Writing positively tilted songs.
Songwriting
I write more positively tilted songs than I could ever record on my own. Sing one of my finished songs as your own, or bring me your vision and I’ll help you finish it. Both come with the same promise: a song built on intention, that finds its way toward a better place.
For the major music industry
I’m Chad Lewine, and I’ve been writing positively tilted songs 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. (Don’t get me wrong, I’d eagerly write a Fight Song or a Firework if that’s the call; they’re great songs. The deeper, more intentional stuff is just my specialty.)
What does positively tilted mean? It means, when I write, I make sure the overall message of the songs leans into a positive charge. (Well, what does that mean, Chad?!) It means I don’t dwell on, end on, highlight, glamorize, glorify, focus on or wallow in the problem, the obstacle, or the negative feeling. I’ll use problems, obstacles and negative feelings as sparks, origin points, frames and foundations, but my songs will always find a way to transmute and uplift, however small or subtle that may be. For example, I won’t end a song with “and she left me lying there.” I’ll end it with “and she left me lying there, but my heart’s still beating.”
It’s these subtle changes that completely change the charge and trajectory of a song’s message and intention. The first leaves the listener in a state of loneliness, loss and hopelessness and depletion. The second leaves the listener with hope, optimism, and a future to work towards. That is what positively tilted means, that is what I specialize in.
It doesn’t mean any topics are off limits, it’s what we do with those topics that I place limits on. For more information on those limits, please check out The Rising Compass.
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— you want the one positively tilted cut your next record is missing, and almost nobody else can write it.
- Singers who don’t write— you’ve got the voice, and you want a real song worth carrying instead of another disposable bop.
- Visionary artists who write— you can see the song in your head, and you want a co-writer to pull it all the way out.
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?
Yes. You can release original music without writing a single note of it yourself, and that's how most of the major music industry already works. The split between the singer and the songwriter is the norm, not the exception, and plenty of the voices you love are carrying words someone else wrote. Singing one of my songs puts you in that exact lane, except the song is built on intention instead of trend.
What is the difference between Sing My Songs and Cowriting and Vision Completion?
They're two different things. With Sing My Songs, I hand you a finished, original song and give you permission to record and release it under your own name. The work is already done. With Cowriting and Vision Completion, you bring me an idea and I help you carry it over the finish line as your co-writer, shaping the lyric and the melody until the song becomes what it was meant to be. One is a song that already exists. The other is a song we finish together.
Do you keep the rights to a song I record?
You keep your recording. I keep a songwriting credit, because the song is something I wrote or helped write. On a Sing My Songs cut, my share of the writing is 50%, and how you divide the other half is your call. On a Vision Completion co-write, we set the splits by what each of us actually brought to the song by the time it's finished, and my share always leaves room for the producer who still has to make the record. I'm fair but firm here. The split reflects the work, not leverage. For artists who aren't yet living off their music, no money changes hands in either direction, and 50/50 is simply where the writing conversation starts. Major-label situations get their own conversation.
Is this songwriting lessons or coaching?
No. This isn't a lesson or a coaching program. I'm either handing you a finished song or sitting beside you as a peer to finish yours. I won't teach you how to sing, and I won't teach you how to write. I do the writing, with you or for you, and you walk away with a song instead of homework.
What kind of songs do you write?
If the song revolves around a problem or negative feeling or notion, I'll use that as the frame, but not the main message. I won't let a song wallow in, harp on or claim identity of the hurt or the wound itself. The song will always find a way to lean forward, however incremental that may be. Sometimes the most subtle, nearly subliminal messages are the most influential. I won't end a song on "I lost it all and my time is done." I'll end it on "I lost it all but I know I'll get it back." No topic is off limits with me, but what I or we do with it has limits. Check out The Rising Compass to learn about those limits and guidelines.