Songwriting Advice
How to Write Classical Crossover Songs
You want a song that makes someone cry in the fourth row and then immediately opens Shazam. You want lush strings that smell like marbl...
Power Soca Songwriting Advice
You want a soca tune that rips through a crowd like a fresh flag in a parade. You want the hook to hit on the first play. You want the ...
Darius Van Arman, A&R Executive at Jagjaguwar Contact Details
Who is Darius Van Arman?
Darius Van Arman is a renowned A&R (Artist and Repertoire) executive at Jagjaguwar, a highly respected ind...
Landen Rosenbloom, Artist Manager, A&R at Universal Music Group Contact Details
Landen Rosenbloom is a highly respected Artist Manager and A&R (Artist and Repertoire) at Universal Music Group. With years of expe...
Sting - Fields of Gold Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a dusty musicology lecture. This is a rowdy, affectionate, slightly tipsy dissection of how Sting built one of those songs ...
How to Write European Songs
You want a song that works in Berlin clubs, Lisbon bars, Warsaw festivals, and midnight playlists in Oslo. Europe is not one country. E...
How to Write Lyrics About Heroism
Heroism is not all capes and slow motion. Sometimes it is someone texting back when you are two drinks in. Sometimes it is a person who...
How to Write Lyrics About Influencer Culture
You want a song that nails the weirdness of social media and makes people laugh, cringe, and sing along. You want lines that sound like...
How to Write Lyrics About Robotics
You want a robot song that lands like a magic trick and not a lecture. You want to sing about circuits and sentience in a way that hits...
How to Write Worldbeat Songs
You want music that sounds like it could cross oceans and still feel like your weird, beautiful self. Worldbeat is a creative playgroun...