Instant Energy Lift Trick In this video you’ll find a way to instantly boost your track with a simple and effective trick. While there’s a chance you may already be familiar with the trick itself, the execution is probably something entirely new. Check out the video to learn the instant energy lift trick. […]
Creating More Interesting Metal Intros In this video, you’ll find three steps to create more interesting metal intros. While some of them might be more obvious ones, others are somewhat sneakier. Watch the video to find out what you could do to boost your introductions to be more engaging. Did the intro get […]
Using Midi Synth Bass in Metal Music? This is a quick video about using midi synth bass in metal / aggressive rock. Have you ever thought about using one in such a genre? I don’t mean in an effect-kind-of-way, but INSTEAD of real instrument bass? Well, I use it in one of my […]
Faster Songwriting with Songwriting Template I’m excited to share you my songwriting template, because it has made my songwriting – and just putting ideas together – so much faster. In this video I’m going through the template and showing you how I use it whenever there’s an idea to work on. Hopefully this […]
5 Steps to Spice Up Chord Progressions When you’re in the process of writing a song, you might have an acoustic demo, simply chord progressions marked down or something in between. As you start to arrange the song, you might want to spice up the original chord progressions, making them more unique. In this […]
Arrangement Trick to Highlight the Hooks In this video you’ll find a cool arrangement trick – or rather a move – to spice up the hooks of your song. As an example I’m using one of my own songs that I’ve been working on. Let’s dive right in: Did you hear how those […]
How to Plan a Song and Why? I talk about planning on every turn – in several different posts. Why is that? Is planning a song really necessary? Isn’t it just a bunch of hooey? Believe it or not – planning makes songwriting so much faster and it’s essential for the outcome. It’s not a […]
Ways to Write an Intro for a Song How do you start a song? What is an intro in music? How long is an intro for a song? How to write a good intro for a song? What different options are there for intros? These are all valid and common questions that are about to […]
How to Make Second Verse Different Than Verse One Imagine listening to a song that you like. It flows smoothly from one section to another. The song takes you to a journey and you just love every bit of it. Nothing bothers you, or comes across as dull. That’s a characteristic of a great song. […]
More Powerful Chorus with Arrangement Have you ever listened back to your mix and asked yourself “Oh man.. How can I get more power into the chorus?” I sure have. For a long time my choruses were okay sounding, but I never got them to hit as hard as they did in my favourite records. […]
