Songwriting Advice
How to Write Alternative Metal Lyrics
You want lyrics that hit like a fist and haunt like a hook. Alternative metal is a mood, a mood with teeth, and a chance to be poetic w...
How to Write Doom Metal Lyrics
You want words that feel like a slow collapse. You want lines that weigh like iron on a chest. You want images that haunt the listener ...
How to Write Songs About Nostalgia
Nostalgia is not just memory. Nostalgia is a mood that smells like the past and sounds like a page turn. If you want a song that makes ...
Pat Pattison Songwriting
If songwriting had a gym teacher it would be Pat Pattison. He is the coach who hands you a clipboard full of tools, looks you dead in t...
How to Write Jump-Up Songs
Want to make people pogo like rhinoceroses at 175 BPM? Welcome to the joyfully rude world of jump up. If you write music that makes clu...
How to Write a Song About Media Influence
Want to write a song that slaps and also slaps the algorithm back? Good. Media influence is the perfect giant beast to wrestle into thr...
How to Find a Music Artist Manager
Ever felt lost in the music industry maze, wondering how to snag the perfect manager who can turn your jam-packed dreams into chart-top...
How to Write African Blues Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel dusty, soulful, and true to the road. You want words that sit on a groove, tell a story, and make listeners n...
Brill Building Songwriting Advice
Think of this as a crash course from the smart, smoky rooms where pop songwriting learned to be both clever and disposable in the best ...
Anr in Music
Ever wondered how your favorite tracks go from scribbles on a napkin to chart-topping hits? Buckle up, because we’re about to dive deep...