David

As a writer and educator I am primarily focussed on lyrical craft and the creative process. My time at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance endowed me with a wealth of tools and methods to sharpen the technical craft of a song to maximise its potential and I learned how to harness the creative process in the most conducive ways to bring the best out of any given songwriter.

I`m a big believer in constantly writing and sharing so I set weekly briefs to encourage you to write in new ways and then give detailed and constructive feedback that will help you grow. I know from experience that sharing new songs can be unnerving so I take a lot of care helping people overcome this hurdle.

Solo sessions are catered towards your individual needs to help you achieve personal goals: whether this be helping you overcome periods of block, write more engaging lyrics, structure exciting chord progressions, find fresher rhymes, or establish your artistic voice/sound. Weekly briefs will challenge you to become the unique writer you want to be.

Group sessions focus on a weekly theme that help students sharpen specific areas of their writing (eg. rhyme, imagery, structure, chord theory, melodies, etc) and have A&R style group feedback sessions in which students can play their work to the group and get instant feedback from their peers on how they can develop.

Outside of classes, I`m open to discuss songs, technique, career goals, co-writing, learning resources or whatever else will help you develop as a songwriter.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I`m a professional songwriter with over eight years writing experience and countless co-writes in the tank. As a writer, I`m primarily concerned by the lyric and craft side of writing but, as often as not, also compose musical elements.

My specialities are in folk, indie-rock, pop/rock, and country but am also experienced in R&B, soul, rap, and indie-rock.

I`ve recently finished a Songwriting Masters` at ICMP in London, for which I received a Distinction, and am currently co-writing with a diverse range of artists for a number of professional projects.

In my Major Repertoire Project at the end of the course, I studied the roles played by the co-writer in writing sessions and this gave me a great insight into the collaborative process and equipped me to be a better rounded collaborator.

In 2017 I completed my BA (Hons) in English and American Studies which gave me a solid foundation for lyric writing and my time as an editor on the student magazine gave me a sharp eye for song editing.