Learn Songwriting from

Vince Casas

Since 1998, Vince has been writing and producing hit music.

Learn everything you need to write, record, and produce captivating songs, no matter your level of experience. In this class, award-winning Pop Rock songwriter Vince Casas takes you into his studio and teaches his complete songwriting process from start to finish. Follow along as he writes, records, and produces a brand new song, right in front of you, explaining all the tools, techniques, and ideas along the way.

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Your Instructor

As an artist, songwriter, producer, and former lead guitarist for Theory of Flight, Vince’s credit list includes music licenses with Nintendo Wii and Fox Sports, writing and producing pop music for national HOT AC radio with album distribution to Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes in conjunction with EMI, and a national coast-to-coast tour. Zappos.com commissioned Vince to write and produce Daniel Park’s “Shake it Like a Snow Globe” Album, which launched on the Zappos website as an exclusive for their customers. He spent a season sharing his pop commercial songwriting expertise as a TA in Ryan Tedder’s Studio.com Songwriting Class.

The Las Vegas Weekly called Vince’s music “captivating”, and a Robin Leach article commented about his live performance saying, “I was hooked within 3 songs”. His singles “City of Lights”, “Spinning”, “Sinister”, “Set the Night on Fire” and “Worthless Symphonies” can be heard on national CBS and college radio stations across the country.

Vince is a former member of The Recording Academy and has opened for artists such as Train, Sick Puppies, Zebrahead, Lit, Melee, Marcy Playground, and Imagine Dragons. With live performances on Fox and CBS news stations, as well as a Half-Time Performance at the UFL Championship.

Nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for his work with Theory of Flight, Vince received a Vegas Rocks award for “Best Performing Artists”.

Vince holds a Master of Music in Music Technology from Southern Utah University, and a Bachelor of Science in Contemporary Music from Greenville College, with instrumental mastery in guitar and vocals including a deep background in music theory, songwriting, composition, and orchestration.

18 Course Lessons (22 Hrs)

Follow Vince’s proven step-by-step process

Sketching Ideas

How to access your songwriting inspiration and harness creative momentum Crafting catchy melodies and lyrics Song structure and arrangements for the Pop Rock genre

Producing Catchy Musical and Lyrical Sections

Creating exciting transitions Crafting strong verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and bridge sections Music Production using guitar, bass, synth, keys, drums, claps Choosing the perfect tempo and key for your song Recording vocals and building vocal production using leads, harmonies, vocal stacks

Editing, Mixing, and Finalizing Your Song

Vocal FX chains using chorus, delay, and reverb Mastering the art of the edit Finalizing and Mixing a song