Songwriting Advice
How to Write Songs About Analysis
You want a song about analysis that does not read like a professor wrote the liner notes. You do not want a track that sounds like a bo...
Jazz-Funk Songwriting Advice
You want grooves that make people move and songs that make them care. Jazz funk lives in the sweet spot where deep rhythm meets sophist...
How to Write Lyrics About Old vs. New
You want a lyric that smells like cedar boxes and fresh plastic at the same time. You want listeners to feel the ache of what was and t...
Crossover Thrash Songwriting Advice
If you like the speed of thrash and the attitude of hardcore punk you are in the right place. Crossover thrash is that glorious, sweaty...
Brett Cooper, Marketing Manager at Rostrum Records Contact Details
Who is Brett Cooper?
Brett Cooper is the Marketing Manager at Rostrum Records, a renowned independent record label based in Pittsburgh,...
How to Be an A&R at a Record Label
Picture this: you’re at the trendiest underground gig, rubbernecking through a sea of debuting artists, armed with an infectious passio...
How To Write A Country Song
You want a song that smells like leather and coffee and makes people cry in pickup trucks while smiling. Country music is built on stor...
St. Vincent - New York Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is a lyric autopsy with personality. We are taking Annie Clark a.k.a St. Vincent's song New York and pulling it apart like a vinta...
How to Write Musical Improvisation Songs
You want a song that invites players to get weird and keeps the listener hooked. Maybe you want a track that lives on the stage as a th...
Breakstep Songwriting Advice
Want to write breakstep tracks that hit like a brick and still get stuck in people You want beats that make bodies move and lyrics that...