How I create
It starts with something worth saying.
The process
- 1
Story
A memory, a person, a prayer, or a question I can't let go.
- 2
Truth
Discovering the deeper meaning and what I want the listener to feel.
- 3
Words
Turning the story into lyrics, one line and one revision at a time.
- 4
Sound
Imagining the voice, instruments, rhythm, and emotion of the song.
- 5
Iteration
Listening, refining, experimenting, and trying again until it feels right.
- 6
Song
Bringing the words and music together into a finished song.
The tools I use
Suno
My primary platform for transforming songwriting and creative direction into produced music.
ChatGPT
A creative collaborator in developing stories, exploring deeper meaning, refining lyrics, shaping musical direction, and creating visual concepts and album artwork.
Technology helps create the music.Human experience gives us something worth creating.
The best songs begin with something worth saying.