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/r/Songwriting is the home for songwriters on Reddit. Engage with other people who write songs, show your work in progress, ask for feedback, or discuss the art of making music!

/r/Songwriting

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🎤 Looking for a Singer / song writer for a Collaboration – Club Vibe 🎶

Hi everyone,

I'm an EDM producer with 1.5 years of experience in the industry. I'm searching for a singer who can bring ⚡️ energy and a club-ready 🎵 voice to my latest project.

🎧 Collaboration Details:

  • Experience & Equipment: Basic 🎙️ equipment is fine, so don’t worry if you’re not professionally equipped.
  • Singer / songwriter Only: I’m specifically looking for a singer, not an instrumentalist.
  • Creative Input Welcome: If you enjoy ✍️ writing or adding your own twist, feel free to contribute creatively!
  • Comfort with 🔞 Explicit and NSFW Themes: This project involves lyrics and themes that may be mature or explicit, so it’s important that you’re comfortable working with this type of content. If you enjoy club music with an edgy and bold approach, this could be a great fit for you!

đź“ť Project Scope:

  • Initial Project: One song to start with, but I’m open to developing an ongoing partnership if we vibe well.
  • Music Style: Club 🎶 beats with an explicit edge and an electrifying ⚡️ atmosphere.

đź’° Compensation:

  • Primarily for Fun and Exposure: I currently have 30 monthly listeners, so I’m realistic about the current reach and potential impact of the project. While the exposure may be limited at this stage, this is a great opportunity for anyone looking to grow together or enjoy the creative process.
  • Royalties: Open to discussing đź’¸ royalty splits, though potential earnings may be modest at this stage.

đź”— Extras:

  • I’ll include a demo of the song 🎵 I’m working on so you can get a feel for my sound. Please note, the demo is just that—a demo, and not the final version.

If this sounds like your style, drop a comment 💬 or send me a DM. Let’s create something amazing together! 🚀

- HPDJ

Demo of my song

1 Comment
2024/11/09
08:57 UTC

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Any tips for a beginner?

I'm trying to get into song writing. I'm a literature student, and have always been obsessed with the prospect of making art, so I decided I'd try it out.

I have a few problems, which I imagine come from my own inexperience :

  • I can't stop cringing at my own lyrics, prolly cause they come too close to home, and therefore I couldn't ever release into the wild, but I still want to sing about these issues, because I reckon they're important. I'm trying to get more and more symbolism to counteract that, but I reckon at some point, no one will get it anymore.

  • I can do entendres and alliteration and shit perfectly fine, but once I start actually talking about a specific topic, I'm completely blind to the possibilities (maybe cause I need my focus elsewhere)

  • I'm never satisfied with what I wrote, I'm always tryna redo it, make it better. But I feel like I'm not perfecting anything, just changing up the song, without actively fixing it's mistakes

12 Comments
2024/11/09
07:36 UTC

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Write a Song for ?

Hello.. wondering if any one would like to check out my music and write me a song to my style?

2 Comments
2024/11/09
06:16 UTC

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Ghost Writers?

Lately I haven’t been liking nothing I’ve been writing.. Any ghosts writers care to give me a hand?

4 Comments
2024/11/09
06:12 UTC

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original song called “satisfaction”

heyy. this is a fun fictional song i wrote about a girl and a boy who don’t get along. would mean a lot if you guys could give me some feedback on any aspect!

1 Comment
2024/11/09
05:35 UTC

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Songwriting (10 Things I have learned)

My background: I started writing songs consistently around 1997. Though I do not have a real number, I would estimate I have written somewhere around 1500 songs. Here are 10 tips I have learned about writing songs, that may be helpful to aspiring songwriters.

  1. Keep writing... you only get better the more you do it, so, keep at it.

  2. Write what you feel... if it feels right, it is right.

  3. Don't judge yourself... you are your own worst critic, stop that, song work is already hard enough.

  4. Sometimes it comes easy, sometimes it doesn't... inspiration is like that, just roll with it.

  5. You will always feel your song is underappreciated... it is, and it always will be, that's just the nature of art.

  6. Be organized... later on you may want to come back to a song for a tweak or two.

  7. Don't think of songs as a means to an end... songs are for feeling, not finances.

  8. Be true to your song and it will be true to you... if you force it, or fake it or, try too hard, it will sound like it.

  9. It's okay to be bad at songwriting... see tip 1 and tip 3

  10. The song is you... treat writing the song just like you would treat yourself, see tip 2.

18 Comments
2024/11/08
23:46 UTC

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Anyone need an AMATEUR Producer? Dm Me

Honestly I can't make any promises but I've produced (+ wrote) around 200 songs since I started in 2021 and want to help someone elevate guitar pieces / voice memos / lyrics... I work 100% with midi generally but I could probably work with guitar recordings as well.
This isn't professional or anything but I wouldn't mind offering people a canvas of what their song could sound like
:)

6 Comments
2024/11/08
23:09 UTC

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How do I turn my poems into songs?

For the past year I have been writing poems, ideas for verses, and lines for songs that I came up with. Sometimes they rhyme, sometimes they don’t. But, there really isn’t a method behind it because I don’t have any experience with poetry or songwriting. I also have no singing experience or experience creating melodies. Sometimes when I would write these lyric ideas down, there would be a melody or backing track idea in my head, but now I don’t remember what those were and I just have all of these poems and lyrics lines. Sometimes it would be something someone said, and I would write it. Other times it would be like a verse I’d make up myself. A lot of it is pretty abstract and some of it is basic. But, I probably have about 100 pages of this content written down.

