Professional Songwriting
Professional Songwriting
“It all comes down to feeling.”
The song
-The backbone of the music industry
-Songs are the fuel that powers the global music business machine
-Not all good songs are hits / Not all hits are good songs
What determines a HIT?
-Radio play (manipulation)
-Sales (traditional measure)
-Streaming
-Cultural connection
Qualities of a GREAT song:
-Relatable message, Catchiness
-Melody
-Progression (chords)
“Music Is The Space Between The Notes.”
This quote was written by Achille-Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer, prominent in the style commonly referred to as Impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term. Meaning of this Quote is: The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between them.
Hit song vs regular song
-What is it?
Timelessness
-How to touch it
What makes a hit a hit in 2017?
Chainsmokers Vs. Adele
“Closer” vs “Hello”
“Star Boy” vs “I Feel It Coming”
“Where Are U Now” vs “What Do You Mean”
-The rise of Production driven music
-The rise of the DJ – David Guetta “When Love Takes Over”
How do you come up with a “killer line?”
“Everything has been said, you just have to say it a little different”
Diane Warren (“Unbreak My Heat”)
What’s the difference between a song and a hit? A classic?
