Latest about Music Theory And Songwriting
9 fresh long reads on tracks with astounding musical moments
Our recently published deep-dives into rock and pop classics featuring arrangement quirks, left-field riffs or abrupt rhythmic changes are collected here
10 music theory tricks every producer and songwriter should know
Spruce up your chords and snazz up those scales with our simple but powerful techniques
Lorde says that she needed to find “just the right amount of dirt” to finish her new single
She was working on it with producer Jim-E Stack for almost a year
Super-songwriter Diane Warren on why she prefers to work alone
"I’m like, Really? Wow. What did you guys do?”
Imogen Heap on Taylor Swift's "extremely efficient" songwriting and recording process
“By the time she left, we had managed to write the song, produce the song, record the song, chat, meet, have tea, sit by the fire, eat lunch, eat dinner, do an entire record all by ourselves”
Elton John and Brandi Carlile are reviving the lost art of the long song intro
“No one starts an album like that anymore!” says Carlile
“The verse tricks you": Charli XCX’s Brat collaborator Jon Shave on creating Sympathy Is A Knife
"With Brat, Charli had put so much thought into it before we even got in the studio," he says
How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs
The Man in Black comes under our spotlight as we break down his take on the creative process
