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A collection of 15 posts

3 Tips To Listen Better to Develop Your Musical Skills

3 Tips To Listen Better to Develop Your Musical Skills

One of the most effective ways to improve your music-making abilities is by learning from the works of others. By dissecting and analyzing your favorite songs, you gain a deeper understanding of the elements that make them great.

How To Stay Inspired During Songwriting

How To Stay Inspired During Songwriting

Inspiration comes and goes, but in a line of work such as songwriting, it may not come when we need it most. Here’s 5 tips to help you find that inspiration.

MIDI beats 2: Seven rhythms songwriters use for the perfect beat

MIDI beats 2: Seven rhythms songwriters use for the perfect beat

Still searching for the perfect beat to your song? Let's examine some popular drumbeats that have been used to great success. No matter what genre you’re after, there tends to be a “go-to” pattern.

MIDI beats: A Songwriter's Guide to Beat-Making in Logic Pro X

MIDI beats: A Songwriter's Guide to Beat-Making in Logic Pro X

Want to create your own beats but can’t afford to record them? I’ve got you covered. Today we’ll explore how you can use MIDI to record and compose your own music, and the tools you’ll need to do so.

4 Ways To Make Your Music Sound Spooky

4 Ways To Make Your Music Sound Spooky

With spooky season just around the corner, we thought it was only bright to dive into the world of horror/Halloween music. This is a very established sound, which we can easily identify since we've heard it so many times before, and is quite easy to achieve.

4 Ways to Make Your Melodies More Interesting

4 Ways to Make Your Melodies More Interesting

Writing a melody is pretty straightforward. Just stick to the white keys on the piano and make sure it's four bars long, right? True, that will give you a nice and coherent melody, but it won't give you a very interesting one.

Creator Diaries: Part 4 - How I Release Music

Creator Diaries: Part 4 - How I Release Music

In this blog series, I want to share my experiences of creating music as a young, new musician. The series will track the process of creating my first song from conception to release.

5 Common Chord Progressions (with song examples)

5 Common Chord Progressions (with song examples)

In this article, we'll show you 5 of the most popular chord progressions and some well-known songs that use them. We'll also explain the music theory behind each one so that you can use them in your music!

4 Arrangement Tips and Tricks to Help Bring Your Tracks to Life

4 Arrangement Tips and Tricks to Help Bring Your Tracks to Life

While it’s true that chords, melodies, and lyrics are hugely important when it comes to creating great songs, one equally vital aspect that tends to get overlooked is the way you arrange your tracks.

Recording on a Budget: How to Write a Song With 16 Tracks

Recording on a Budget: How to Write a Song With 16 Tracks

If all you have is a microphone and a keyboard, and the limitation of 16 tracks that free music software Pro Tools First provides, I’ll show you how to make a song with 16 tracks.

Arranging, Writing Lyrics & Finding Inspiration: 8 Tips for Songwriters

Arranging, Writing Lyrics & Finding Inspiration: 8 Tips for Songwriters

There are very few industries as competitive as composing and arranging music. Read on to learn more about writing song lyrics and every other tip for writing amazing music!

What's the story? (Mixtape glory): Why presentation matters

What's the story? (Mixtape glory): Why presentation matters

It’s no secret that the landscape for musicians has changed dramatically. When you compare it to twenty-plus years ago, where physical releases reigned supreme, and all anybody wanted was their MTV, it's a different game entirely.

Creator Diaries: Part 3 - How I Make Music

Creator Diaries: Part 3 - How I Make Music

In this blog series, I want to share my experiences of creating music as a young, new musician. The series will track the process of creating my first song from conception to release.

Music podcasts you should be listening to. (Part 2)

Music podcasts you should be listening to. (Part 2)

While there seems to be a limitless amount of content out there, especially after a year of lockdown, I’ve tried my best to pick out some of my favourite music-based podcasts.

Creator Diaries: Part 2 - How I Write Music

Creator Diaries: Part 2 - How I Write Music

As the second post in this creator diaries series, I’d like to discuss my approach to songwriting and how I conceived of and wrote my first song, "MK8 Love".