Craft Development

Resources and guides from subject matter experts on the craft of songwriting, composing, and more.
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SOCAN Academy: Power of vocal production with Pierre-Luc Rioux

Discover why vocal production is one of the most powerful sk...

SOCAN Academy: Chantal Kreviazuk on songwriting, creativity, navigating the music industry

How to stay grounded while constantly evolving

SOCAN Academy: Nathan Ferraro on Finding Fulfillment Behind the Scenes

Artist to Songwriter

SOCAN Academy: Mike Sonier on How to Develop Your Artistic Identity

Learning the craft is just step one, finding your voice is w...

SOCAN Academy: Transitioning from artist to screen composer

Katie Stelmanis (aka Austra) shares her evolving journey

SOCAN Academy: How to Remix with Respect

Fred Everything on Ethics and Originality

SOCAN Academy: Nikhil Seetharam on Composing for Comedy & Building Your Career

Scoring for Laughs

SOCAN Academy: Kareem James on Songwriting, Collaboration & Building a Creative Community

Shares real-world insights on navigating co-writing sessions...

SOCAN Academy: Stint shares tips for producers

Why you should always say yes

SOCAN Academy: Jason Gleed shares tips for music creators

At all stages of their careers

SOCAN Academy: Murda Beatz Shares Top Producer Tips

Level Up Your Beatz

SOCAN Academy: Preparing for a co-writing session

With JUNO Award winner Hill Kourkoutis

Nathan Micay talks about scoring HBO’s Industry

Composing “music to make grown men cry”

Video – Top Secrets: “Fake Friends” by Billie du Page, BAYLA, lucatheproducer

Her first-ever single goes straight to No. 1!

Video: Top Secrets – “Printemps” by Koriass

Star rapper tells us about writing his first No. 1 at radio

Video: Nicole Ariana shares how co-writing works

And why three is the magic number

A beginners’ guide to mixing your recordings, Part Two

Effects

A beginners’ guide to mixing your recordings, Part One

Mixing itself

Video: The Pros – The perfect live show, according to Felix of Choses Sauvages

Advice on giving your best performance

The Breakdown: Scoring for videogames

How does it work?

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