Songwriting Advice
How to Write a Song About Exotic Destinations
You want a song that smells like mango and diesel at dawn without sounding like a travel brochure. You want a chorus that makes people...
How to Write Songs About Freedom
You want to sing about freedom that actually lands. Not the generic banner with tired lines. Not the obvious metaphor that sounds like ...
How to Write Dansband Lyrics
You want people to grab a partner, fill the floor, and sing the whole chorus back at the next gig. Dansband music is sentimental, dance...
How to Write Traditional Bluegrass/Neo-Traditional Bluegrass Lyrics
Want lyrics that make people clap, cry, stomp, and tell their granddad about you? You are in the right place. Bluegrass lives in simple...
Music Intermediaries: Agents, Managers, and Attorneys
Ever wondered how your favorite artists seem to navigate the wild, unpredictable world of music with such finesse? It’s not just their ...
Music Managers Verbal Agreement
Picture this: You just landed that sweet gig with a buzzing music manager who promises to take your tunes from basement jams to chart-t...
Music Publishers in New York
Picture this: You’re sitting in a trendy Brooklyn coffee shop, earbuds in, as a catchy beat sneaks up on you. You scribble down lyrics ...
How to Write Western Swing Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people tip their hat laugh a little and then cry into their beer while tapping their feet. Western Swing is a...
How to Write Lyrics About Start
You need a beginning that feels like an event. Whether you are writing about the first drink after a long dry spell, the moment you mov...
How to Write Classic Hits Lyrics
You want a lyric that people hum in the shower and quote in group chats. You want lines that feel intimate on first listen and massive ...