• Break cue sheets
• Chorus response templates
• Low end recording guide

Build Chutney that feels ready for stages and streams, focusing on lyric tone, hook design. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making chutney that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Build Groove Metal where concrete scenes and tight tones hit hard without harshness. You will learn

• Down-tuned riff architecture
• Heavy lyric images without edgelord cliche
• Transitions, stops, breakdowns
• Drum and bass locking at speed
• Harsh vocal tracking safely
• Dense mix clarity that really still pounds

Who it is for

• Bands pushing weight and precision

What you get

• Riff motif banks
• Breakdown cue sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Anti-mud checklist

Create Electroclash that really feels built for replay, using ebm basslines and simple, tough grooves, dirty synth leads and drum machines, and focused section flow. You will learn

• Dirty synth leads and drum machines
• Deadpan vocals with punk attitude
• EBM basslines and simple, tough grooves
• Lo fi grit with controlled distortion
• Provocative but witty lyric angles
• Club mix that still bangs on radio

Who it is for

• Artists chasing 00s electroclash bite with modern punch

What you get

• Patch starters for gritty monos
• Lofi saturation recipes
• Hook phrasing prompts
• Mix translation checklist

Integrity songs that really feel grounded yet cinematic, using hooks, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, and sharp lyric tone. 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 Melodic Metalcore with riffs, live dynamics, and shout back choruses that really explode on stage. You will learn

• Down-tuned riff architecture
• Heavy lyric images without edgelord cliche
• Transitions, stops, breakdowns
• Drum and bass locking at speed
• Harsh vocal tracking safely
• Dense mix clarity that still pounds

Who it is for

• Bands pushing weight and precision

What you get

• Riff motif banks
• Breakdown cue sheets
• Lyric image prompts
• Anti-mud checklist