Welcome to Inside Songwriting, the podcast for aspiring songwriters looking to elevate their craft! Each week, we dive into a fresh songwriting tip, technique, or concept. Whether you're a seasoned songwriter or just starting out, our approachable style ensures you don't need any prior music theory knowledge to follow along.
Join us as we break down hit songs and explore what makes them work, providing you with practical, easy-to-apply advice to enhance your songwriting skills. If you're passionate about creating music and eager to learn from today's hottest tracks, Inside Songwriting is your go-to resource.
Tune in and discover how to turn your musical ideas into chart-topping hits!
Incorporating opposites in your lyrics can bring so many benefits into your writing process. In this episode l show you (with examples) how powerful this technique can be. We'll focus on these 3 key benefits we instantly gain from experimenting with opposite words:
Help lead you to the next line.
Create emphasis and contrast in your message.
Create more memorable, catchy lines.
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
29 Jul 2024
Having a Successful Collaboration in Songwriting
This week I am joined by my songwriting partner, Jon Greer as we dive into the nuances of navigating the creative relationships involved in having a successful collaboration. We get into the benefits and struggles that can come from collaborating, defining the expectations and roles of everyone involved, and working on your willingness to change and to let go of ideas to uncover the hidden potential of your songs.
You can check out Jon's music HERE (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAgTU_k7ooKFnMA8by-2Og)
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
22 Jul 2024
Write What Your Are Passionate About
In writing they say 'write what you know', but a more powerful sentiment for songwriting is 'write what you care about'. This week is a reminder to focus on the topics that you actually have something so say about instead of just what you think people want to hear.
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Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
15 Jul 2024
Conquering Writers Block
Feeling stuck? This week we are diving into list songs as a way to get us writing and sidestepping writer's block. List songs are such a great way to get our creative juices flowing again because of their formulaic structure. By the end of this episode you will have the tools to conquer writer's block whenever you encounter it and get back to what matters most: writing songs.
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
8 Jul 2024
Want to Write More Engaging Songs? Try Word Painting
Word painting is one of the best techniques in songwriting to pull the listener into the world of the song. So if you want your listeners to connect to your songs in a deeper way, this episode is for you!
Word painting is when your lyrics are reflected in a literal way through your music and production. Throughout the episode I give a ton of examples to help you understand the limitless potential of this technique.
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
1 Jul 2024
Releasing Your Song Without Fear of Judgement
This week we are diving into some practical tips to help us get over the fear of releasing our songs. Everyone struggles with judgement on some level, and the key to overcoming it is confidence. In this episode we get into how we can start to build that confidence and gain the strength to overcome judgement.
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
24 Jun 2024
Crafting A Powerful Opening Lyric
This week we are diving into what it takes to craft a really engaging and attention grabbing line.
Listen to Rich by Tedy here.
(https://youtu.be/-Qg_WCSmBvA?si=q82Kkj-rsS51_ZR6)
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
24 Jun 2024
Crafting A Powerful Opening Line
This week we are diving into what it takes to craft a really engaging and attention grabbing line.
Listen to Rich by Tedy here.
(https://youtu.be/-Qg_WCSmBvA?si=q82Kkj-rsS51_ZR6)
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
17 Jun 2024
4 Songwriting Tips
This week we have 4 amazing songwriting tips for you that we can learn from the wildly successful song 'Dirt Man' by Carter Vail.
1. The Power of Brevity
2. Subverting Expectations
3. World-building in Songwriting
4. The accessibility of Comedy
I hope you can take what we learned here today and bring that forward into your own songwriting!
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
17 Jun 2024
Dirt Man | 4 Songwriting Tips
This week we have 4 amazing songwriting tips for you that we can learn from the wildly successful song 'Dirt Man' by Carter Vail.
1. The Power of Brevity
2. Subverting Expectations
3. World-building in Songwriting
4. The accessibility of Comedy
I hope you can take what we learned here today and bring that forward into your own songwriting!
Remember to subscribe to level up your songwriting skills and become a more effective songwriter!
Please reach out to me at insidesongwritingpod@gmail.com if you have any feedback or want me to cover a specific song or technique!
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