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How Songs Are Made

Introducing How Songs Are Made

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 to write songs more seriously, this show is for you! 


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 about songwriting, but this is the only one focused on finding out the HOW - the real techniques and creative process that real successful songwriters use to write their best songs.


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  • 5. Cole Rolland

    01:04:11||Season 2, Ep. 5
    Trey Xavier talks to Cole Rolland about his songwriting process and his new song "Echo."Listen to "Echo" on YouTube.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
  • 4. David Ellefson (Dieth)

    01:12:59||Season 2, Ep. 4
    David Ellefson joins Trey Xavier to talk about Dieth's debut album To Hell and Back. 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
  • 3. Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry)

    01:02:55||Season 2, Ep. 3
    Per Nilsson joins Trey Xavier to talk about the process for writing the new Scar Symmetry album The Singularity (Part II - Xenotaph), out June 9th on Nuclear Blast.Pre-order/pre-save the album: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph.ydeJoin 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
  • 2. DAATH

    01:51:14||Season 2, Ep. 2
    Eyal Levi of DAATh joins the podcast to discuss reuniting the band with a new lineup and the songwriting process for "No Rest No End."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
  • 1. Visions of Atlantis

    02:04:48||Season 2, Ep. 1
    Michele Guaitoli and Clémentine Delauney join Trey and Alex on the first episode of season 2 to discuss their album Pirates.
  • 29. Lacuna Coil

    53:35||Ep. 29
    Lacuna Coil joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. In Virtue Hyperfollow: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/invirtue/screamSponsored 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
  • 28. Jinjer

    58:19||Ep. 28
    Eugene Abdukhanov, the bassist for Jinjer, joins Trey Xavier to discuss how the band writes their songs. 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
  • 27. Lorna Shore

    01:00:30||Ep. 27
    Adam De Micco from Lorna Shore joins the podcast to talk about Pain Remains. 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
  • 26. Andy Gillion

    01:37:16||Ep. 26
    Andy Gillion joins the podcast to discuss his songwriting process and his new album Arcade Metal. 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