Writing songs for a higher purpose.
Songwriting
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For the major music industry
It’s cooler than ever to be bad. The irreverent counterculture of the 90s and 2000s is now a mainstream staple. It’s commonplace to be disrespectful, degenerate, nihilistic and anxious; everyone’s doing it. And when everyone starts doing it, it starts to get old. Soon, being bad will start feeling bad instead of feeling trendy. Soon, it’s going to be cool to care, as I mention in my song This is a Raid!
I’m Chad Lewine, and on this webpage I’ve decided to call myself The Inspirational Song Guy. We’ll see if it sticks.
I’ve been writing pop songs embedded with inspirational and deeply thoughtful messages for nearly two decades. I’m not talking Fight Song by Rachel Platten, I’m talking Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson. I’m not talking Firework by Katy Perry, I’m talking The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics. I’m talking Conviction of the Heart by Kenny Loggins and Mmmbop by Hanson (that song is deep, if you didn’t know.) I write songs that blend in with the sonics and arrangement of contemporary music but carry a message markedly different from what’s trendy or charting.
If you or your artist wants a song that no one else has, I’ve got it. A song that blends the coolness of the 90s with the heart of the 70s, dressed with modern day phrasing. A song that not only is catchy but coherent. A song based on in-tention, not a-ttention.
Take a look at some of my selections below. I can work with artists and labels in a variety of capacities. Click here to inquire.
I deliver finished songs
I write more songs than I’ll ever be able to record under my own name, but these songs need a home because they are valuable. They are more than cookie-cutter pop bops. They are not disposable or trendy — they are timeless (some timely), deep and intentional. Because of this endless well of songs, I’m looking to with singers that want to cut my songs.
I know that there are singers out there that are tired of singing the modern-day American songbook (post-90s topics: sex/love/relationships, materialism, party, dance) and want to sing unique songs; songs like mine. That’s why I created this page: to create awareness of my interest in having my songs sung by as many voices as possible, and to help voices become clearer, more intentional, and more positive in the messages they sing.
Please note that while I don’t produce finished records, I do produce demos and can help source the right production — whether that’s a simple $20 leased beat and a home-studio setup, or hiring a Grammy-winning producer in a state-of-the-art studio.
I help you complete your vision
Before I even considered having other artists sing my songs, I always carried the intention of helping to empower visionary artists with the skills to actually fully manifest that vision into song form. While my purpose for having other artists sing my songs is not capital-driven, my stance on the industry splitting up the singer and the songwriter would be hypocritical if I only wanted others to sing my songs.
So, in addition to offering my finished songs to singers and artists as a complete creative work, I also offer a hands-on service where I’ll help you (in an official co-write capacity) craft the vision in your head into the song it’s meant to be. This is not a coaching or a training program. Once you decide you want my help, I’ll jump right in, surveying you for what you want deep down and immediately applying that to your song(s).
This includes lyric, melody, and vocal delivery. This does not include vocal technique or learning to sing. This is for singers that know how to sing, because again, I’m not a teacher — I’m a partner that’s helping you write a song. A good song can only go so far if the delivery isn’t there; good lyrics can only go so far if the melody isn’t there.
It’s important to know that my songwriting is based on a strict moral code. I don’t write, or help write, songs about materialism, baseline relationship topics, self-focused narratives, or anything that may resemble what’s trending on social media or topping the pop charts. In this case it’s not a rejection of the institution itself, but a rejection of the content of what is trending and what is on the charts.
My goal is to make the content of what is trending and what is on the charts more positive. If you want to learn more about what I consider positive, check out The Rising Compass. My goal is to only write songs from decent to ascended. I won’t write songs that are corrupted or degraded.
Writing a song for you in real time (the human version of Suno)
We get on screenshare. I have my DAW open and ready to capture.
We start talking about what you want your song to be about.
The first few lyric ideas will come just from that. I'll lay them down.
You provide feedback.
I keep channeling the song in real time with you until we have a verse and a chorus.
We write the next verse as the arrangement reveals itself.
The arrangement and its sections will reveal themselves as we go. I don’t go into sessions with anything planned. As they say, leave space for god in the room. I say, god is the room. (God meaning the nondenominational force that is the stream of consciousness creative state.)
We then continue to mold, sculpt, finesse and iterate on the song, with me leading the process until the full sketch is complete.
A sketch consists of, at the minimum, an acapella track with a single vocal track (tuned or raw, your preference) that demonstrates the topline composition (melody and lyrics) and the lyrics themselves. Sketches often are much more than that sonically, but you will walk away with something complete in about an hour that you can then take to a producer or re-record and iterate on yourself.
It is important to know that for this to work, I need to lead the way until we have a complete product. We’ll know early on if what I do will work for what you want or not. I’m here to provide my signature style and process, not to be directed. That doesn’t mean your ideas aren’t welcome — in fact, your idea is how it all begins — but I need to be able to pull the idea or vision out of you into a complete composition in order for my service to be rendered to the highest standard possible, and that requires me being in the driver’s seat.
Add-on: simple demo production
I’m able to add basic rhythm and electronic or synthesized tracks to your sketch for an additional fee. This could be in real time or on my own time. I don’t claim to “be a producer,” but I’ve produced over 75% of the songs you hear on my website, so I’m confident I can give your sketch the bones it needs to become a proper demo.
Working with my songs is for artists that know music is powerful and can be used for more than entertainment; more than sync for soundtracks and commercials, and more than background noise for TikTok videos. It’s for artists that know their voice and vision is meant for more than Spotify’s functional sleep, study, and workout playlists; more than social media’s bite-sized dopamine casino. Working with my songs — either singing songs I’ve written or having me help you write your own — is for artists that want to unlock the ancient and latent metaphysical power behind music. Genre is irrelevant. Working with me, or my songs, is for artists that know music can change the world.
It comes down to three kinds of artist:
- Established & signed artists— [[WRITE: one line - you want the genuinely positive, inspirational cut for your next record]]
- Singers who don’t write— [[WRITE: one line - you have the voice and want a real song worth carrying]]
- Visionary artists who write— [[WRITE: one line - you have the vision and want a co-writer to complete it]]
Tell me who you are and let me hear you. Send a recording, a video, or anything that carries your voice — at least one file is required. I read every inquiry myself.
Can I release original music if I do not write songs?
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What is the difference between Sing My Songs and Cowriting and Vision Completion?
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Do you keep the rights to a song I record?
WRITE: [[ANSWER: 50/50 initial bid; majors case by case; no fee either way for pre-income artists]]
Is this songwriting lessons or coaching?
WRITE: [[ANSWER: no - co-creation, not instruction; for singers who already know how to sing]]
What kind of songs do you write?
WRITE: [[ANSWER: decent to ascended on the Rising Compass; never corrupted or degraded]]