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How to create a song from a chord progression? If you’re like me, you have a few original chord progressions that just won’t leave you alone! When I sit down at my instrument, my ear gravitates towards these chords and puts them together in a certain way. While it feels good to jam on…

How to write lyrics for your melody? As vocalists and/or instrumentalists, we each have melodic tendencies that naturally flow through us. Harnessing these creative ideas for songwriting may feel effortless – however, for many, writing song lyrics for those melodies is out of our comfort zone. While language and music are both left-brain activities,…

Should you be co-writing your songs? Co-writing can be a great resource to any songwriter who is trying to up their game and penetrate their local music scene or the music business at large. Plus, it’s a fun and rewarding experience. Let’s take a look at 5 reasons why you should be co-writing songs:…

How to write a melody? Should you start with the lyrics first? Or hum something out first and record it? As a songwriter, you’re probably used to asking yourself these types of questions. Often, the story and message of a song are the most challenging to cultivate. Once you have the lyrical core of…

So you’ve written a song that has that special something? While a great song is timeless at its core, we live in a musical culture that requires us to place our amazing writing into a package that is appealing to the current trends. The ultimate question is – How to sell a song? Your…

Do you ever feel limited when improvising or songwriting? One of the most effective ways to break the barriers is to expand your musical vocabulary! The best soloists and most original composers weren’t born with all of their ideas. They learned them! Music is a language. In mastering any language, the more words you…

Audio mixing is a job that can be so rewarding at times – and so frustrating at other times. I believe that the most difficult time in the journey to mixing mastery is the period between the moment you realize that your mixes just don’t meet up and the moment your mixes start sounding…

Looking to produce music with Splice at your home studio? This post is for those who are newer to production, and desire to make some higher-quality demos at home. It comes from my direct experience. I’ll be sharing with you some of my own process and music, and how I made it, step by…

How To Write Songs? Learn from the best. The Beatles are the heavyweight champion of modern songwriting and therefore a great example to check for some songwriting tips. Ask anyone who was around in the US and Europe from 1963-1970 (Yes, The Beatles were only a band for eight years!) and they will tell…