Show date: Apr. 30, 2024
16-year-old budding pop sensation Sydney is ready to introduce herself to the world with electric feel-good anthem “Picture Perfect.” Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, the artist is known for a unique sound that adeptly blends the soaring synths of Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers with Korean pop music, bridging the sonic gap between Taylor Swift and MAMAMOO.
Sydney talked about her song Picture Perfect. Download the lyrics to follow along.
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Show date: Apr. 22, 2024
Michael Bones is a classically trained violinist, composer, performer and songwriter who experiments with looping and pedal effects to create a full band experience as a solo artist.
Micheal has released 3 EPs, BONES 2020, BLACKJACK 2021, and MAN IN THE MOON 2022-2023, which are available on all streaming platforms. He’s also released several recordings in collaboration with other artists such as Hip-hop/rapper Broman Fexxa, Open wide by Mr Apomah/ Kevin Apomh, Drago Kazooic & Mississauga Invasion – No Love in Mississauga and HELLO MADNESS!
Michael talked about the process behind his song Coffee. Download the lyrics to follow along.
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Show date: Apr. 19, 2024
Maddy Little is a Canadian Indie Artist, based out of Toronto, Canada. Maddy has spent her formative years immersed in indie-folk band We Wander.
Maddy has been deeply influenced in her songwriting by artists like City and Colour, Dizzy, Phoebe Bridgers, who have inspired her to turn to storytelling through music. Currently working on her first EP as a solo artist, Maddy’s second single “Attention” explores her vulnerability and emotion as a songwriter.
Maddy shared the process behind her song Attention. Download the lyrics to follow along.
We talked about:
- Having no intro to your song and why you might want to do that
- Writing a melody that doesn’t quite line up with your lyrics, and leaves space in the song
- Starting a song with an idea and focus on a keyword
- Writing deeply personal lyrics that still can relate to others
- Sticking to your gut feelings when editing your song
- How different songwriters love writing choruses, verses, or bridges best
- 7 ways to bring variety to your collection of songs – Song Talk Radio
- Trusting the judgement of your production team
Show date: Apr. 09, 2024
A captivating musical journey of empowerment, self-determination, and the pursuit of lifelong dreams, Country artist Amanda Keeles unveils her invigorating debut album, “Can’t Stop Me Now!“. Her rich, ribbon-like vocals come straight from her soul, sharing deeply personal narratives drawn from a songbook overflowing with a lifetime of compositions. Leaving behind a professional career in finance and a marriage that did not support her creative pursuits, Keeles waited her entire adulthood to pursue the music career she had always dreamed of having. Her emotive, expansive vocals deliver messages of empowerment, love, and cherished memories directly from lived experience. After decades of honing her craft in private, Amanda Keeles invites listeners into her remarkable world of perseverance, sharing her life’s work of upbeat anthems, stadium-sized messages of empowerment, and touching ballads.
Amanda shared the process behind her song Can’t Stop Me Now. Download the lyrics to follow along.
We talked about:
- songwriting from lived experiences, even if they’re not Amanda’s own
- writing a three chord song and still having clear changes in your song sections (check out our songwriting challenge from 2021 to write a song where the chord progression never changes)
- writing abstract vs. story telling lyrics
- rewriting to reduce clichés and predictability in your lyric
- painting visual pictures in your verses, and being declarative in your chorus
- SongMeanings | Song Lyrics, Meanings & Discussion
Show date: Apr. 02, 2024
Nelson Little is a celebrated storyteller from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, who brought home his third award from the Manitoba Country Music Awards this winter for “Best Roots Artist”, and has also received an Aboriginal People’s Choice Award. Little has opened for Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Major, The Sheepdogs, and Fred Eaglesmith. His music has been featured across Canada on CTV Morning Live, SiriusXM, and the CBC Radio network, reaching #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown, Canada’s largest running Indigenous music chart program since 2000. Two years after releasing his single “High Road”, a song inspired by his son that urges listeners to keep their heads up, Little released “Just Make It Happen”, a high energy, Chuck Berry-inspired 50’s Rock song that is designed to inspire any listener of any age to take control of their destiny and go for their dreams.
Nelson talked about his song Just Make It Happen. Download the lyrics to follow along.
We talked about:
- Every type of Song Structure EXPLAINED video
- Trusting your intuitions when writing a song
- Amping up your bridge when your song is already high energy
- Working with producer Dave Wasyliw
- Turning negative experiences into a positive song
- Is older music better than today’s music? (SPOILER ALERT: Yes, yes it is)
- Taking a long time to write a song but making it sound organic and natural
- Discovering lyrical gems and turning them into hooks
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