Writing a hard rock song with VILIVANT

VILIVANT is a Canadian hard rock artist who started music at the very young age of 3. First with the piano then picking up the guitar and developing her voice along the way, VILIVANT grew a strong liking to rock music. After receiving the Juried Sound Recording grant from FACTOR Canada and the help of producer Sam Guaiana, VILIVANT released the full length LP “Running on Empty.”

VILIVANT joined us to talk about her song Drown. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Our upcoming songwriting challenge to write a song in a mode
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• The passing of renowned singer Tony Bennett
• How hard rock and metal uses dark modes like Phrygian and Locrian
• Starting a song with a cool guitar riff
• Rhymezone
• Baritone guitars
• The role of the producer to streamline your song without rewriting it
• Writing lyrics with dark subject matter with a balanced approach
• Brainstorming and story-boarding ideas to start developing a lyric
• Having different rhymes and melodies in your second verse