How to Write a Hit Song (5 Steps)

5 Proven Steps to Writing a Hit Song

In this article, you’ll learn how to write a hit song. No magic involved – it’s just pattern recognition.

While musical taste is subjective, successful tracks often share the same core traits. When you break them down, clear patterns appear again and again.

This article walks through five proven steps used in hit EDM tracks — ideas you can apply to any genre. These principles won’t guarantee a hit, but they will massively improve your odds.

4 Chord Techniques That Will INSTANTLY Improve Your Music

If your tracks sound flat or forgettable, your chords are usually the reason.

The good news? You don’t need advanced music theory to fix it.

In this guide, you’ll learn 4 chord techniques that will instantly improve your music — practical tools used in EDM, house, and modern pop to add emotion, movement, and originality.

The Secret to Writing Catchy Melodies

Writing catchy melodies that stick in your listener’s head can be a game changer for any music producer. These are the tunes that people hum unconsciously, even if they claim to dislike them. In this blog post, we will explore the key elements that make a melody catchy, using examples from popular songs across various genres. By the end, you will have a better understanding of how to craft your own memorable melodies.

How to Write Melodies: A Detailed Guide for Music Producers

Melodies are often the heart of a track, the element that gets stuck in the listener’s head. In this guide, I’ll take you through every step of how to write melodies, from choosing the right scale, creating the chords, adding the rhythm, all the way through to humanizing the final result. We’ll also tackle common mistakes and advanced tips, including writing counter melodies. Let’s get into it…

How to Create EMOTIONS with MELODIES

Knowing how to manipulate people’s emotions is a superpower that can be used for good or for evil. Melodies are one of the most powerful ways we can do that. In this blog, we will explore five emotions that can be created using melodies. But before we dive into that, it’s important to understand what makes a great melody in the first place. Let’s get back to basics.

How to Write Catchy Melodies from Scratch (The Ultimate Guide)

This guide will show you how to make catchy melodies from scratch – the kind that your listeners won’t be able to forget! These techniques work even if you don’t know music theory – and they work for any genre of modern and electronic music.

We go into every step of the melody-writing process from…

Defining the vibe
Choosing a scale
Writing a bass line
Building a chord progression
Writing the ideal melody for your track
How to make your melodies evocative and unique
Common mistakes producers make when it comes to writing melodies
Tips and tricks that the professionals use to get their melodies really catchy and really memorable.

I’m also going show you something I haven’t seen on any other tutorials – how to create effective counter melodies – which will really make your track stand out, so let’s get to it…

Everything an Electronic Music Producer Needs to Know About Drum Programming

Proficient drum programming is the foundation of electronic music production, and together with the melody, it’s what can make a song catchy and memorable. Learning how to sequence rhythm patterns is a crucial step in the journey of electronic music producers across all genres, and that’s what we’ll be looking at today…

5 melody patterns every producer should know

5 MELODY Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

The melody is one of the most important parts of any song. If you get it right – it’s what people will be singing in the shower all day long. In this tutorial, I share with you 5 ESSENTIAL Melody Patterns can be used in ANY genre of modern music – House, Techno, Melodic House, Pop, Trap, Drum & Bass.

I’ve also included audio and video examples, too. 🙂

5 Chord Progressions Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

These 5 chord progressions can be used in ANY genre of modern music – from house, techno and trance, to trap, drum & bass and even pop music!

I’ll also share with you a few examples of which tracks they’re already used in – PLUS how to customise them to make them your own.

In this blog post, I’m going to share with you the 5 chord progressions that every music producer NEEDS to know…

5 Bass Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

These 5 bass patterns can be used in ANY genre of modern music – from house, techno and trance, to trap, drum & bass and even pop music!

Most people think music production is more complicated than it actually is, but when you understand a few key ingredients – and how to combine them properly – you can create original sounding tracks from scratch.

In this blog post, I’m going to share with you the 5 bass patterns that every music producer NEEDS to know…

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How to Write a Hit Song (5 Steps)

5 Proven Steps to Writing a Hit Song

4 Chord Techniques That Will INSTANTLY Improve Your Music

4 Chord Techniques That Will INSTANTLY Improve Your Music

The Secret to Writing Catchy Melodies

How to Write Melodies: A Detailed Guide for Music Producers

How to Create EMOTIONS with MELODIES

How to Write Catchy Melodies from Scratch (The Ultimate Guide)

Everything an Electronic Music Producer Needs to Know About Drum Programming

5 MELODY Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

5 Chord Progressions Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!

5 Bass Patterns Every Music Producer NEEDS to Know!