Music

The Specificity Paradox: Why Specific Details Reach More People

Most creators try to be universal.

Feb 20 • Idris Elijah

Tools Make You Faster. They Do Not Make You Better.

Every creative era worships its tools.

Feb 10 • Idris Elijah

The Question Ruining Your Songwriting

You keep asking the wrong question.

Jan 30 • Idris Elijah

Why the Best Artists Ignore Genre Until the End

You sit with a finished track open on your screen.

Jan 20 • Idris Elijah

Why Great Musicians Listen Like Writers Read

Most musicians think listening to music counts as practice.

Jan 9 • Idris Elijah

Melody + Lyrics: The Truth Most Producers Avoid

If you strip a song down--no beat, no synths, no reverb, no mix--what’s left?

Dec 30, 2025 • Idris Elijah

The Paradox of Taste: Why Loving Music Makes Writing It Harder

If you love music deeply, writing it can feel strangely difficult.

Dec 19, 2025 • Idris Elijah

The Beyoncé Principle: Greatness Has No Copy-Paste

There’s a strange belief that many creatives fall into: If I can just discover what the greats did, maybe I can become one of them.

Dec 12, 2025 • Idris Elijah

The 7-Step Method I Use to Write Songs Even When I Feel Nothing

If you’re reading this, you probably care about music the same way I do—deeply, irrationally, almost spiritually.

Nov 25, 2025 • Idris Elijah

10 Hard Truths I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Producing

Most beginner producers don’t fail because they’re untalented--they fail because they’re overwhelmed.

Nov 18, 2025 • Idris Elijah

How to Write Melodies That Haunt the Heart (Quick And Dirty Edition)

Ever notice how some songs stay in your head for days--while others vanish after they end?

Nov 11, 2025 • Idris Elijah

The Sound of a Soul in Motion

What Your Favorite Albums Reveal About the Artist You’re Becoming

Oct 17, 2025 • Idris Elijah

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