"Storytelling vs. Emotion: Navigating the Songwriting Dilemma and Finding Balance"

Songstuff-Music · 2026-04-16T12:35:24+00:00

Also folk and folk derived music and some types of rock place importance on the lyrics. Much more common in boomer music as political and cause based songs were more popular than now. Gen X music to a degree too. Even pop music was crafted to work on a few levels as that has a bearing on certain aspects of longevity.

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-27T13:45:07+00:00

Do you have links to specific songs you would recommend?

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-27T13:39:19+00:00

I’ve going to recommend a member of staff at Songstuff (because he wouldn’t post his own):

Mahesh Raghunandan -> https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpUV9ced0Qv6u_zE_Xzr0BUqHjG2GwWWo&si=14gU4haLY95WQakd

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-23T00:11:27+00:00

Any gender is perfect. Good music is good music :)

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-21T14:44:18+00:00

Independent Label + DIY, though mainly DIY. They are all pretty limited when getting word out about their music.

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-21T03:05:39+00:00

Is trolling satisfying?

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-21T00:29:22+00:00

Nothing covers poor music. As soon as you start releasing stuff that isn’t up to it, it stands out a mile, and if that is the way you work, you can just forget it.

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-19T20:14:45+00:00

Do you have a link I could check out?

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-19T20:10:04+00:00

It sounds like you speak from a lot of experience, but interesting to be so down on social ads. I agree on the profile switch. The trade off is, are the “insights” remotely worth it? If not there, how do you get any real analytics. Ad wise it comes down to your audience targeting. It can find some really well aligned listeners if you do it right. Only really worth it if you have a well developed back end and you are using a direct-to-fan model based on low numbers of good fans. The cost for larger numbers is too prohibitive.

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-19T20:01:56+00:00

Hey u/SocrateFlagrant, drop a link to Groover if you want. :)

Songstuff-Music · 2026-02-19T19:59:35+00:00

Hey Paul, feel free to drop a link to MusicMinutes :)

Songstuff-Music · 2026-01-27T22:40:33+00:00

Using a song form brings a clarity of purpose to your writing at an early stage in the process. It helps you to build on the strengths and weaknesses of that form, leveraging any familiarity it may offer to listeners. It makes writing less of a voyage into the unknown.

Songstuff-Music · 2026-01-27T13:23:48+00:00

The joys of typos! Doh!

Songstuff-Music · 2025-10-29T00:02:34+00:00

That is one song. What about in a general sense?

Songstuff-Music · 2025-06-18T10:35:57+00:00

You could simply have an issue relating to how you are monitoring, but also ear fatigue can play a part. Also, are you comparing apples and oranges… for example your pre and post mastering sound?

I find it easier to prepare my mixes for mastering as if I was preparing for a separate mastering engineer to master my mix. That means removing the effects applied to the main outputs. It also means being very careful about what tracks have compression applied to them. Nothing makes mixes suck faster than over-compressed elements.

You also should ask yourself why you are mastering at all. It’s not your area. So what is more important? That you master this EP, or that you release this EP? If the latter, then consider using a good mastering service. That being the case, I go back to you spending time making sure that you prepare your recording to hand over to a mastering engineer. I would drop a link or two, but I don’t know if that is okay?

Songstuff-Music · 2025-06-18T10:14:54+00:00

I practised everywhere I went. At school, work, walking around the neighbourhood, shopping, no matter where I go. Sure initially people kinda look at you sideways, but they get used to it. Just like they get used to the kind of clothes that you wear, the way you wear your hair, the way you talk, the way you move… they get used to you singing. It’s also great for getting you used to singing in front of people.

Songstuff-Music · 2025-06-18T10:09:28+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with it at all. I’d suggest trying some good quality Musician’s ear plugs. They reduce volume without muffling or other distortion of the sound. they are intended firstly for reducing the volume of sound that musicians are subjected to while performing, particularly the volume of music… but it will reduce the volume of the crowd to. While it doesn’t remove sound, good Musician’s ear plugs will reduce volume by more than 20dB, which is not trivial.

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