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so they can't explain it to you...
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I teach intentional strategies
taking the random out of songwriting
so you can write the songs you want to write!
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Featured Content
Create Your Songwriting Practice Routine
How to practice songwriting, learn to create your own customized songwriting practice routine to focus your efforts and maximize your songwriting results!
Songwriting Reference Tracks
Learning and improving your songwriting by studying the songs you love by using reference tracks… don’t ask the internet, figure out your own answers!
Daily Songwriting
Write songs consistently… no more “I don’t have time” excuses! Know what you’ll write about before you sit down, drop into the writing flow instantly and find the joy in songwriting again!
Songwriting Foundations
Writing the Second Verse
You write a chorus and verse and you’ve got nothing left to say! Stop getting stuck writing your verses… second verse curse will never haunt you again!
3 Easy Ways to Fail at Songwriting
3 Easy Ways to Fail at Songwriting, and how to avoid them so you can write the songs you want to write…
Building Your Songwriting Superpowers
Discover and explore your songwriting superpowers because you can do things that regular people only dream about.
Recent Articles
Releasing Tense Guitar Arms
Stop hurting yourself playing your guitar. Play faster and easier by releasing tension in your freeing arm and avoid future injuries.
Digital Distribution: Put Your Songs on Spotify and iTunes
Learn how to put your songs on Spotify, iTunes and every other streaming and download platform… how digital distribution works and how to choose a distributor, sign up and upload your music.
Mastering on Your Master Bus
Learn what audio mastering is, the technical terms you need to know & watch a demonstration so you can try mastering your own mixes…
Lyric Writing
Cooking a Better Song
Songwriting is cooking with sound… 14 songwriting tips… learn to taste, test and write better songs in a 5 minute read
What if Nobody Likes My Songs?
Solve your songwriting fear… it’s why you fail to finish songs, hesitate to release your songs and where your negative self talk comes from…
Building Better Songs
How to know the story of your songs, the emotional journey in your song, and why your audience wants to hear you so you can write and perform better songs….
Songwriting Psychology
Seizing Songwriting Opportunities
Don’t miss out on or waste musical opportunities… seizing songwriting opportunities takes some planning. Learn how to be ready for opportunities before they happen…
Solving Songwriter Overload
Stop suffering from Songwriter Overload… don’t freak out because you can’t do everything… use the “Pizza Rule” to keep your sanity and finish your songs!
Songwriting Tips You Know But Aren’t Following
Learn why you’re avoiding songwriting by searching for more songwriting tips you know. Kick your songwriting tips addiction and write more songs!
Songwriting Productivity
Make Songwriting Easier
Make songwriting easier by solving the songwriting problems you create for yourself… includes action steps you can follow for your songwriting success!
Songwriting Inspiration
Looking for songwriting inspiration? Want to end the eternal “What should I write my song about?” dilemma. How to find the best ideas for your songs!
What’s Your Songwriting Why?
Figuring out your songwriting why. Understanding the reasons you write songs and how it’s important for creating, achieving songwriting goals and self-motivation!
Video Lessons
Songwriting Tips Don’t Help
We all love songwriting tips, even when most songwriting tips don’t help! Learn to actually improve your songwriting and manage that songwriting tips addiction.
Recording DI Guitar into Your DAW
Stop struggling with your memory and your recording software! How to record your electric guitar DI (direct input) to capture your best song ideas…
3 Easy Ways to Fail at Songwriting
3 Easy Ways to Fail at Songwriting, and how to avoid them so you can write the songs you want to write…
Songwriter Interviews
Songwriter Interview with Chris Kirby
Chris Kirby, songwriter interview: on co-writing, songwriting outside your comfort zone and building a solid songwriting reputation…
Songwriter Interview with Ian Sherwood
Ian Sherwood talks about his ideal songwriting process, how to write better songs and his best advice for new songwriters…
15 Million Views
Ever dream of releasing a viral video? Keith Mullins, guitarist, singer and songwriter, got that wish, he explains how he did it and why the video went viral in this interview…