Songwriting Advice
Carl Ryan, Director, Touring and Artist Development at Interscope Records Contact Details
Carl Ryan is a highly respected and influential figure in the music industry, currently serving as the Director of Touring and Artist D...
How to Write Street Punk Lyrics
You want lyrics that spit truth into a sweaty room and make people sing like they mean it. Street punk lyric writing is not about cleve...
Rautalanka (Finnish Surf-Rock) Songwriting Advice
Rautalanka means iron wire in Finnish. It is the name Finns gave to a cool breed of instrumental guitar music that took the 1960s by st...
Neo-Swing Songwriting Advice
Neo Swing is vintage sass with a modern kick. Imagine a 1920s speakeasy that got Wi Fi and a sub bass. That energy is what we chase. If...
How to Write Post-Progressive Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a short film and a microwave poem at the same time. You want words that reward repeat listens and still ...
How to Write Songs About Growth
Growth songs are not motivational posters with melodies. Growth songs are honest travelogues from one version of you to another version...
How to Write Soca Lyrics
You want a soca tune that makes people drop everything and win the road. You want a chorus that becomes a chant. You want verses that g...
How to Write Positive Hardcore Lyrics
You want lyrics that smack like a slam but heal like a bandage. You want the crowd to scream the lines back at you while feeling strong...
Aspiring Music Managers
Picture this: you’re at your favorite underground gig, neon lights pulsing as the beat drops, and you suddenly realize that you’re not ...
How to Write Sega Lyrics
You want lyrics that make feet move and heads nod while telling a story that smells like the ocean and old sugar cane smoke. Sega is a ...