I don’t have any whole songs written. At best, there are some 4 line verses that could go together. Right now, I want to take all of this content and try to put the lines together that make the most sense and hopefully have a half decent song or two.

So, where do I start to try to put some of these ideas together? Do I need to start with a backing track off the internet and create melodies and see if some of my lyric ideas can fit over the melodies?

Also, I am not a musician. I can play a little bit of guitar but I still wouldn’t say I’m a musician. So, I’m trying to figure out where to start. Do I just put the best seeming ideas together and see if it sounds ok singing over some famous musical track?

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

6 Comments
2024/11/08
23:06 UTC

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What style of music do I make?

Well, I don't exactly do it yet, however, I want my songs to have a rock sobriety, at the same time I want to use instruments with semi-electronic sobriety, like linking park, but I would also like to do something calmer and more melancholic like Lana del Rey, I I really get confused as to how people will categorize my songs

7 Comments
2024/11/08
22:35 UTC

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How can I write vocal melodies to go with riffs I write.

I’m decent at writing riffs, but I can’t write vocal melodies to do with them. Any tips?

4 Comments
2024/11/08
20:37 UTC

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Anyone on this sub working towards being a singer/dancer/songwriter? What is your path?

I have a friend who aspires to be a singer/dancer/songwriter kind of popular musician. I am basically his hype man and producer.

So I am seeking advice from people who are going down a similar path. How are you doing it?

3 Comments
2024/11/08
20:00 UTC

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Looking for Sound Healers, Organic Electronica Enthusiasts. I want to make a positive change in peoples lives through sound.

0 Comments
2024/11/08
19:39 UTC

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Cant tell if this is worth finishing or not.

3 Comments
2024/11/08
19:10 UTC

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How I Use Notion to Organise My Song Projects as a DIY Musician

Hey everyone! I recently put together a YouTube video showing how I organize my music projects with a Notion template I created specifically for independent musicians like us. I know how overwhelming it can be to keep track of song metadata, and all the other details like song release checklists, or budget. This template has been a game changer for me, helping me stay organized and focus more on making music.

If you’re curious about how it works, feel free to check out the video! I walk through the template’s features and why I built it in the first place. Hope it can be useful to some of you!

0 Comments
2024/11/08
18:40 UTC

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Singers who wanna collab for a song?

Hi, I am 7thResonance, An orchestral producer.

I am trying to make original/cover orchestral music by collaborating with song-writers/singers.
Vision

The mix I am trying to make is not like Pop music, where the vocals are super loud and the instruments are at the back.
The instruments are dynamic and are in close relation to the vocals. It's like the vocals are dancing with the instruments. Sometimes the instruments overpower the vocals.

Voice/Song

Looking for a singer/song-writer with a dynamic voice. Melodic song where the vocals and instruments can do its thing. High control over the tone, pitch, Voice modulation etc

Songs with a good verse and chorus build up.
References/Style
From the start - Laufey
Flying - Cody fry
SailBoat - Cody Fry
The Call - Regina Spektor
Hot Mess - Dodie
Anytime Anywhere - Millet
P.S - Lilas Ikuta
Love wins all - IU

1 Comment
2024/11/08
17:55 UTC

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Anyone need a lyric writer

I specialize in Pop and sad songs, but I would be happy to do others too. I will redo the song if you’re not satisfied. i’m a beginner so my prices are cheap.

1 Comment
2024/11/08
17:36 UTC

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help me finish this chemistry parody song on Summertime Blues by Alan Jackson

This is what I have so far. I want to change the first line of V 1 because it is not original.

Chemistry Blues

Verse 1:
Well, I'm gonna raise a  Im gonna raise a holler
about working all semester just tryna be a scholar.

When I’m packin’ my books, tryin’ to call it a day,
Dr. ***** says, "No, son, you got lab today”
Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do,
'Cause there ain't no cure for the chemistry blues.

Verse 2:

Well, my folks keep sayin’, “Boy, you gotta study harder,”

I said, “You try balancing copper—see if you’re any smarter.”

I’m lookin’ at these ions, and I’m lost as can be,

Can’t tell nitrate from sulfate, they all look the same to me.

Sometimes I wonder what I’m gonna do,

'Cause there ain’t no cure for the chemistry blues.

2 Comments
2024/11/08
17:13 UTC

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Rock Music Instruction Manual

1 couple bars intro

2 say some shit, repeat x 4

3 say some different shit, repeat x 4

4 couple bars bridge or solo or repeat intro

5 repeat the shit you said before

6 fin

5 Comments
2024/11/08
17:13 UTC

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How much karma I have to collect to get feedback?

Would really like to record my song rn but neighbours are home and Im too afraid to sing because Im pretty sure my lyrics suck So I thought I could get feedback if they actually suck that hard that I should be embarassed to sing them out loud or if maybe they just need a bit of changing that I could do today But the problem is I have to commend more, which makes sense of course, but I know nothing about music really and feel stupid just commenting smth like "i like it/ i dont like it" So yeah just wondering how many comments idl have to do? Also do comments answering to generall stuff count? I think I commented like 3-4 times until now but seems like Ill never reach the limit if I dont just want to write smth basic, because on most posts I just dont have anything good to add..

4 Comments
2024/11/08
17:12 UTC

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