Songwriting Advice
Schlager Songwriting Advice
You want a Schlager song that grabs grandma, your neighbor, and the bar crowd all at once. You want a chorus people sing on the tram, a...
How to Write Electronic Pop Songs
Understanding the Genre
Electronic pop, also known as electropop, is a subgenre of pop music that heavily incorporates electronic eleme...
How to Write Chinese Folk Music Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel ancient and immediate at the same time. You want language that sits perfectly on a pentatonic melody and does...
How To Write A Song About A Girl
So you want to write a song about a girl. Cool. You are not alone. Every writer has at least one notebook page where they scribbled a n...
Donny Herran, Director Product Management Vh1 Wc Reality at VH1 Contact Details
Donny Herran is the Director of Product Management for VH1's WC Reality department. As a key figure in the music industry, he plays a c...
Music Cord Managers
Ever felt like your studio setup was auditioning for a spaghetti commercial? Welcome to the wild and wacky world of Music Cord Managers...
How to Write Lyrics About Casino And Gambling
Casinos are a songwriting candy store. Neon, cigarettes, clinking chips, promises that feel like lies and prayers. If you want drama th...
Sufi Rock Songwriting Advice
You want the soul shaking and the guitar screaming at the same time. You want lyrics that read like whispered prayers and a riff that p...
How to Write Lyrics About Fragility
Fragility is not a weakness on a song sheet. It is a magnifying glass. It reveals seams, small details, and the exact spice that makes ...
How to Write a Song About Coping Mechanisms
You want a song that feels true not performative. You want the listener to say I have been there without you spelling out a therapy tex...