THE HSD WIRE
GRAMMYS 2022 EDITION
What make these Grammy hits tick?
Check out these free case studies below!
Butter: A Video Case Study on Melody and Hooks
Leave the Door Open: A Case Study on Duet Structure
Drivers License: A Video Case Study on Hit Song Narrative
Montero: A Video Case Study on Hit Song Rhymes
The Vocals in Lil Nas X’s #1 hit Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Are Much More than Meets the Eye
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"Prince" Charles Alexander
Grammy-winning, multi-platinum producer, audio engineer, and recording artist
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Dr. O
Producer, Young M.A., Chris Brown, Lil Wayne
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Chris Sampson
Founding Director of Popular Music Program
USC Thornton School of Music
Director of Popular Music Pedagogy
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Songwriter/Producer
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Dr. O
Producer, Young M.A., Chris Brown, Lil Wayne
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ASCAP, Chief Strategy & Digital Officer
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"Prince" Charles Alexander
Professor, Music Production & Engineering/Commercial Record Production, Berklee College of Music
Grammy-winning, multi-platinum producer, audio engineer, and recording artist
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Songwriter w/50 million albumsales/top-selling author, Billboard Books
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Sandy Chen
Songwriter, Warner Chappell Music
"The depth, detail and level of care that Hit Songs Deconstructed exercises in their song analysis is something I want my students to aspire to."
Chris Sampson
Director of Popular Music Pedagogy
Founding Director of Popular Music Program
USC Thornton School of Music
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George Haughton
Educator/Songwriter
"I've been writing professionally for over ten years but I've found several nuggets of gold in each presentation that have improved my writing already.”
Roy Stride
Hit Songwriter, Producer, Artist
One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Scouting for Girls
“Seeing what I usually hear in a visual form really solidifies things.
Carrie Cunnignham
Singer, songwriter, live sound engineer, auctioneer, CEO of Sound Barn Publishing
“Hit Songs Deconstructed ran one of the most thorough, well-presented and thought-out master classes on pop writing I have ever experienced."
Jay Rodriguez
Grammy nominated musician, film composer, producer and arranger
Prince, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Akon, Wu Tang Clan, DJ Premiere, Guru
"Hit Songs Deconstructed is a great teaching tool and an extremely valuable resource for my songwriting students. We’ve made it an integral part of the songwriting curriculum at MTSU."
Odie Blackmon
Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State University
Adjunct Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music
Grammy nominated songwriter w/20 million album sales