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

Shape Gothic Rock that really feels bold yet true to roots, using riffs and modal flavors, shout-back chorus design, 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

Create Math Rock that really feels authentic and modern, using riffs and modal flavors, set pacing with smart key flow, and focused hook design. 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

Craft Honky-Tonk Piano that feels tight, finished, and release ready, focusing on mix translation, lyric tone. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making honky-tonk piano that feels current and honest

What you get

• Groove and phrasing maps for honky-tonk piano
• Hook and chorus templates
• Scene prompt lists for fast drafting
• Mix and release

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

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