Twin Monarch’s Rob will be teaching an 8-week songwriting evening class in Marino College Dublin this autumn. Course Details: Are you a budding songwriter looking to improve your skills? […]
4 Songwriting Personas to Avoid
(Unless You Want To Sound Like An Arsehole)
It’s fun to write a song from the perspective of an unpleasant character. Pop music has enough love songs, so it can be refreshing to write something from an alternative […]
The History of the Tonight Trick in Popular Music
Elvis used it, Ed Sheeran uses it. In this month’s songwriting article, we take a look at one of the most enduring (and embarrassing) clichés of popular music: putting ‘tonight’ […]
We’re one of Feedspot’s Top 75 Songwriting Blogs
We are delighted to be included as one of the Top 75 Songwriting Blogs over on Feedspot! Big thanks to our readers and the crew at Feedspot. It’s nice to […]
Crowdfunding Rebecca Binnendyk’s New Album
Update: She did it! The album is 103% funded! Congratulations to Rebecca, and big thanks to everyone who pitched in! Eighteen thousand and eighty (18,080) US dollars! To date, our […]
6 Ways to Prepare for your First
Songwriting Trip to Nashville
For a professional songwriter, Nashville is where it’s at. The city is abuzz with young, commercially-focused writers and artists spending every hour of the day on writing, co-writing and performing. Country […]
“Am I Original? Yeah!”
How To Write A Great Pop Pre-Chorus
(Part 1)
Welcome to the latest entry in Twin Monarch’s series of Songwriting Guides. This is the first in our two-part guide on How To Write A Great Pop Pre-chorus. Feel free to […]