Songwriting Advice
How to Write a Song About Memoir Writing
You want a song that reads like a page from your life but hits like a chorus in a packed room. Memoir writing is messy, honest, and wei...
How to Write Songs About Order
You want a song about order that does not sound like a lecture or a janitor giving a TED talk. You want lines that are clever without b...
How To Make A Beat For A Song
You want a beat that makes people nod, scream, or put the shirt back on and slow dance in the grocery aisle. You want grooves that carr...
How to Write Lyrics About Presence
You want lyrics that make listeners stop scrolling and actually breathe with you. Presence is the rare kind of lyric that turns a casua...
How to Write Hard Rock Songs
You want riffs that bruise and choruses that sing like a battle cry. You want lyrics that feel honest and vague at the same time so you...
Ian Allen, Mgr A&R Admin - Clearance at Island Records Contact Details
Ian Allen is a highly respected figure in the music industry, currently holding the position of Manager A&R Admin - Clearance at Is...
How to Write Trouse Songs
Want to write trouse songs that make hands go up, phones light up, and strangers hug each other at festivals? Good. You are in the righ...
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 a Song About Fundraising
You want a song that makes people open their wallets and then sing along in the shower. You want a chorus that hits like a donation con...
How to Write Deathrock Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like fogged mirrors, smoky basements, and teenage notebooks full of good bad decisions. You want lines that ...