Songwriting Advice
How to Write Dark Wave Songs
You want songs that feel like midnight on purpose. You want synths that smell faintly of smoke and streetlamps. You want lyrics that hi...
The Song Finishing Checklist (Printable)
Finish more songs without losing your mind. You can be brilliant and messy and still never ship. This checklist is the belt and braces ...
How to Write New Wave Of American Heavy Metal Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a punch and a mirror at the same time. You want words that sound violent on the vocal cords and honest i...
Symphonic Metal Songwriting Advice
You want epic textures and face melting riffs that also make people cry in the parking lot. Symphonic metal is the glorious collision o...
How to Write Lyrics About Coincidence
Coincidence is the tiny electric shock life gives you just to remind you it is still interesting. It is the ex you run into at the corn...
How to Write Kapa Haka Songs
Yes you can write a kapa haka song. No you should not parachute into someone else s culture and wing it. Kapa haka is living cultural p...
How to Write Neue Deutsche Härte Songs
You want riffs that hit like a fist and choruses that people chant back in German even if they barely know the words. Neue Deutsche Här...
Richard Lovett, President at Creative Artists Agency, Inc.
Richard Lovett is the President of Creative Artists Agency, Inc. (CAA), one of the most prominent talent agencies in the entertainment ...
How to Write Lyrics About Recycling
You want your song to make people laugh and then sort their trash like it is a new religion. You want a hook that gets sung at festival...
How to Write Lyrics About Identity
You want a song that feels like you and also feels like everyone you hope will listen. Writing about identity means navigating memory, ...