Songwriting For Guitar Podcast

I told you my biggest regret in music a couple weeks ago. This one's the flip side.

600+ songs. Written on purpose, knowing most of them wouldn't go anywhere. Here's why I'd do every single one again, plus the three other things that built my songwriting career from the ground up.

If you're in the middle of your own reps right now and it feels pointless, this one's for you.

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Ever write a line you thought was great, only to realize it's just a list of facts with no feeling behind it? In this one I sit down with Alden Hedges, touring bass player, songwriter, and one of our SFG coaches, to talk about why that happens to almost every songwriter, and what actually separates a lyric that lands from one that doesn't.

Alden shares some brutally honest lines from his own catalog, the "maybe I can do better" mindset that keeps him improving without burning the notebook, and why your own voice, not the polished stuff you see online, is the one thing nobody else can write for you. If you've ever finished a lyric and thought "this is fine" but knew deep down it wasn't quite there yet, you'll walk away from this one with a real shift in how you think about your next verse.

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Join the Next Songwriter Reset Masterclass: https://www.songwritingforguitar.com/songwriterreset

Hire a Coach: https://sfg-accelerator.com/ Apply For The UK Retreat: https://hitmakersretreat.com/

Work With Mike: https://sfg-accelerator.com/fall-intensive

I sat down with Alex Lake, a producer who's worked on ad and brand campaigns for DIRECTV, BuzzFeed, and WWE Legends, and asked him to break down what actually happens between "I wrote a great song" and that song landing in a commercial. Turns out most of us are thinking about it completely backwards.

Alex pulls back the curtain on how brands actually pick music for ads and commercials (it's not what you think), why your "perfect" track gets tossed before anyone even finishes listening, and the one shift in mindset that separates songwriters who get placements from the ones sending emails into the void.

Watch the Weekly Video Podcast: https://shorturl.at/qmP6f

Join the Next Songwriter Reset Masterclass: https://www.songwritingforguitar.com/songwriterreset

Hire a Coach: https://sfg-accelerator.com/ Apply For The UK Retreat: https://hitmakersretreat.com/

Work With Mike: https://sfg-accelerator.com/fall-intensive

Four things quietly killing your songwriting and you've probably got at least one. Matty Finn and I break down the patterns we see over and over: no direction, knowledge over application, unwillingness to write bad songs, no consistent systems.

Application over knowledge. Once you know which one's yours, you can move past it.

Join the Next Songwriter Reset Masterclass: https://www.songwritingforguitar.com/songwriterreset

Watch the Weekly Video Podcast: https://shorturl.at/qmP6f

Hire a Coach: https://sfg-accelerator.com/

Apply For The UK Retreat: https://hitmakersretreat.com/

Work With Mike: https://sfg-accelerator.com/mike-premium-overview

In 2007 I was sitting on a phone call with the manager of McFly and Busted, multi-platinum-selling bands that were selling out Wembley Arena. He gave me key advice, I completely ignored it. Didn't touch it for almost nine years!

Join the Next Songwriter Reset Masterclass: https://www.songwritingforguitar.com/songwriterreset

Watch the Weekly Video Podcast: https://shorturl.at/qmP6f

Hire a Coach: https://sfg-accelerator.com/

Apply For The UK Retreat: https://hitmakersretreat.com/

Work With Mike: https://sfg-accelerator.com/mike-premium-overview