Next Level Songwriter

Singers, Songwriters, Producers, listen up...

All you need is 30 Minutes a day.

This is our Best Of from over a decade of teaching! Learn how to write killer Vocal Hooks, Bass lines, Drum grooves, Piano and Guitar parts, how to arrange and produce and how to make your music tell a story... by actually doing it!

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✓ Any skill level, no previous knowledge required.
✓ Start writing on Day 1.
✓ Designed to be finished.

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The tools I learned helped me structure & arrange all of my music including my single „Soleil“ which has gained over 500K streams across all my platforms combined!

Erik Ryan

5M+ plays on Spotify

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With your guidance, my songs were selected to win a slot in Tayla Parx's songwriting/production camp in NYC. It changed my life and it's thanks to your education.

Asia Ward

10K+ monthly Spotify listeners

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HSA has been a game-changer for me. It's comprehensive, flexible, and incredibly enlightening. Would I recommend it? Absolutely. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

Michael Matics

1M+ listeners on Spotify

This is NOT a theory class.

We have cut all the fat from teaching song creation to give you several decades of songwriting wisdom in 12 weeks.
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‍✓ ZERO fluff, no time wasted. All lessons are short, fast and actionable. This is about RESULTS, so if you have little time, this is the perfect course for you. ‍
✓ Workbooks, cheat sheets, blueprints, do-as-I-dos, journaling... We make song creation easy and fun.

ALL levels

72+ LESSONs

15+ hours

+12 LIVESTREAMS

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Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
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‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

Melodies that stick

‍If your melodies feel flat, forgettable, or like you’re just guessing... week 1 changes the game.

We’re breaking down the tools pro songwriters actually use to write lines that hit hard and get stuck in your head for days.

✓ Stop second-guessing every note — and start trusting your ear
✓ Use rhythm + repetition to **make hooks feel inevitable
✓ Find killer notes that aren’t the obvious ones everyone else grabs
✓ Learn the “giraffe melody” — the fastest way to make ears perk up
✓ Start writing hard-hitting toplines with that unmistakable hit sound**

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
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‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

Bump That Bass

Forget boring root notes — in Week 2, you’ll learn how to write melodic basslines that actually talk to your topline and give your song real power.

This is how you build momentum from the ground up.

✓ Program your own basslines — no theory, no guesswork
✓ **Make your bass sing, not just thump under the mix
✓ Use the “Spider” and “4-Finger” techniques to add movement + magic
✓ Write bass that supports your melody instead of fighting it
✓ Build low-end that makes your hook hit harder, not just louder**

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
‍
‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

Chord that HIT DIFFERENT

Stuck using the same 4 chords over and over?

In Week 3, you’ll learn how to build real progressions that lift your melody, shape emotion, and unlock new creative directions — whether you’re writing on piano, guitar, or in the DAW.

✓ Program chords that actually bring your melody to life
✓ Build progressions from scratch — not just copy what’s been done
✓ Write guitar and piano parts that bite
✓ Break out of the usual with slash chords + non-diatonic twists
✓ Sound like you know theory — without getting stuck in it
✓ Rock & Metal riff writing lesson included

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
‍
‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

Hit Those Kicks

A great beat doesn’t just support your track — it defines it.

In Week 4, you’ll learn how to build grooves that match your song’s vibe and lock in with your melody, bass, and chords to create serious momentum.

✓ Master the go-to grooves: 4-on-the-floor, standard, half-time & more
✓ Groove in any context — from ballads to funk to pop bangers
✓ Use percussion to shape energy, not just fill space
✓ Make drum choices that connect with everything else you've built
✓ Start building full arrangements that actually move

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
‍
‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

The Secret of Authenticity

Tired of writing lines that sound close... but not quite you?

In Week 5, you'll learn how to write lyrics that are raw, honest, and impossible to ignore — without losing structure or clarity.

✓ Write lyrics that sound like you — real, human, and specific
✓ Use the Lyric Canvas 2.0 to shape structure without boxing you in
✓ Replace vague lines with details that actually hit
✓ Spot clichés before they sneak into your verses
✓ Say what you really mean — and make people feel every word

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
‍
‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

The Science of Groove

Ever wonder why some tracks bounce and others fall flat?

In Week 6, you’ll learn how to fuse melody, bass, drums, and more into a supergroove — the kind that moves people before a single lyric lands.

✓ Build the “supergroove” — where every element pulses together
✓ Understand why some grooves hit — and why others flop
✓ Avoid the most common groove-killing mistakes
✓ Add the sauce to your melody: doubles, harmonies, call & response
✓ Keep your arrangements fresh, exciting, and full of momentum

Our 'Best Of' from over a decade of teaching.

In this course, we have broken down our most meaningful contributions to the world into manageable chunks:
‍
‍✓ The Addiction Formula makes your songs addictive
✓ The Laws of Groovity, to make anything groove.
✓ Write evergreen hooks with the Giraffe Melody.
✓ The Lyric Canvas 2.0 for meaningful & impactful lyrics
✓ Highly memorable lyrics using our Memotecs

The Addiction Formula

Great songs don’t just happen — they’re built to pull you in and not let go.

In Week 7, you'll learn the exact tools from my book "The Addiction Formula" (yep, that bestselling book) to structure songs that feel effortless — and addictive.

