Songwriting

I like to liken songwriting to working a muscle in your body. The more often you work that muscle, the stronger it becomes, or in the case of songwriting, the more you spend doing it, both the better you’ll get it at and the easier it will come to you. This extends to the idea […]

While I’ve been mixing music for nearly two decades now, I began as a musician and specifically a songwriter. Out of all of the seemingly limitless themes which songwriters have tackled, love is undoubtedly the most popular. Whether it’s about new love, old love, unrequited love, lost love, there’s always someone who can relate to

I find that songwriting is a muscle like any other in the body, the more you work at it, the more easily it comes to you. That said, even with practice it can be difficult to flip the songwriting switch in your brain just like that. With that in mind, I’m going to share some

We recently identified what is a chorus in a song but didn’t get into how to actually write one. The chorus is the most important part of a song; it’s the central thesis of your song both musically and lyrically – the main point you want to drive home. A great chorus is typically efficient

A song’s chorus is its central message both musically and lyrically. It differs and contrasts with the surrounding parts by design to make it more impactful and make the song work better as a whole. Let’s break down exactly what is a chorus in a song, give some chorus examples of especially famous ones in