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Ed Bell. The Song Foundry. Songwriting coaching. Songwriting courses. Songwriting tips.

I’m a songwriter, author and music educator.

In half my life I’m a songwriter for theatre and film, where I’ve written award-winning stage shows, written songs for Oriental DreamWorks and worked on dozens of creative projects around the world.

In the other half I help thousands of songwriters hit their goals each month, through my bestselling songwriting books, inspiring video courses and popular songwriting articles.

I don’t just do quick tips and tricks. I don’t pretend there’s some simple shortcut to success. I actually help people find the skills, confidence and creativity to write the songs they want to write – whether they’re on their first song or their thousandth.

So if you’re ready to level up your skills and have a ton of fun in the process – welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Recent Articles

Five Different Ways to Start a Song

by Ed Bell | October 4, 2017 | Inspiration, Lyric Tools, Music Tools | 0 Comments

A song can come from pretty much anywhere. Here are five tried-and-tested ways to start writing your next one.

How to Come up with 100 New Song Ideas

by Ed Bell | January 15, 2018 | Lyric Tools, Music Tools | 0 Comments

The best way to come up with new song ideas is to learn how to take old song ideas and turn them into new ones.

Five Reasons Why Being a Songwriter Sucks (And Five Why It’s Awesome)

by Ed Bell | May 4, 2018 | Building a Career, Inspiration | 0 Comments

Life as a songwriter isn’t what most people expect it to be. Here’s five reasons why being a writer really sucks – and five why it definitely doesn’t.

Think Today’s Music Sucks? Here’s What You Do About It.

by Ed Bell | September 27, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit | 5,147 Comments

So you think tons of today’s music sucks? That’s fine. Here’s how you channel that into something positive.

The Six Best DAWs for Songwriters

by Ed Bell | January 16, 2020 | Music Tools | 655 Comments

Whether you write pop, hip-hop, acoustic or EDM, if you want to produce, record and release music you’ll need a DAW, or Digital Audio Workstation. Here’s our quick roundup of all the big names in home-studio music production.