The final piece to the puzzle is our ongoing education component, or what we call our Master Labs. Available exclusively to graduates of Musician Labs, Master Labs are individual, live-video, advanced courses in techniques and services that are complimentary to the songwriting process. Master Labs are taught by vetted industry professionals in areas like Recording & Production, Digital Audio Software and Sound Engineering. Who knows? We might even sneak in a songwriting session or two from one of our celebrity friends.
Examples of Master Labs include:
Lyric Writing with an emphasis on story arcs, hook development, image development and critical assessment of your own and other material…
Lyric Crafting Tools with an emphasis on rhyme schemes, alliteration, assonance, rhythmic phrasing and much more…
Song Arrangement with emphasis on structure, verses, choruses, bridges, pre-choruses , middle-eights, solos and all of the other arrangement elements that make up a song…
Recording with an emphasis on using current technology to empower your process. DAW and sound recording techniques. Software packages that support the songwriter…
Demo Recordings Unlock the power the right demo has for your song. When to do a simple presentation and when to do a full production. How to cast singers and create in the right sonic direction. How to produce for the actual audience that the demo is meant for…
Live Performance Learn what is out there for the performing songwriter. How to craft a set with an arc. The right sound gear, the venues and booking opportunities. How to back yourself and when to hire musicians…
Publishing An emphasis on myth-busting and learning what publishing companies actually are and what they do – not what you have been told. Learn the dollars and cents of the business and about Performance Rights organizations…
Song-Plugging/Pitching How to cast a song and understand who the players are. How to get your song heard and conduct a pitch session…
Service Writing How to write for a project, how to write with artists, how to write with writers who are above you in the food chain. How to write for the industry that exists, not the mythical one…