How To Write Songs

How to Write Songs is Keppie Coutts and Benny Romalis.

We are both professional songwriters, who also have had the privilege of creating songwriting courses and teaching at some of the best contemporary music institutions in the world.

About Keppie –

As a songwriter, I have released 3 studio albums, 2 EPs, as well as co-writing songs with other artists and bands that have collectively streamed over 10 million times in the past 2 years, and recently had an album of original songs commissioned for release on the Penguin Random House audiobook, Mothertongues.

You can find my music and collaborations here: www.keppiecouttsmusic.com

In equal measure to my passion for songwriting is my love of sharing the craft with others. I started teaching songwriting on faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2010, and since then have taught around the world, at the Songwriting School of LA, for Berklee Online, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Australian Institute of Music, and the Australian College of the Arts.

About Benny –

My musical journey began with poetry and guitar playing as a young child – which led to the writing, recording and release of two original albums under my own name. I’m a founding member, songwriter and slide-guitarist for the alt-country band The Green Mohair Suits – who have to date released 4 albums and 3 eps of original material.

In 2013 I founded Silamor Studios, a boutique studio specializing in composition for film, television, gaming and video production. In addition to releasing music as Silamor, I’ve also composed for major brands including Adobe, Cathay Pacific and Citibank… and I’m currently scoring a video game in production.

I’ve also spent the past 8 years creating and teaching courses on songwriting, production and composition at universities and colleges in Australia.

You can find my music here and here.