Songwriting Advice
How to Write a Song About Public Speaking
Public speaking makes people sweat even if they have a great shirt and a backup joke. A song about public speaking lets you turn nervou...
Sufi Rock Songwriting Advice
You want the soul shaking and the guitar screaming at the same time. You want lyrics that read like whispered prayers and a riff that p...
Good Song Ideas
Good song ideas are small, weird, sticky things. They can arrive as a half sung line in the shower, a ridiculous text, a drum pattern t...
How to Write Songs About Paradox
Paradox in songwriting is emotional cheat code. You tell two truths that seem to cancel each other and the listener leans in. Contradic...
How to Write Songs About Unmaking
You want a song that excavates what falls apart and leaves a bruise that also feels honest enough to heal. Whether you mean the end of ...
Nick Duncan, A&R Coordinator at SubPop Records Contact Details
Nick Duncan is an A&R Coordinator at SubPop Records, a renowned independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. As an A&...
How to Write Lyrics About Storytelling
You want a lyric that reads like a short film and sings like an earworm. You want listeners to lean in, see a scene, and sing the hook ...
How to Write Cyber Metal Songs
You want riffs that sound like an industrial engine learning to scream. You want synths that smell like burnt circuits. You want lyrics...
Chicano Rap Songwriting Advice
You want bars that slap and stories that land in the gut. You want to represent the culture without sounding like a tourist. You want b...
Thai String Pop Songwriting Advice
You want a Thai pop song that makes a taxi driver sing along and your ex regret every message they ever sent. You want a melody that sl...