The Max Martin Secret Songwriting Formula Revealed

[@annabelle746]

Great video! would love a follow-up video regarding your choice of chords to harmonize with each type of melody

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Great suggestion! Will definitely look at this for you.

[@annabelle746]

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[@dobsashimself]

Two words: pretty useful!

[@songwritersinternational9240]

ahh thank you for your kinds words! glad you enjoyed.

[@elihyland4781]

love this i was expecting to not understand. appreciate how you explain simply with ease.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexpick2028]

this is a great video bro. excellent information and superbly presented. i cannot get over peoples choice of comments, on all platforms. there are people complaining about audio quality and yes, you could use a mic and get the sound close. but NOTHING got in the way of the info which is all excellently conveyed. im a pro songwriter and producer with 20 years in the industry and learnt something from this so keep going bro. great voice as well mate keep going.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

thanks Alex. appreciate that. glad you enjoyed the video.

[@tanksleo6617]

Dope🙏🏾

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[@laHagans]

Just what I needed! Very useful! Thank you!

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Glad it was helpful!

[@jack_r_reilly]

Extremely informative and good video!

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Glad you liked it!

[@henrymoreland8011]

thank you for the info i get it now

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glad you enjoyed.

[@MelodyMathlete]

Max Martin 🙌🙌🙌

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He's great!

[@davidsnowTHEGREAT]

thank you for this video my friend

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Thank you too

[@PhilippSchumacher-o8u]

great vid bud,really good advice,appreciated.liked,subbed.😉

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Pulse2AM]

Nice lesson thanks. I think it's good to mix up your delivery as in say a verse being stacato and quick then a legato pre-chorus then something else inbetween for the chorus. Stick to the 1, 4, 5, 6 notes in the scale is also a pretty good technique.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

awesome thanks for your kind words.

[@CorneliaHutto]

Thanks. Very helpful.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

we appreciate that thank you.

[@je87777]

Such a great video, thank you!

[@songwritersinternational9240]

our pleasure.

[@mattwoodruff4832]

Interesting watch. Whilst I see the reason to discuss conjunctive and disjunctive motions, I do feel that tension and release is a more important concept to understand with regards to Melodic Maths. Also one of the main things Max is seemingly obsessive about is symmetry in syllable count, (Mirror Image etc) which is arguably as important to the melody as the notes are.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

you make some great point. the Tension and release can also come from the 3 melodies covered, but we could definitely do another video around the point you mentioned. thank you for commenting appreciate you.

[@kintubeats]

Amazing! Read one of his mates book he worked with at cherion studios, he never talked about this! Great stuff man

[@songwritersinternational9240]

thanks mate. glad you enjoyed.

[@gonzova]

Thank you!

[@songwritersinternational9240]

You're welcome!

[@AlainNavasDrama]

great vocal tone dude.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

thanks buddy.

[@by_OST1N]

Спасибо за видео! Парень знает о чём говорит! Хороший пример, но это на американский манер мелодия. Макс Мартин мелодии писал более интернациональные. К примеру, вот если в России или в Польше делают песни, то обычно эти мелодии работают на здешний народ. Но такие мелодии как у Бритни Спирс или Backstreet Boys, там мелодия работала во всём мире, при том, что человек может не знать английского языка, но мелодия сама как будто бы рассказывает уже свою историю. Я думаю Вы понимаете о чём я. Хороший у Вас канал! Спасибо :)

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Thank you for joining the channel, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@USALibertarian]

By Conjunct do you mean more dynamics? I don't understand what "linear" means when describing a melody.

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Yeah dynamics you can say. Conjunct is one of the 3 melodies that allow us to create those dynamics in the melody.

[@wellsreece]

👏🏾

[@songwritersinternational9240]

hey hope you enjoyed the content.

[@ProTools4]

What’s up with the 30hz sine wave?

[@songwritersinternational9240]

very precise ha! its been resolved problem with the XLR cable.

[@ProTools4]

@ cool very awesome someone on the internet took constructive criticism and elevated their game!

[@jupitor919]

That was eye or should I say ear opening.. thanks

[@songwritersinternational9240]

eye or ear opening they both work, right. Our pleasure glad you enjoyed.

[@joelstephens9311]

Fyi there is a weird low frequency oscillation in your audio

[@songwritersinternational9240]

I appreciate you notifying us of that Joel. We will take a look at this.

[@GoodxJ]

Not a secret anymore! 😎

[@songwritersinternational9240]

exactly right. glad you enjoyed.

[@lerafa]

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[@songwritersinternational9240]

thanks

[@Dan-TylerMusic]

You played the same melody but just sang the vocal louder in your pre chorus bit,lol

[@songwritersinternational9240]

not quite. there is enough of a difference between the static and conjunct - whilst they are similar they don't have to be world apart. thanks for the comment.

[@jimmythebold589]

sorry.wanted to watch but couldn't suffer that very loud hum. if you're gonna be talking about producing music,perhaps consider tidying up your audio problems. also,your mic sounds tinny and nasal, i was goingto leave because of that until i noticed the loud noise. i think the last video of yours that i really wanted to watch also had an audio issue, but i still subscribed. fix it...

[@songwritersinternational9240]

Hey Jimmy, thanks mate. we didn't notice this on our side but it has been noted and will be rectified for future videos. thanks for the Sub.

[@reeceb29]

Chill out mate, he’s talking about songwriting not production.

[@colindayo]

Yeah, don’t be so picky…. dudes giving you his knowledge and insight for free…