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 […]
4 Songwriting Personas to Avoid
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’ […]
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 […]