Songwriting Advice
Brian O'Shea, Artist Manager at Rock Ridge Music
Brian O'Shea is a renowned artist manager at Rock Ridge Music, a leading music management and marketing company. With years of experien...
How to Write Bullerengue Lyrics
You want bullerengue lines that hit the body and the brain at the same time. You want words that a madre will clap for and a DJ will sa...
How to Write Surf Punk Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like salt, spit, and cheap spray tan, and that crowd will sing back while moshing politely at the beach. Sur...
How to Write Country Songs
You want a song that feels like a front porch at dusk. You want a story that arrives in plain speech and somehow still knocks the wind ...
How to Write Martinetes Lyrics
You want words that hit like a hammer in a dark cave. Martinetes are flamenco that tastes like iron, smoke, and midnight confessions. T...
How to Write Lyrics About History
History is not just dates and dusty textbooks. History is a pile of personal stories, messy contradictions, scandalous gossip, and weir...
How to Write Fuji Music Songs
Fuji music is loud, proud, and built to make people move until their shoes ask for mercy. If you want to write Fuji that sounds real an...
How to Write Lyrics About Drum Solos
You want lyrics that make a drum solo matter. You want lines that turn a fill into a narrative beat, that make a snare roll feel like a...
How to Write Acid Breaks Lyrics
You want lyrics that slice through a wall of squelchy bass and mangled breakbeats. You want lines that people shout in a sweaty room an...
How to Write Swamp Pop Lyrics
You want songs that smell like gumbo and feel like a midnight radio confession. You want lines that sit on a beat like an old truck on ...