"I can't stress enough how important HSD is to any serious professional hit songwriter."
HIT SONG ACCELERATOR
THE SCIENCE BEHIND TODAY'S
CHART-TOPPING HITS
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What is the Hit Song Accelerator?
The Hit Song Accelerator is a 52-week comprehensive, immersive, and interactive step-by-step program that uses the acclaimed Hit Songs Deconstructed methodology to take you behind the curtain and show you exactly what goes into crafting a hit song.
Through out the course, you’ll learn all the proven techniques and strategies that have fueled the success of some of today’s most iconic songs and how to apply them to your own music.
Each lesson builds on the last, teaching you not just the what and how, but the crucial why behind every aspect of hit songwriting.
David developed the "Hit Songs Deconstructed" methodology in 2010, which revolutionized how popular music is analyzed. This led to the creation of Hit Songs Deconstructed, which is now widely used by songwriters, producers, labels and publishers.
Hit Songs Deconstructed is also being used by prestigious institutions such as Berklee College of Music, USC Thornton, NYU, and many others and has been featured in Billboard, Variety, Music Week, ASCAP, among others.
David also uses this methodology in his one-on-one coaching as well as to create custom workshops for major labels such as Atlantic Records and publishers such as BMG.
What Songwriters & Producers Are Saying About Hit Songs Deconstructed
"As a songwriter, an important part of my job is to analyze what works in successful songs. By identifying the tools that were employed in hits, writers can incorporate them into their own songs--using techniques that have proven successful--while putting their own spin and unique creative angle on them. HSD does the research for me."
Jason Blume
Songwriter w/50 million album sales
"Even though I’ve been writing professionally for over ten years, I’ve found several nuggets of gold that have improved my writing already."
Roy Stride
Hit Songwriter, Producer, Artist, One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Scouting for Girls
"I wish this type of class was taught in my undergraduate or even graduate school curriculum. Spot on with the analysis and relevant to any music theory, composer, songwriter, or producer in the game now.”
Dr. O
Producer, Young M.A., Chris Brown, Lil Wayne
"I was blown away by the masterclass. So thorough and insightful - a great blend of theory and art."
Amy Sky
Recording Artist, Songwriter, Producer, 3x SOCAN-winning singer-songwriter
"I’m going on 40 years of working with top-level artists and you have made me understand even better all the things I’ve learned over the years working with them.
Thanks much for all you do."
Khaliq Glover
Grammy Award Winning Recording Engineer (We Are the World, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera),
What Industry Executives Are Saying About Hit Songs Deconstructed
"ASCAP aims to provide members with a multifaceted toolchest to augment their craft and their careers. Hit Songs Deconstructed is a cutting-edge service that can support our members' creative process with in-depth data and analysis of current songwriting techniques."
Nick Lehman
Chief Strategy & Digital Officer, ASCAP
"I find the Hit Songs Deconstructed VERY valuable. I’m a fan."
Eric Hurt
VP, A&R Publishing / Nashville at EMPIRE
"Hit Songs Deconstructed reveals so much detail about things you might never have noticed before in hit songs, but are right in front of you. They go beyond identifying what works and explain WHY it works."
Jem Aswad
Executive Editor, Music at Variety
What Leading Popular Music Programs Are Saying About Hit Songs Deconstructed
"Berklee College of Music uses the Hit Songs Deconstructed for our songwriting, music production and music business curriculums. It’s an extremely valuable tool for both students and faculty alike.”
"Prince" Charles Alexander
Grammy Award winning producer, audio engineer, recording artist and professor, Music Production and Engineering, Berklee College of Music
"The depth, detail and level of care that Hit Songs Deconstructed exercises in their song analysis is something I want my students to aspire to.
Chris Sampson
Founding Director, Popular Music Program, USC Thornton School of Music
"Hit Songs Deconstructed is a great teaching tool and an extremely valuable resource for my songwriting students. We’ve made it an integral part of the songwriting curriculum at MTSU and I’m thrilled to say that Middle Tennessee State University is at the forefront of songwriting education as a result of this partnership."
Odie Blackmon
Middle Tennessee State University, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Lecturer of Music, Award Winning Hit Songwriter
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