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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

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.

Verse-Chorus Structure 101

by Ed Bell | June 3, 2015 | Lyric Tools, Music Tools | 0 Comments

Verse-Chorus form is the bread and butter of songwriting structure: dependable, popular and versatile. Here’s how it does what it does.

How to Finish a Song

by Ed Bell | February 15, 2018 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit | 0 Comments

It’s more important you finish one crappy song than leave twenty songs unfinished. And the truth about how to finish a song: keep writing until the whole song exists.

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.

Five Books That Are Nothing and Everything to Do with Songwriting

by Ed Bell | December 18, 2017 | Cool Stuff, Inspiration | 0 Comments

Being a better songwriter means being a better person. These five books will make you better at everything.