Songwriting Advice
How to Write Contemporary R&B Songs
You want songs that feel like velvet but hit like a gut punch. You want vocals that swim through chords and lyrics that read like a sec...
How to Write Lyrics About Closeness
Closeness is a drug and a grocery list at the same time. It can be soft, urgent, boring, erotic, safe, or the reason you cannot sleep. ...
How to Write Mexican Pop Songs
You want a Mexican pop song that sounds like it belongs on the radio in Mexico City and also on a playlist someone tangentially cool fo...
SZA - Good Days Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Want to steal the secret sauce from SZA without sounding like a SZA cosplayer at an open mic? Good. Welcome. We are going to pull apart...
How to Write Go-Go Lyrics
You want lyrics that get the crowd yelling your name and clapping on cue. You want lines that sit inside the beat, not on top of it. Yo...
St. Vincent - New York Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is a lyric autopsy with personality. We are taking Annie Clark a.k.a St. Vincent's song New York and pulling it apart like a vinta...
Hugh Southard, President / Booking Agent at Blue Mountain Artists
Hugh Southard is a prominent figure in the music industry, serving as the President and Booking Agent at Blue Mountain Artists, a reput...
How to Write Stomp Songs
You want a song people can feel in their boots. You want a beat that slaps through cheap speakers. You want a title that twenty sweaty ...
Independent Music Managers
So, you’ve just dropped your debut track on SoundCloud and your followers are blowing up your DMs, only problem is, your back is agains...
How to Make a Hit Song
You want a song that people hum in the shower and steal for their Reels. You want a hook that crashes into the brain and refuses to lea...