The “Sadness Paradox” — Why Sad Music Is So Comforting
Why does it seem like all the songs on the radio are about breakups? Why do sad chords sound so pleasurable? Welcome to the Sadness Paradox.
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5 Different Ways You Can Outline Your Song
Whether you’re suffering from writer’s block or plagued by TOO MANY song ideas, outlining can help you fill a song’s form and stay on track.
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How to Add a Nostalgic Touch to Your Lo-Fi Music
From sampling crackling vinyl, to tape saturated drum sounds, to jazzy melodies and chords, lo-fi hip-hop beats make us think of our past.
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Here’s How to Enhance Your Songwriting Process in 5 Steps
Feeling stuck in a creative writing rut? Just reset your approach and process in a few subtle ways, and everything will change, here’s how.
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A Year of Nonsense: What I Learned by Writing a New Song Every Two Weeks
A touching OpEd from a musician in Soundfly’s global member community, about the highs and lows of attempting to level up his workflow.
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Here’s Why Your Song Title Matters…
Song titles are most often copied from the hook, or complete afterthoughts, it’s time to pay closer attention when we finalize them.
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Learning to Inject Creativity Into Your Beat Making (Like Jlin)
An active learning experiment on taking inspiration and advice from an artist based on listening to their work. In this case, producer, Jlin.
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“Descended From Myth” — RJD2 on Playing With Loopy Math (Video)
In this lesson from RJD2’s From Samples to Songs course, we learn how RJ approached one of his most beloved tracks with a conceptual mindset.
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5 Ways to Write a “Character Song”
When writing from the perspective of a unique character, real or imagined, it helps to have some things in order. Here are 5 writing tips.
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Why a “Middle 8” Is NOT a Bridge
Unlike Bridges which take a song from an A to a B section, Middle 8s give us something to bite into between an A and another A. Let’s discuss.
