Songwriting Advice
How to Write a Song About Beatboxing
You want a song that makes people check if a DJ snuck into the vocalist's throat. You want the beat to come from a mouth and the lyrics...
How to Write Death 'N' Roll Songs
Death 'N' Roll is the ugly love child of death metal and rock and roll. It keeps the guttural intensity and dark textures of death meta...
How to Write Art Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people tilt their heads and then hum along all week. You want lines that sound like a dream with a map. You w...
John Lennon - Imagine Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you ever wanted to steal the kernel of a classic without sounding like a cringe tribute act, this is your field guide. We are rippin...
How to Write Nitzhonot Songs
Ready to write a Nitzhonot song that slaps festival stages and late night living rooms alike? If you want the hypnotic drive of trance ...
How to Write Azonto Lyrics
Azonto is a vibe that makes your hips tell untold stories. It is dance first and lyric second in the sense that the words must make the...
How to Write Folk Ragtime Songs
You want songs that sound like your granddad found a jazz record and then fell in love with folk campfire truth. Folk ragtime is that a...
Do Music Managers Need to Read Books
Picture this: you’re juggling a latte in one hand, your smartphone in the other, and your favorite playlist blasting as you zoom throug...
How to Write a Song About Divorce
This is the divorce song you did not know you had in you. Whether you are burning an ex in a sassy pop breakup jam, unpacking sorrow in...
How to Write Dubtronica Songs
You want bass that makes spines rattle and space that feels like a midnight ocean. You want delays that talk back and drops that turn a...