JUNE 2022 | What's On
The most fun way to write a song, the biggest songwriting challenge (and how to overcome it), plus...some exciting news!
First, the exciting news.
We've started developing our first suite of Online Courses, and are currently taking expressions of interest right hee-yah! Signing up will make sure you are the very first to receive any news about their release, and will undoubtedly guarantee you are showered with obscene discounts. And possibly chocolate (not guaranteed).
New on YouTube & the Blog
In this video, we write a whole song from scratch using loops as inspiration - featuring the sample-based instrument ‘Chromatic' from LANDR.
In this video, we examine the differences between Major 7 vs Dominant 7 chords and how you can use both with great effect in your songwriting.
Getting past the Second Verse is the biggest challenge that songwriters of all levels face and in this video we talk about why it happens, how to recognize it and most importantly, how you can overcome this crippling challenge with practical tools and techniques used by professional artists around the world.
Are there rules in songwriting?
Featured Free Resources for Songwriters
The Global Jukebox
This is an incredibly amazing interactive world map, based on famous musicologist Alan Lomax’s archival recordings of rare folk music from around the world. The jukebox includes his field recordings, as well as lots of contemporary discoveries from around the world too. Amazing stuff!
Neo-Soul Chord Progressions, Shapes, and Variations
A PDF exploring the chords in the outro of John Legend’s song ‘Slow Cooker’. Deeper explanation is in this video on the YouTube channel!
Upcoming Workshops
August 25 (USA) / 26 (Syd)
Write better lyrics using the magic of metaphor to express your ideas in unique, fresh, and completely original ways. No more cliches! BOOK HERE.
July 18 - Sept 11
The songwriting group isn’t a class. No one is the teacher. It’s a community space to give you the structure and accountability to write regularly, and receive some feedback from your peers. REGISTER HERE.
Quote of the week
No one wants a drill. What they want is a hole.
L.E. "Doc" Hobbs—Ad for the Manhattan Mutual Life Insurance Company (presumably from "the olden days")
Thanks for reading. Happy writing :)