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When Do I STOP Editing Lyrics? Don't Keep Workshopping Your Song Lyrics Forever lyric writing Feb 14, 2022

An important part of the creation process is to know when to stop editing and workshopping what you've done and call your song  done. 

Otherwise we can tinker on our songs...

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3 VERSE MISTAKES That Can RUIN Your Song verse writing Feb 11, 2022

We often will rightly spend a ton of time making sure our choruses are absolutely killer.

What we can forget when we're doing this is that our verses are more than capable of ruining our song-...

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ITERATIVE LYRIC WRITING Explained Feb 08, 2022

Iterative lyric writing is probably my single favorite lyric writing discovery. It actually came from applying what I learned being a software developer to lyric writing!

So, if you want a...

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Can I STEAL A DRUM BEAT? Feb 04, 2022

In a world where it seems like every artist is suing, getting sued, or both, you may be worried about your drum beat that may seem just a bit too similar to another drum beat that already...

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Everything You Need To Know To Write A Song In G Major | Key of G Major For Songwriters Jan 31, 2022

If you want to be able to dive into songwriting and, specifically, songwriting EFFICIENTLY right NOW without having to learn a bunch of music theory, this is the video for you.

In this video I...

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Everything You Need To Know To WRITE A SONG IN C MAJOR | C Major For Songwriters c major c major songwriting write a song in c major Jan 28, 2022

So maybe you don't want to have to learn music theory, but you're also sick of songwriting taking a while because you keep hitting notes or playing chords that just don't sound quite right.

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Songwriting Funnel Explained funnel songwriting funnel songwriting is a funnel Jan 25, 2022

What on earth is a songwriting funnel? Why is it an important thing to understand about songwriting? That's what we're talking about in this video!

 

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3 MORE Ways To RUIN Your LYRICS | Avoiding Common Lyric Writing PITFALLS lyric writing lyrics Jan 17, 2022

In this video, we talk about 3 different ways we can ruin our lyrics. Obviously we don't want to do that, so it's important to know some pitfalls to not fall into!

Let's talk about it!

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3 Ways To RUIN Your LYRICS | 3 Things To AVOID When Writing Lyrics Jan 13, 2022

Lyrics are often the most difficult element of songwriting. 

I think a part of the reason for this is that the vast majority of songwriters were musicians first and foremost who eventually...

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DON'T TRY TO WRITE A HIT SONG: A Rant don't try to write a hit song hit songs how to write a hit song Jan 10, 2022

I see so much obsession with "Hit songs" and "How to write a hit song?".

Some people take advantage this by creating content that tells you there's some formula. 

There isn't.

If there was a...

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How To QUANTIZE In REAPER Jan 06, 2022

Quantizing can help make the music recording process much faster and much more painless! 

In this video, we break down how to handle quantizing in Reaper.

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5 Ways to KEEP YOUR VERSES INTERESTING as a Songwriter Jan 03, 2022

In most songs, the chorus and bridge operate as the highlights. But most songs are about 50% verses! 

So in this video we're talking about how to keep our verses interesting!

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