Songwriting Advice
How to Write Lyrics About Characters
Characters make songs feel like movies you can sing along to. When you write about a person who seems alive on the page the listener le...
1017 Records A&R
Ever wondered what it takes to hit the sweet spot where raw talent, cutting-edge creativity, and brilliant A&R vision collide? Welc...
Death-Doom Songwriting Advice
You want weight. You want riffs that hit like a funeral procession with attitude. You want vocals that feel like gravel in a throat and...
Bounce Songwriting Advice
Want a track that makes people drop what they are doing and start moving like their phone battery depends on it? Bounce music is the em...
How to Write Pagode Songs
You want a pagode song that feels like a roda de samba coming alive. You want a chorus people will sing along to while holding a beer o...
How to Write Lyrics About Tongue Twisters
Want to write lyrics that sound like a verbal roller coaster? You want lines that trip over themselves on purpose, lines that are fun t...
How to Write Electroacoustic Music Songs
Electroacoustic music is where a microphone and a laptop meet a living room lamp and decide to throw a party. It mixes recorded acousti...
How to Write Soft Grunge Lyrics
You want grit that feels like velvet. You want lines that sound like someone texting at 2 a.m. while sitting on the floor with fluoresc...
Gospel Blues Songwriting Advice
Gospel blues is a genre that originated in the 1920s and 1930s, emerging from the African American church experience. It's a unique ble...
Ambient Pop Songwriting Advice
You want a song that feels like a hug wrapped in fog. You want your listener to float for three minutes and still be humming the line w...