✓ Use The Addiction Formula to shape your story across melody, lyrics & arrangement
✓ Work with the superstructure — a flexible template that works 100% of the time
✓ Build suspense that keeps listeners in it till the very end
✓ Understand **what each section actually does** — and make it count
✓ Say goodbye to “meh” second verses and copy-paste bridges

Listen To The Songs

Ready to write the songs of your dreams?

You don’t need to learn everything. You just need to learn the right things.
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That’s why this program is built to cut through the noise—no nerdy theory, no fluff, just the essential tools that actually move the needle.

We focus on the core techniques, mindsets, and habits that will help you write confidently, consistently, and creatively—without burning out or second-guessing yourself.

This is about momentum. Progress. Real songs that sound like you. This is your commitment to prioritize what’s truly important for you in life, to write the songs of your dreams, and to leave something behind that you care about:
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Yes, I'm ready.

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We have made it IMPOSSIBLE for you to quit.

✓ Satisfying, daily checklists to tick off
✓ Weekly livestreams
✓ Online Community
✓ Weekly Mindset lessons
✓ Weekly Journal with questions
✓ Audio Mantras
✓ Accountability Partners
✓ Private Coaching (optional)
✓ Weekends are off (if you want) and many lessons are marked as optional.
✓ Daily videos are tighly edited to 15 minutes or less.
✓ We help you schedule your daily practice.

Meet Your Instructor

"I love making things, learning things and helping people. If I don’t make, I get restless. If I don’t learn, I feel empty. If I don’t help, I feel ungrateful. Good things have happened when I managed to balance all three." - Friedemann Findeisen

Friedemann is the bestselling author of the Addiction Formula and the creative brain behind the viral YouTube Sensation "Holistic Songwriting" with over 400K subscribers and millions of views. He teaches at the biggest music university of the Netherlands, is the creator of the massively popular Songwriting Decks on Kickstarter, a successful board game designer, card magician, entrepreneur, songwriter/producer, sudoku solver and cat lover. His latest song "Rakete" is currently gathering Millions of streams.

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+ BONUS: Mindset

What truly holds people back from writing the songs of their dreams is not a lack of technique – it's their mindset.

They worry about their songs not being good enough, about writing a certain line (can I do that? won't I offend anyone?), they don't finish their tracks, they feel like impostors...

This is why every week, we will tackle one of these huge issues in one of our mindset lessons. You get a video explaining the mindset shift, along with one or more exercises to rewire your brain.

It's a tough industry, and it comes with a lot of traps EVERY writer falls into. We want to prepare you for those traps, so you can flourish where others fall on their face.

+ BONUS: Marketing & Business

So you've finished the first song you're proud of. Now what?

Ever feel like you're just wasting your time posting to social media? Like every post, no matter how much time you put into it, just disappears in the ether?

Your #1 enemy as a professional musician is becoming a business grump. You know the kind – everything on the radio sucks, it's all about who you know, real quality isn't seen, bla bla bla.

We have added 5 brand new lessons to week 12, that will give you the tools to start your career in music. We'll help you master Social Media, break into the industry, make your first fans, and we'll even show you how to write commercial music today.

>> included FREE if you join the program now <<

12 Weeks to Permanently Level Up Your Songwriting

"I'm a songwriter and musician just for the fun of it. Last year, I completed HSA's three major courses — Groove, Pitch, and Story. This new 12-week course was a great way to review everything I had learned, and I truly enjoyed the experience. I especially appreciated the 5-day weekly format instead of 7 — it helped me stay on track without feeling overwhelmed, and made the whole journey feel achievable (which it absolutely was!). I also really loved the challenge of writing a new song each week during the final 5 weeks — it pushed me in the best way possible."
- Sébastien G.
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Yes, I'm ready.

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We are called Holistic Songwriting for a reason...

What makes us different is that we're not teaching our various disciplines separately - we show you how they interact and overlap, using our Holistic Songwriting Circle. For example:

✓ Lyrics-Melody: How to make sure your text sounds amazing.
✓ Melody-Bass: How changing one affects the other and how to take advantage of that.
✓ Drums-Bass: How to combine them into a Supergroove that rocks your arrangement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I'm an Holistic Songwriting Academy alumnus, is this for me?
A: Absolutely! This program was created from an entirely new perspective: Where HSA is about understanding music in depth, this is about taking action. Every single video is about getting you to write songs, focusing you in on the 20% of HSA you'll use every day.

Q: I'm a complete beginner / professional songwriter. Is this for me?
A: Yes. The focus here isn't on theory, it's on taking action, which is something everybody struggles with. But even if you don't, you will find techniques here (some new, some from HSA) which you can't find anywhere else.

Q: What's your refund policy?
A: I think you'll love the program and won't need a refund, but just in case you disapprove of my dad jokes, you will get a 100% refund no questions asked as long as you apply for it within 30 days of purchase.

Q: Can you really teach songwriting?
A: Yes, of course you can! This is a job like any other (except that it's clearly the most awesome). Don't believe me? You heard the songs I wrote in the video above. That's what I sound like today. Think I'm some lucky genius that was born talented? Want to know what I sounded like when I started out? You have been warned.
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