Composing / Arranging / Songwriting

Since breaking through with BTS’s ‘Dynamite’, David Stewart has been making his mark on modern pop music with hit after hit.

The man behind colossal hits for Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus and Florence + the Machine takes a surprisingly old‑school approach to writing and production.

Film composer and producer Ludwig Göransson has earned a stellar reputation for sonic world‑building.

It takes talent, attitude and self‑belief to succeed in the music business, and Linda Perry has plenty of all three...

Cristobal Tapia de Veer has become a first‑call Hollywood composer — by ignoring Hollywood’s rules.

To find himself as an artist, Charlie Puth swapped high‑profile co‑writers for fan reaction on TikTok. It seems to have worked...

His remarkable versatility has made Federico Vindver the go‑to collaborator for Timbaland, Kanye West, Coldplay and more.

Pop writing and production today is a team game, and the Monsters & Strangerz are one of the hottest teams around.

New York-based producer/engineer, songwriter and music educator Illmind has wide-ranging credits extending all the way from 50...

Louis Bell's unique perspective on songwriting and production has brought massive success with acts such as Post Malone, Jess Glynne and Selena Gomez.

Together with David Guetta, French producer and composer Fred Rister created the hits that made EDM a global phenomenon.

We conclude our in-depth guide to the world of library music with an essential cut-out-and-keep explanation of the key words and phrases you’ll hear.

Composers need publishers. But are they there to help us, or help themselves?

Karl Marx predicted that history would repeat itself as farce — but he never saw a role for expert pop parody!

Like any way to make a living, library music has its pitfalls. We help you look out for some of the biggest!

There’s a lot of money to be made writing music for movie trailers — so you have to be good. Have you got what it takes?

A trailer can make or break a blockbuster movie, and the choice of music can make or break a trailer. Chances are that music will be library music...

Success in the library music world is partly about who you know — so get out there and get to know people!

How can you ensure that your library music hits the spot? What better way to find out than to ask the people who buy it!

Successful library music writers are efficient, productive and reliable as well as musical — all skills you can develop too.

We saw last month that library music can provide composers with a good income. This month, we explain how that income is generated.