Alex Whorms and writing with a producer mindset

Singer, songwriter and keyboardist, Alex Whorms stopped in to talk about writing her latest song “Wrong”. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Our episode Mistakes that “amateur” songwriters make and feedback from a listener
• Using syncopation and misalignment of lyrical phrasing and melody to introduce tension
• Editing your song through iterations to make it better
• Writing your bridge just in time for the recording session
• Writing with a producer mindset
• Writing the lyrics as the last thing
• Our songwriting challenge for 2025 to write a song in an odd time signature.