Songwriting Advice
How to Write G-Funk Songs
If you want your track to smell like lowrider leather, California sun, and pure swagger, you are in the right place. G-Funk is that slo...
Rod Essig, Booking Agent at Creative Artists Agency, Inc.
Rod Essig, a prominent booking agent at Creative Artists Agency, Inc. (CAA), has been instrumental in shaping the careers of numerous m...
How to Write Musique Concrète Songs
Ready to throw your guitar out the window and glue a train ticket to a snare drum? Musique concrète gives you permission to treat sound...
How to Write Lyrics About Confidence Building
You want lyrics that feel like a pep talk but sound like a poem that punches you in the chest. You want lines people sing in the showe...
Isicathamiya Songwriting Advice
If your idea of choir practice is a sleepy Sunday, welcome to Isicathamiya where the choir sneaks up on you and then stabs your heart w...
How to Write Acid Techno Lyrics
Acid techno is a machine with a pulse. The tracks are hypnotic, squelchy, and relentless. Vocals are not the main act here. Vocals are ...
How to Write a Song About Salsa And Merengue
You want a song that makes people move and feel at the same time. You want percussion that wakes a room up and a lyric that gives dance...
How to Write Lyrics About Fame And Fortune
You want a song that talks about riches without sounding like a charity for cliches. You want the glint of a gold chain and the ache be...
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 Brewery Tours
You want a beer song that slaps. You want a chorus that people shout between sips. You want verses that smell like wet hops and feel li...