Songwriting

Top tips for emerging songwriters

‘Is there a lyrical journey? Is there a narrative? Is there a story? Maybe it’s going to take a bit of thought and work, but I find that is useful’: says hit songwriter Marshall Music.

Bekki Bemrose
  • By Bekki Bemrose
  • 10 Dec 2019
  • min read
‘Is there a lyrical journey? Is there a narrative? Is there a story? Maybe it’s going to take a bit of thought and work, but I find that is useful’: says hit songwriter Marshall Music.

Marshall (Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Craig David, K-Ci and JoJo, Nelly Furtado) joined Twinnie, Emma Stakes (Xfactor, BGT, Kelsey Gill, Yellow Claw, Craig David) and Brian Harris (Little Big Music) for a Songwriter Masterclass at BBC Introducing LIVE.

The discussion was hosted by Phil Taggart at the OnTrack space at BBC Introducing LIVE, which was created by PRS for Music, PPL and PRS Foundation for those looking to build a career in and make money from music.

We caught up with the panellists to get some of their top tips for aspiring songwriters. Tune in below…