Mike Pepe is an L.A.-based producer/songwriter, outstanding in the alternative scene with crossover appeal. Recent releases and sessions include The Struts, Charlotte Sands, Taking Back Sunday, Mod Sun, Cassadee Pope, Bryce Vine, Plain White T’s, Matty Healy, and Dashboard Confessional. Notable syncs include EA NHL 25, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and Ball and the Family. He has a talent for developing indies and helping get them label deals, most recently Senses (Hopeless Records) and Diva Bleach (Thriller Records). Regular writing and production partners include Lil Aaron, Imad Royal, Ilan Rubin, The Futuristics, Mitchy Collins, Curtis Peoples, Blaise Railey, Kate Morgan, and Smrtdeath, among many others.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

Working with John Feldman
How to keep tracks interesting
Being tested throughout your career
Challenging yourself to write bad songs on purpose
The challenges of being a songwriter professionally
Being a songwriter, without music theory training
The skills of a great producer
Producers vs. songwriters
Being pigeonholeed by your successes
How to empower the artists you work with
Thinking based on feeling, rather than being technically minded
Making choruses feel giant

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Michael Pepe: Writing Songs That Have Feeling