You have a feeling, a line of lyrics, maybe a melody, but no idea about chords or structure. That's exactly where I come in as pianist and co-writer: we compose together at the piano until your idea becomes a complete song. Then I record and produce it.
Many people carry a musical idea around without ever turning it into a real song. A line of lyrics stuck in their head for months. A feeling that demands music. A melody that appears while driving and is half-forgotten by the time they get out of the car. What's missing isn't the idea, it's the craft: which chords fit the melody, how four lines become a verse and a chorus. Songwriting Co-Production closes exactly that gap.
I don't work as an advisor on the sidelines, I work as your co-writer and pianist, right in the middle of the process. We sit down together at the piano. You describe, hum, sing, or simply tell me what the song should mean. I find chords for your melody or a melody for your line of lyrics right at the piano. We try things out, discard them, refine them, until the song feels right. That's real joint composing, not pure advice. At the end there isn't just a finished composition, there's the full produced song: recording, mixing, mastering if you want it.
This service is deliberately different from my other offers around songs and lyrics. The distinction is in the next section, so you book the right thing.
Songwriting Co-Production, Lyric Writing Help, Cover Song Production and Beat Production from a reference sound alike, but they're different. This overview helps you book the right one.
Completely new, jointly composed music. Melody, chords and song structure are created together at the piano, I work actively as your co-writer. The result is your fully produced original song, including recording and mixing.
Covers only the lyrics, as a fixed coaching session from 3 hours. Rhymes, imagery, narrative voice, feedback on your lines. No music is created. Right if you only want to work on the text.
Reinterprets an already existing song by another artist, for example as a vocal cover or with changed lyrics. Not your own composition. Right if a well-known song should become your own version.
An instrumental beat is produced based on a reference track that you bring yourself. No joint composing. Right if you already have a clear sonic reference.
In short: Lyric Writing Help stays with the words, Cover Song Production stays with an existing song by someone else, Beat Production stays with someone else's reference track. Only Songwriting Co-Production creates the entire piece of music from scratch, together with you.
You don't need to arrive with a finished idea. These four starting positions are entirely normal.
A single sentence that won't leave your head. That's plenty as a starting point (more on this in the FAQ below).
You hum or sing a melody that's been stuck in your head for weeks, but you can't accompany it or write it down. This is exactly where my role as pianist matters most (more on this in the FAQ below).
Instead of a cover song for a wedding or birthday, something entirely original should be created, a song that never existed before (more on this in the FAQ below).
You've wanted your own song for a long time, but never learned an instrument and can't read music. That's the standard case here, not the exception. I bring the craft, you bring the idea.
No confusing tier of packages, one offer with a clear scope. The exact effort depends on the song and is discussed in the initial conversation.
Included: joint composing at the piano (melody, chords, song structure, arrangement), the recording and mixing. You receive WAV and MP3. The exact price depends on scope and is confirmed after the initial conversation.
If your song is meant for Spotify or other streaming platforms, a final mastering pass for the last sonic polish is worthwhile. Calculated after the initial conversation to fit the song.
For more extensive ideas or several song directions, several composing sessions can be bundled. Just say at inquiry how many song ideas you're carrying around.
Plenty of offers call themselves songwriting help but end up being pure advice. Three things make the difference with this co-production.
I sit at the piano with you and compose actively: chords, melody lines, structures. That's genuine joint authorship, not an interview where I just listen and give tips.
You don't need to know chord symbols or read music. You describe what you want in your own words, and I translate that into music. Newcomers with no instrumental training are the standard case here.
Composition and production are one continuous process for me. The pianist who composes with you is the same audio engineer who then records and mixes. No change of contact person.
These three things, active co-authorship, no prior knowledge required, and everything from one hand, make the difference between a genuine original song and pure consulting.
Five steps from the first idea to the finished song.
You describe what you're bringing: a line of lyrics, a feeling, a melody in your head, an occasion. We talk about mood, tempo and direction. No prior knowledge needed.
We sit down at the piano. I develop chords and melodic ideas directly at the instrument, you give feedback. Step by step your song emerges this way, often over several sessions.
The sessions result in a first demo recording. You hear your song as a whole for the first time and say what still isn't quite right.
Based on your feedback, we refine melody, lyrics, structure or arrangement until the song truly sits right.
The finished song is recorded, mixed, and mastered if you want that. Delivery as WAV or MP3 via cloud link.
The most important answers before you get in touch. For quick questions, reach me by email or WhatsApp.
No. You don't need to read music, play an instrument, or know any music theory.
It's enough to bring an idea, a feeling, a line of lyrics, or a melody stuck in your head.
I develop the musical side as a pianist together with you at the piano.
Lyric Writing Help covers only the lyrics, as a fixed coaching session from 3 hours for 270 euros. No music is created.
Songwriting Co-Production goes further: the complete composition is created here at the piano, plus recording and production.
Cover Song Production reinterprets an already existing song by another artist, not an original composition.
Beat Production from a reference creates an instrumental based on your own reference track, without joint composing.
Songwriting Co-Production: completely new music, developed together.
The finished song belongs to you. You receive full usage rights to the recording.
For planned release or commercial use, the specific rights arrangement is agreed in writing before production begins.
That's plenty to start with. Many clients begin with very little.
In the initial conversation we talk about what you want the song to express, then I develop first ideas at the piano.
Usually several sessions over a few weeks, because time to let the song settle between composing session, demo and final recording genuinely helps.
A concrete estimate follows the initial conversation, depending on the scope of your idea.
The package from 550 euros includes composition, recording and mixing.
Mastering for release can be added and is calculated separately depending on scope.
That's exactly what Songwriting Co-Production is for.
You hum or sing the melody to me, I find matching chords at the piano, we try out variations together.
Yes, very well. Instead of a cover song, a completely original song is created.
Book early, because joint composing and production need time.
This page is aimed primarily at private individuals and newcomers.
For advertising music or commercial commissioned compositions, there's a separate offer with licensing clarification.
Write to me briefly: what idea, feeling, or line of lyrics you have, whether you already have a melody in your head, and what occasion the song is for. Then we sit down together at the piano. No prior knowledge needed. Questions first? A WhatsApp message or a short email works too.