Delyn Grey returned to the show for the third time to talk about her new release My Mind is a Riot and her upcoming album Delynquent. Download the lyrics to follow along.
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About Delyn Grey
My Head is a Riot was released in February and is the first song off of Delyn’s twelve-song 2026 project, “Delynquent,” written, recorded, and produced in her garage with her dad.… Read the rest
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Songwriters and home studio producers – please join us at our upcoming meetups and webinars!
Song Talk Meetup – Toronto
Saturday, March 21, from 1 PM to 4 PM ET
Free Times Cafe, Toronto
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Happy new year to all our listeners and supporters! For our first episode of 2026, we had Alex Whorms back on the show to talk about her latest collaboration with Garrett Lajoie and Gavin McLeod. Download the lyrics to Let You Down to follow along.… Read the rest
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Canadian singer-songwriter Kaleb Hikele joined us for the third time to talk about writing and producing the first single from his upcoming album in 2026. Download the lyrics for Slowly to follow along.
We talked about:
- Using a simple drone-like chord progression in the verse, and adding more movement of chord changes in the refrain
- Using metaphors to tell a love song
- How Kaleb decided to not use a capo for this song
- Getting inspired by a Beatles riff when producing
- Embracing the gear in the recording studio to inspire different directions for the arrangement and production
- Is it a good idea to demo your songs at home before getting into a pro studio?
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For this special episode, Neel shared his answer to the songwriting challenge from Song Studio to write a song based on the word “shadow.”
Download the lyrics and chords to Silence, absence, stillness to follow along.
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We showcased and reviewed songs from Old Wooley and Paul Gallagher, as answers to our Songwriting Challenge 2025, to write a song in an odd time signature.
Old Wooley shared his song Driving Through The Desert. Download the lyrics, including the time signatures, to follow along.… Read the rest
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Singer, songwriter and keyboardist, Alex Whorms stopped in to talk about writing her latest song “Wrong”. Download the lyrics to follow along.
We talked about:
- Our episode Mistakes that “amateur” songwriters make and feedback from a listener
- Using syncopation and misalignment of lyrical phrasing and melody to introduce tension
- Editing your song through iterations to make it better
- Writing your bridge just in time for the recording session
- Writing with a producer mindset
- Writing the lyrics as the last thing
- Our songwriting challenge for 2025 to write a song in an odd time signature.
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Sean Bertram is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitar prodigy, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer. He graduated at the top of his class from Humber College’s prestigious 4-year music program, has won numerous awards including Best Song in North America from the Intercontinental Music Awards for his song “Against My Will”, and has garnered millions of streams on his music across the globe.… Read the rest
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