Hello fellow songwriters, I’m Trey Xavier and this is the How Songs Are Made podcast. You may know me from the Gear Gods YouTube channel or my band In Virtue. And on this show, I’ll be talking to notable musical artists to learn about their songwriting process, how it is that they go from a seed of an idea to a full-blown song arrangement, and all the steps in between.
I’m here to bring the songwriting wisdom of the masters of the craft to you directly, and to get the most usable advice from them to make you the most effective songwriter you can be. There are some other podcasts out there about songwriting, but this is the only one focused on finding out the HOW - the real techniques and creative process that real successful songwriters use to write their best songs.
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Hello fellow songwriters, I’m Trey Xavier and this is the How Songs Are Made podcast. You may know me from the Gear Gods YouTube channel or my band In Virtue. And on this show, I’ll be talking to notable musical artists to learn about their songwriting process, how it is that they go from a seed of an idea to a full-blown song arrangement, and all the steps in between.
I’m here to bring the songwriting wisdom of the masters of the craft to you directly, and to get the most usable advice from them to make you the most effective songwriter you can be. There are some other podcasts out there about songwriting, but this is the only one focused on finding out the HOW - the real techniques and creative process that real successful songwriters use to write their best songs.
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Trey Xavier talks to Cole Rolland about his songwriting process and his new song "Echo."
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David Ellefson joins Trey Xavier to talk about Dieth's debut album To Hell and Back.
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Per Nilsson joins Trey Xavier to talk about the process for writing the new Scar Symmetry album The Singularity (Part II - Xenotaph), out June 9th on Nuclear Blast.
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Eyal Levi of DAATh joins the podcast to discuss reuniting the band with a new lineup and the songwriting process for "No Rest No End."
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Lacuna Coil joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs.
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Eugene Abdukhanov, the bassist for Jinjer, joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs.
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Adam De Micco from Lorna Shore joins the podcast to talk about Pain Remains.
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Andy Gillion joins the podcast to discuss his songwriting process and his new album Arcade Metal.
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John Petrucci joins the podcast for a quick chat about his songwriting process.
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Charlotte Wessels joins the podcast to discuss her songwriting process and how it differs when writing solo versus writing with others.
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Elize and Olof from Amaranthe join Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes songs, their ability to keep working on new music, and much more.
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Sean Ashe joins Trey Xavier to discuss making guitar music melodic again, imposter syndrome, and much more.
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Dave Davidson from Revocation joins the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming album, his music knowledge, and more.
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Nik Nocturnal joins the podcast to talk about how he writes songs and how the methods differ between projects.
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What is Interloper doing that makes their music SO interesting? Andrew Virrueta and Miles Dimitri Baker join the podcast to answer that crucial question!
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Jason Richardson joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs. He dives into the collaboration process, how he uses pop structure, and much more.
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Rohan Stevenson of I Built The Sky joins the podcast to discuss how he writes songs, why having fun is the main priority, and much more!
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Tom Englund joins the podcast to discuss how Evergreen songs are made. You won't want to miss out on the valuable nuggets of wisdom in this one!
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Trey Xavier sits down with Sahil Makhija, aka The Godfather of Indian Metal, to talk about his band Demonstealer and how he writes songs.
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