Binge on more than 5 hours of Webinar Clinics with Stephen Rutishauser (Guitarist of Chelsea Grin) & David Puckett (Founder of Music Mentors Online & Drummer for We Came As Romans) as they deconstruct Stephen's Writing Methods & Equipment, How to Capture Emotion & Image in Your Songwriting, Writing Impactful Guitar & Bass Parts, How to Program Drums Responsibly, The Importance of Writing Within Your Means, Adding Synth & Production to Your Songs & more! 

Each hour of this class is taken from a live 3 day clinic that Stephen did through Music Mentors Online. Each day has a different subject, and the course comes with a Money Back Guarantee!

Series Outline

Day 1: (1h51m)

• •LOOKING AT STEPHEN'S WRITING METHOD: EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN & WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• THE BENEFITS & DOWNSIDES OF WRITING "IN THE BOX" AND WRITING WITHIN DIFFERENT CREATIVE SETTINGS

• ​​•CAPTURING EMOTION & IMAGE IN YOUR SONGWRITING: HOW TO WRITE WITH AN EFFECT IN MIND

• BREAKING OUT OF THE NORM FOR WRITING- GETTING CREATIVE WITH YOUR SONG STRUCTURES & USING SOUNDS CREATIVELY

• HOW TO BALANCE WRITING FOR YOURSELF VS. WRITING FOR THE LISTENER

• THE IMPORTANCE OF SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR SOUNDS (MAKING YOUR ART INSPIRING)

• CREATING COHERENT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR SONG

Day 2: (1h39m)

• BEGINNING TO WRITE GUITAR, DRUMS & BASS: WRITING PART BY PART VS. CREATING A SKELETON STRUCTURE

• ALL ABOUT PROGRAMMING DRUMS: HOW TO WRITE RESPONSIBLY & THE VALUE OF HAVING DRUMS IN PLACE FIRST

• APPROACHING GUITAR & BASS PARTS: GETTING THE RIGHT TAKES

• HOW TO WRITE PARTS THAT INTERPLAY WITH EACH OTHER FOR AN EXPRESSIVE & INTERESTING COMPOSITION

• WRITING CREATIVE & IMPACTFUL BASS LINES

• IGNORING THE PRESSURE TO "RIFF" IN YOUR SONGS

• THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING WITHIN YOUR MEANS & HOW TO LEAVE ROOM FOR VOCALS

Day 3: (1h52m)

• ADDING SYNTH & PRODUCTION TO YOUR TRACK: UNDERSTANDING THEIR ROLE OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL "BAND" FORMAT

• USING PRODUCTION & LAYERS TO DISTINGUISH YOUR MUSIC WITHIN A CONGESTED GENRE

• HOW TO ENHANCE, CREATE, SHIFT & ENTIRELY MANIPULATE THE EMOTION & ENERGY OF YOUR SONG WITH SYNTH

• HOW TO CREATE DYNAMIC IN YOUR SONGS: NOT EVERY PART HAS TO BE DRUMS, GUITAR OR BASS FOCUSED

• HOW TO DETERMINE IF A PART IF HELPFUL, HURTFUL OR IRRELEVANT TO YOUR SONG

• BREAKING DOWN CREATIVE USE OF SYNTH IN STEPHEN'S PERSONAL WRITING