I Cured My Songwriting Block In 10 Minutes

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Ever stared at your DAW for hours and felt completely stuck? 😩
That was me, three days of creative paralysis while working on my upcoming EP Shifting Horizons. Until… I tried something different.

In this video, I’ll show you exactly how I broke through my songwriting block in real time — no cuts, no tricks. I’ll walk you through my simple but powerful methods to kickstart any cinematic or orchestral idea:

1️⃣ Thematic Melody (coming in another video)
2️⃣ Interesting Harmonic Evolution (stay tuned!)
3️⃣ Get the Groove! ← Today’s method 👇

You’ll see how I use rhythm, orchestral layering, and hybrid sounds to build energy from nothing — starting with the bread-and-butter mid-range instruments before adding depth, low end, and sparkle.

For today’s track, I’m using my Free Hybrid Orchestral Starter Pack, expanded with the Gratis percussion library from Fallout Music Group — a fantastic free Kontakt Player library for cinematic percussion.

The goal: show you a real-world workflow that turns frustration into inspiration. This is exactly how I started my track “The Line” from my upcoming EP Shifting Horizons.

Stick around till the end for a little teaser of that track!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:59 My 3 creative jumpstart methods
01:55 Today’s focus: Get the Groove
03:00 Extending The Free Starter Pack
04:54 Real-time composition (10 min timer)
14:54 The final result & wrap-up
17:17 Closing Thoughts & Teaser: “The Line”

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