Archive - Midnight Voice Memos

Song Club #71: Box of Tricks

If you didn't already know, every songwriter has one.

Jul 11 •

Short Summer Break!

Song Club and The Midnight will be back next week.

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Song Club #70: Gratitude

Gratitude can be a confronting space to excavate

Jun 27 •

Why you must do your mending

On doing boring stuff that’s easy to put off

Jun 24 •

Song Club #69: Slow Burn

Slow burn songs tend to be kinda sexy—but not always.

Jun 20 •

Song Club #68: Drugs

Music and drugs go together like ...

Jun 13 •

Why you must sit and stare

Plus, some ideas and instructions for doing just that ...

Jun 10 •

Song Club #67: Prototyping

Using listening and iteration to make songs better

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Song Club #66: Repetition

Writing with attention to patterns and variation

May 30 •

Midnight Omnibus #2

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May 26 •

Song Club #65: Place

Writing songs where 'place' evokes deeper meaning

May 23 •

Song Club #64: Scenes

Writing songs with clear visual spaces

May 16 •

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