I have a Master’s in Women’s Studies and I…never really figured this one out. I would just try to explain to them very quickly and generally that it’s not about criticizing individual people, but rather the systems and structures of society. After that, if they still feel personally offended and defensive, then honestly, you’re better off…[Read more]

i usually write poems first then put to a group of recordings i did a while ago and they fit :)

I…totally suck at songwriting. I’m actually kind of hoping this will give me an excuse to talk to any cute songwriting girls at some point in my life. Silver. Lining.

I wish I had a specific process for composing, mostly I get some sort of non-musical concept first (like, current piece is on the Great Lakes) and then figure out how to translate it into music.

I usually do something similar to what omission1234 does, I get a hook that comes to me, maybe based off a rhythm i came up. i build the song from there and then add the instrumentation

My songs all come up in one big inspiration vomit. I have to write it all down as fast as i can, play what i have so far and repeat. Sometimes I’ll write words for a chord progression that don’t fit so I write a new one or new lyrics months later.