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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
How to Write a Song Chorus
How to write a song chorus, learn to go from “I don’t know what to write about” to “Check this out!” You don’t have to figure out songwriting on your own…
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!
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
Songwriting Advice: 21 Things They Don’t Tell You
Songwriting advice everyone should know… but they don’t tell you. Professional songwriters don’t consciously think about it and assyne beginners already know this…
Brainstorming
6 Minutes that will change your songwriting forever. Want to have more song title ideas and song lyric ideas than you need? The struggle ends now…
3 Avoidable Lyric Mistakes
3 Avoidable Lyric Writing Mistakes you can stop making today… instantly level up your lyric writing so you professional instead of like an amateur…
Recent Articles
Worst Songwriting Tips Ever
The 5 worst songwriting tips ever, and my answers that will actually help you finish songs you’re proud of… don’t bother with these broken tips…
17 Broken Songwriting Myths
Songwriting myths try to explain the confusing world of songwriting and the music industry. Learn the truths behind these 17 broken songwriting myths…
Reasons Why You Want to Quit Songwriting… and How to Solve Them
Songwriting seems like it should be easy… so, many people try to figure out songwriting on their own, leading to a struggle, either you figure out songwriting or you quit.
Lyric Writing
Turning Your Song Ideas into Lyrics
If you’ve ever started turning your song idea into lyrics, only to have them vanish as you try to get them down… this is why it happens and how you solve it…
3 Bad Songwriting Habits and How to Break Them
Stop these three bad songwriting habits from holding back your songwriting and making it harder to get your great songs written!
7 Ways to Solve Songwriter’s Block
Solving songwriter’s block… it’s not enough to wait it out or keep making excuses. Be proactive and get back to writing with 7 solutions to fix it….
Songwriting Psychology
Manage Self-Doubt to Write Better Songs
Actions steps to manage your songwriting self-doubt and prevent you from sabotaging yourself and your songwriting!
Solving Your Songwriting Excuses
Stop blaming songwriter’s block and find solutions to your songwriting excuses… find your songwriting magic, rediscover the fun and start writing again…
7 Ways to Solve Songwriter’s Block
Solving songwriter’s block… it’s not enough to wait it out or keep making excuses. Be proactive and get back to writing with 7 solutions to fix it….
Songwriting Productivity
5 Rookie Songwriting Mistakes
Every songwriter experiences these rookie mistakes at some point. Learn how to solve them before you get stuck, frustrated or give up on songwriting!
Brainstorming Games
Songwriting games with Brainstorming: smash songwriting blocks forever… no more wondering what to write or what to say, just write!
Write Less, But Say More
Edit your lyrics to focus them… tell the story and evoke emotions in your audience. Everything else is distraction!
Video Lessons
Songwriting Patterns
Songwriting Video Lesson: three frameworks to evaluate and control patterns in your lyrics, melody, chord progressions, arrangement and production.
Setting Up Your Home Studio Recording Gear
How to set up and connect all your studio gear by following the audio signal chain… start recording in your own home studio and solve recording problems.
Making More Time for Songwriting
There are better ways to make time for your songwriting than sneaking it in after the family is asleep.
Songwriter Interviews
Collaboration Takes You Higher
Musical collaboration will get you to success faster than working on your own. Step outside your comfort zone to create great things…this story proves it!
Songwriting Sprint
How to write more in a songwriting sprint! Ian Sherwood had more than 40 songs ready to record for his album… why he took time off to write more songs,,,
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…