How Songs Are Made

Trey Xavier

Hello fellow songwriters, I’m Trey Xavier and this is the How Songs Are Made podcast. You may know me from the Gear Gods YouTube channel or my band In Virtue. And on this show, I’ll be talking to notable musical artists to learn about their songwriting process, how it is that they go from a seed of an idea to a full-blown song arrangement, and all the steps in between.I’m here to bring the songwriting wisdom of the masters of the craft to you directly, and to get the most usable advice from them to make you the most effective songwriter you can be. There are some other podcasts out there about songwriting, but this is the only one focused on finding out the HOW - the real techniques and creative process that real successful songwriters use to write their best songs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry)

Per Nilsson joins Trey Xavier to talk about the process for writing the new Scar Symmetry album The Singularity (Part II - Xenotaph), out June 9th on Nuclear Blast.Pre-order/pre-save the album: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph.ydeJoin the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 2023

1 hr 2 min

DAATH

Eyal Levi of DAATh joins the podcast to discuss reuniting the band with a new lineup and the songwriting process for "No Rest No End."Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2023

1 hr 51 min

Visions of Atlantis

Michele Guaitoli and Clémentine Delauney join Trey and Alex on the first episode of season 2 to discuss their album Pirates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2023

2 hr 4 min

Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. In Virtue Hyperfollow: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/invirtue/screamSponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 2022

53 min

Jinjer

Eugene Abdukhanov, the bassist for Jinjer, joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 2022

58 min

Lorna Shore

Adam De Micco from Lorna Shore joins the podcast to talk about Pain Remains. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 2022

1 hr

Andy Gillion

Andy Gillion joins the podcast to discuss his songwriting process and his new album Arcade Metal. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 2022

1 hr 37 min

John Petrucci

John Petrucci joins the podcast for a quick chat about his songwriting process. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 2022

33 min

Charlotte Wessels

Charlotte Wessels joins the podcast to discuss her songwriting process and how it differs when writing solo versus writing with others. Check out Charlotte's Patreon. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 5, 2022

1 hr 8 min

Amaranthe

Elize and Olof from Amaranthe join Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes songs, their ability to keep working on new music, and much more. Sponsored by: DistroKid (join and get 7% off your first year!)Join the Gear Gods public DISCORD server.Follow Gear Gods:►Website: http://geargods.net►Facebook: http://bit.ly/GGFBPAGE►Twitter: http://bit.ly/GGTWEETS►Instagram: http://bit.ly/GGIGBB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 2022

2 hr 5 min