FEATURED Artist: This week’s featured artist: Daniel Hall Daniel is a musician, lyricist, songwriter and designer based in Sydney, Australia. A prolific songwriter, he specialises in contemporary, pop, electro, house and new wave music. He has a reputation for writing beautifully well crafted pop songs with catchy melodies, strong chord progressions, poignant lyrics and stunning audio/visual production techniques. It is clear he has been influenced by and continues to build upon the work of the greats of these genres – Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Beloved, The Presets, Camouflage, Continue
Songwriting thought of the Day
Lyric Speed
Lyric Speed
Have you given thought about the tempo (speed) and the type of rhythm/ groove of the song that will work with your lyric?
So, when writing a lyric, at the outset, a lyricist should think how the words are going to work/interact with other instruments, singers, melodies, harmonies and rhythms, etc
It's important to have a clear idea: of the speed of the words, the style of music required, and if possible, a rough idea of the type of melody and a rough idea of the rhythm/groove emanating from the words.
It makes things much easier when pitching your work to songwriters looking for lyrics- “Hey, I’ve got the perfect lyric for your music, here’s why,,,,,” (you we really sound like you know your stuff!
If you haven’t thought about this - you might want to read this article: How to write the Perfect Lyric >>
FEATURED Artist: This week’s featured artists: Viktoria Grant & Nicole Collins Are an exciting female songwriting partnership who have sold the copyrights to two of their instrumental songs at Songbay since joining this summer. “Nicole and I started to write songs when we were both 17. Studying together since middle school, we began writing songs in our last year of high school. We have always loved music and considered ourselves creative individuals. During our summer holidays we would dream of writing music and going Continue
FEATURED Artist: This week’s featured artist: Justine Perry A brilliant young lyricist who has already had her lyrics commissioned and licensed at Songbay “I grew up in Devon (UK.) I started writing lyrics at a young age. At eighteen, I studied music theory. Although I often write full songs, lyric writing remains my passion. I enjoy working in collaboration. I moved to Falmouth (Cornwall) in 2010 to study music composition at university. I graduated in July 2013 and I currently live Continue
FEATURED Artist: This week’s featured artist: Alysia Lembkey A brilliant lyricist, adept in using professional lyric writing techniques such as metaphor, alliteration and personification. Take a look at Alysia’s Lyric selection on Songbay. All are available for purchase and can then be used in your own productions. Perhaps you would like to collaborate/work with her or have her custom write lyrics for you? If so, feel free to make contact directly using the links provided on her artist page at Songbay. An example from one Continue
Featured Artist This week’s featured artist: Kamali Kasumu A master of catchy commercial hits, gorgeous multi layered complex vocals, which derive from a thorough grasp of gospel and R & B. Have a look at Kamali’s Song selection on Songbay. All are available for purchase and can then be re-recorded, re-aranged or used as they are in your own productions. Perhaps you would like to collaborate/work with him or have him custom write a song for you? If so, free Continue
