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Platinum Selling Songs (and How to Make Money as a Songwriter) with Justin Gammella (FINNEAS, Bella Poarch, Bahamas) Songwriting, TikTok and Determinism with Slow Leaves (Grant Davidson) Why Contrast Is Your (Second) Greatest Songwriting Tool 5 Lessons from Igor Stravinsky a song to quit your job to (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert A Universe Of Groove with Harry Terrell (Still Woozy, Maggie Rogers, The Breathing Effect) Boardwalk (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Breathing In This Timeline with little luna Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn Counting It In with Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors DIY Music Production with Garvie DIY, Sweden, and Sync with Håkan Persson (Swedish Red Elephant, I Don't Speak French, Indie Shake) Do Keys Feel Different? Eat The Beatles (Influences and Growing Creatively) Everybody Can Be Dancing Because Counterpoint From Fugazi to Olivia Rodrigo - The History of Rock Music (Part 13) From Neumes to Notes: The Evolution of Music Notation Getting at "That Thing" with saxophonist Jesse McGinty (Camila Cabello, Meghan Trainor, Scoobert Doobert) Go-To Patterns with TOMMASO How I Write Bass Parts How was music made 100 years ago vs. how is it made now? Intro to Love Music More JW Francis on Unconventional Touring, Spotify Playlists and How He’s More than His Pants Layers Behind The Curtain with Geneva Harrison (Nu Deco Ensemble, Y La Bamba, Rachel Goodrich) Leaving an Impression Next to Legends with Fernando Perdomo (Jackson Browne, Beck, Fiona Apple) Lyric Writing Techniques To Reach Peak Levity Mixing and Production with Luke Moellman (Great Good Fine Ok) Motion Over Time Nirvana and the Pixies - The History of Rock Music (Part 12) Nourishing a Music Career While Savoring the Journey with Jon Sandler (Great Good Fine Ok) Part-writing: Turning notes and chords into music! Producing Maya Hawke, West African Music, and Growing Creatively with Benjamin Lazar Davis Release and You Shall Receive with Riley Knapp (RKCB) Shuffling the Creative Deck Sister Songs (Writing Two Songs Back-to-Back) Taking the Leap with the Rising Serena Sun Teach Me Guitar in 60 Seconds with Lindy Day The Day the Music Died - The History of Rock Music (Part 2) The Found Palette with Tristan Clopet (Crown Heights, The Infiltrator, This American Life) The Hit Configuration of Holland-Dozier-Holland The Power of Collaboration (with Skinny Dippers) The Song Takes Shape with Mo Lowda & the Humble The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Thinking Polyphonically (Fugue State) Tips for Lyrics Writing, Writers' Block and Not Giving Up To Learn The Sound with Dr. Guy Shkolnik (PhD in Bach, Music Theory Influencer) Viral Mashups, Drumming, and Life on the Road with Danny Wolf What Babies Listen To What Makes a Song Worth Making Why should I practice? Writing Great Songs with Alex Delicata (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo & OneRepublic) 10ish Ways to FIGHT Writer's Block A Big Hug To The Year That Was 2025 A Pioneer of the Punk Scene with Andy Shernoff of The Dictators A Symphony in The Taste Gap with Harley Eblen (Billboard #1 String Arranger) Back from Japan, Black Friday Plug-in/VST Deals, Building the Home Studio BBL Drizzy and Burrito Bot (AI Song Generation Tips) Chains of Influence: David Baron (Noah Kahan, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz) & Ginger Winn David Bowie and Queen's Impact on Collaboration - The History of Rock Music (Part 9) Epic Fail (How Failure Can Lead to Success) Finding Channels in the Fretboard with Jeb Sherrill (the chair guy) Generative AI Ain't Got Nothing on This Growing as an Artist How Notes Take Shape: Inversions and Harmony How to Create More Art Imposter Syndrome and Your Musical Purpose Instant Musicality with Nicole McCabe (Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole, Patrice Rushen) Knowing vs. Understanding KŌAN LP Overview and Think About It (Track / Production Commentary) - Scoobert Doobert Making a Song with GrimesAI (AI Vocals) Max Martin, Elmo, and Broadway with Dominic Fallacaro (& Juliet) Meet the Beatles - The History of Rock Music (Part 3) Music History (and Why It Matters!) Music Theory is Just a Useful Tool Oblique Strategies (Breaking Through Creative Walls) Odd Time Signatures, Social Media and Musical Surprise with Josh Zimmer Pacing for Sustained Making Pitchy in a Perfect World (the Art of Vocal Comping) Put To Wax with Harry Katz (Harry Katz and the Pistachios, Big Top Pistachioland) Selling Samples on the Splice Charts with Dylan Kidd Silence, The Points Between The Notes singing for u Taken To Unexpected Places with Cal Kevany (Wallice, Albert Hammond Jr, JW Francis) The Beatles Break Up / Prog Rock Is Born - The History of Rock Music (Part 5) The Beyond Vocab Incantations The Circle of Fifths Depicts the Blueprint The Future of Music is Closer Than You Think The Last 5% Is the Hardest The Most Successful Rock Album of All Time: Back in Black - The History of Rock Music (Part 10) The Rhythm of Craft / the Chaos of Creativity The Soul of an Artist (with Human Barbie and veronicavon — Chris Hackman and Xuan Nguyen) Touring in Peter Gabriel's Band & Landing Apple Commercials with Joshoo What are EPs, LPs and singles? And how do they affect creativity? What are the modes? (Modal Harmony and YOU!) What Makes a Rock Star? - The History of Rock Music (Part 4) What Makes a Song a Hit Song When Subtraction Is Addition Where American Music Began with John Michael Rouchell (G-Eazy, Avery*Sunshine, Galactic) Where Do Ideas Come From? Why "vibe" is my #1 musical goal Why are chords a thing? Why Music Has Worth Why You Should Listen to Albums