Songwriting Advice
Holger Petersen, President at Stony Plain Contact Details
Holger Petersen is a renowned music industry executive, best known as the President of Stony Plain Records, a Canadian independent reco...
Complextro Songwriting Advice
Complextro is electronic music that sounds like a pocket full of synths got into a fight and then made a catchy tune. It is all about c...
How to Write Songs About Movement
You want motion that the listener can feel in their chest and in their shoes. Whether movement is literal travel, a dance floor stomp, ...
How to Write Lyrics About Dance Battles
You want lines that hit like a power move. You want a chorus that the crowd chants back. You want verses that smell like sweat, vinyl, ...
How to Write Maracatu Lyrics
You want lyrics that land like a drum and stick in a crowd the way confetti gets stuck on your shirt. You want words that braid with he...
How to Write Lyrics About Breaking Up With Your Girlfriend
You are hurt, furious, relieved, and a little obsessed with that message she sent at two a.m. You also want a song that does more than ...
How to Write a Song About Healthy Eating
You want a song that makes people want to shop the farmer market, chop garlic, and sing the chorus with a smoothie in hand. You want it...
How to Write Garage Punk Songs
You want a song that hits like a beer can to the forehead in a parking lot and still makes people sing in the shower the next morning. ...
How to Write Progressive Folk Lyrics
You want a song that hits like a clarion call and still fits in your listener's pocket playlist. Progressive folk sits at the crossroad...
How to Write Songs About Reality
You want a song that feels true enough to bruise. You want listeners to nod like they just recognized themselves in a stranger. Writing...