Music Life Songwriting anger with Baby Queen, Powfu, Mae Muller, and Dylan Fraser
Aug 12, 2022
Dylan Fraser, a brooding Scottish alt-pop songwriter; Mae Muller, a witty English pop-R&B singer; and Powfu, a lo-fi Canadian producer behind a viral hit. They talk about the slow, fragmented nature of songwriting. They admit copying heroes shapes sound. They debate beats-first writing, songwriting frustration, and how phones and TikTok change creative life.
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Influence Is Inevitable And Useful
- Artists inevitably carry their heroes' influence into their own music, even after trying to distance themselves.
- Dylan Fraser and Mae Muller describe this as 'stealing a little' then making that influence into your own world.
Dad's Pop-Punk Shaped Powfu's Sound
- Powfu grew up with a dad in a pop-punk band, which seeped into his hip-hop-influenced music.
- He combined pop-punk energy with lo-fi hip-hop and romantic lyrics that found an audience despite expectations.
Use Rhyme Tools To Break Blocks
- Use songwriting tools like RhymeZone to find rhymes and near-rhymes when you're stuck.
- Both Baby Queen and Dylan Fraser name RhymeZone as a practical lifesaver during writing.