Trey Xavier

How Songs Are Made

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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 abou...

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Trey Xavier

Episodes

TETRARCH - "Unstable" 30.03.2022 1:13:52

Trey Xavier is joined by Diamond and Josh from TETRARCH to discuss how they made "Unstable." On this episode: How the band uses demos Working with Dave Otero And 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:&nbsp...

Bad Wolves - "Dear Monsters" 23.03.2022 2:08:38

Doc Coyle and John Boecklin join Trey Xavier to discuss how they wrote their album "Dear Monsters." Some of the topics discussed include: Why lyrics are subjective Throwing ideas around to see what sticks Writing lyrics last Advice from Billy Joel Sponsored by:  DistroKid  (join and get 7% off your first year!) Join the Gear Gods  public DISCORD server . Follow Gear Gods: ►Website:&...

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - "Star One" 16.03.2022 1:18:32

Trey Xavier sits down to talk to a longtime songwriting hero of his, Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Star One and Ayreon about their new album "Revel In Time." 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.l...

Allegaeon - "Damnum" 09.03.2022 1:30:42

Trey Xavier talks to Allegaeon about how they wrote their album "Damnum." 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...

Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy) - "Oh What the Future Holds" 02.03.2022 1:13:43

Trey Xavier sits down with Will Putney to discuss how Fit For An Autopsy made "Oh What the Future Holds." 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/GGIGB...

The Agonist - "Days Before The World Wept" 23.02.2022 1:40:58

Trey Xavier welcomes The Agonist to the podcast to talk about how they made "Days Before The World Wept." 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/GGIGB...

Carcosa - "Anthology" 16.02.2022 1:54:29

Trey Xavier welcomes Carcosa to the podcast to talk all about the songwriting process for their album "Anthology." 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...

Dean Lamb and Oli Peters (Archspire) - "Bleed the Future" 09.02.2022 1:42:09

Dean Lamb and Oli Peters of Archspire join the podcast to talk about the writing process for the songs on the band's 4th album "Bleed the Future." 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...

Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil) - “The Work” 02.02.2022 1:33:40

Brody Uttley from River of Nihil joins the podcast to discuss how the band wrote their 4th album “The Work.” 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/privac...

Matt Heafy (Trivium) - “In The Court Of The Dragon” 26.01.2022 34:54

On this first episode of How Songs Are Made, Trey Xavier sits down with Matt Heafy of Trivium to discuss writing the band's 10th album "In The Court of the Dragon." 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: ht...

Introducing How Songs Are Made 19.01.2022 1:14

Hello! I'm Trey Xavier, you may know me from my YouTube channel Gears Gods or my band In Virtue. I'd like to introduce you to How Songs Are Made. 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. If you’re in a band or you want...