Songwriting Guides

Write Punta that feels built for replay, focusing on vocal phrasing, groove choices, and the details that make this style unmistakable. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making punta that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Discussion songs that really feel true-to-life and memorable, using hooks, pick the sharpest scene for feeling, and sharp section flow. 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

Craft Caucasus that feels clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on mix translation, groove choices. You will learn

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

Who it is for

• Artists and producers making caucasus that feels current and honest

What you get

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

Build Brooklyn Drill that feels true to roots yet fresh, using street detail without glamorising harm, minor piano motifs and tense textures, and focused mix translation. You will learn

• Gliding 808s and spaced kick grids
• Minor piano motifs and tense textures
• Cadence choices on, behind, ahead of grid
• Ad lib stacks and reload triggers
• Street detail without glamorising harm
• Limiter and de-ess safety for loud vocals

Who it is for

• MCs and producers crafting clear, heavy UK drill

What you get

• Kick and 808 grids
• Ad lib stack planner
• Narrative scene prompts
• Limiter safety notes

Shape Alternative R&B that really feels clear and memorable, using dembow and palm-wine options, guitar and percussion sparkle, and focused lyric tone. You will learn

• Dembow and palm-wine options
• Call and response hook shapes
• Bilingual rhyme with nuance
• Guitar and percussion sparkle
• Arrangement for dance and streams
• Collab strategy and credit care

Who it is for

• Singers and producers crafting pan-African hits

What you get

• Rhythm grids
• Hook translators
• Perc phrase banks
• Collab checklists

Shape Son Cubano that is clear, memorable, and moving, focusing on vocal phrasing, 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