Songwriting Advice
Alison Mingino, Manager, A&R at Sony Music Nashville Contact Details
Alison Mingino is a highly respected figure in the music industry, currently serving as the Manager of A&R at Sony Music Nashville....
How to Write Lyrics About Procrastination
You are late to your own life. You have a to do list that judges you silently. You keep writing the list instead of doing anything on t...
How to Write Songs About Future
You want a future song that feels prophetic without sounding like a tired sci fi trope. You want listeners to tuck the chorus into a pl...
Chords for Lyricists (Progressions That Derve The Story)
You write lines that sting. Now make chords that punch the same spot. Too often lyricists treat harmony like wallpaper. It is not wallp...
How to Write Viking Rock Songs
You want loud drums, chest beating chants, and a chorus people scream along to while holding a tankard of something questionable. You w...
Plunderphonics Songwriting Advice
As a musician, you're likely no stranger to the concept of sampling in music. But have you ever heard of plunderphonics? This subgenre ...
How to Write a Song About Intimacy
You want a song that feels like someone left a window open in your chest. You want lines that make people text their ex and then immedi...
Neil Young - Heart of Gold Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Quick promise You will leave this breakdown with practical ways to steal the emotional mechanics behind Heart of Gold and use them in y...
Kawaii Metal Songwriting Advice
You want glitter and chains in the same sentence. Kawaii Metal sits where candy floss collides with a mosh pit. You want melodies that ...
Nueva Canción Songwriting Advice
This is not a history lecture. This is a how to write songs that hit like a fist and hug like a mother. Nueva Canción means new song. I...