Get creatively inspired with
REVERSE SONGWRITING
MASTERCLASS
Learn from hit songwriter Farzad Hamburg to write your first hit song by starting with the hookline and composing backwards
REVERSE SONGWRITING MASTERCLASS
Format: 11-week course with 2 x 90-minute sessions per week in a small group.
We work on your song in two rounds over 11 weeks and make it hit-ready. We pay attention to all important aspects, starting with the lyrics, the hookline (melody and phrasing), the appropriate verses and transitions, to the arrangement and the choice of sounds and instrumentation.
Farzad Hamburg (Rahnavard) is not only a top producer, mixing and mastering engineer, but also has a long successful history as a songwriter with top international hits. He has written hits for Mike Singer, KC Rebell, Blasterjaxx and Glasperlenspiel among others. Learn more about your coach in this interview excerpt or in the full studio talk.
This is included in the course:
- You provide your song idea as a sketch in advance (ideally as stems).
- In your session, Farzad will analyze your song and make suggestions on how to improve it. Farzad uses his voice and a keyboard to demonstrate acoustically what you need to do to make your song work.
- Everything is recorded as usual and then provided as a replay.
- The ideas Farzad contributes are yours, so you retain all rights to your song, no matter how much Farzad has contributed.
- In the second session, you present your progress and Farzad goes into more detail, so you have an additional round of optimization.
- In the eleventh session all participants will present their final song.
- You will learn the principle of reverse songwriting along with numerous other tools and techniques that Farzad uses, including the song developments of your fellow participants.
Participation Requirement
You should have experience as a producer and be able to mix at a good level and already have experience as a songwriter. If you are unsure, you can discuss this in your no-obligation consultation call.