Naturally defying genre with Ursula Hegge

Singer-songwriter Ursula Hegge joined us to talk about the process behind writing her song I‘ve been writing lots lately. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future
• Writing a song that sounds natural but really went through many versions
• Finding interesting chord progressions on the guitar by accident
• Using melodic variations in each chorus
• Recording older songs
• Why (or why not) you might want to record to a click

About Ursula Hegge

Ursula Hegge is a singer-songwriter from Toronto who has been writing songs for almost 15 years. With a larger-than-life voice and honest and insightful storytelling, her music connects across generations and spans across genres: from jazz-inspired scatting solos to moody piano ballads, and from energetic pop tunes to pensive folk songs. Hegge performs her original music regularly in the Toronto music scene – with keys, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, and of course vocals – and she hopes to one day make someone cry with one of her songs (“but in a good way!”). Music, for her, is a way to connect with others over the feelings we all share, and to make sense of the world she loves to sing about.