Locker blog: songwriting workflow and catalogue tips

Writing15 October 20265 min

Where voice notes go to die, and how to keep them alive

Voice notes are the most valuable and the most lost part of a songwriter's catalogue. Why they disappear, and a simple way to keep each one with the lyric it belongs to.

Workflow15 October 20266 min

Your music is everywhere. Let's bring it together.

Old drives, cloud folders and years of bounces. Bring them into a catalogue where related work stays together and the right version is easier to find.

Thinking15 October 20265 min

AI should do the admin, not the music

Two very different things are both called AI in music. One writes the music for you. The other gives you back the hours you lose to admin. Why the difference matters.

Workflow23 August 20268 min

What information every song should carry, and where to keep it

The fields that actually earn their place on a song, the ones that waste your time, and why most of them should never live in a filename.

Sharing23 August 20268 min

How to send unreleased music without losing control of it

What actually happens to a track after you send it, which protections are real and which are theatre, and a practical approach for demos and pre-release masters.

Workflow20 July 20266 min

How to name your bounces so you can find them later

A naming system for demos, mixes and masters that survives a long session and still makes sense a year later. Works in any folder, with or without software.

Credits and splits20 July 20267 min

What actually goes in a split sheet

What a split sheet is for, what it needs to contain, and why the conversation is easier in the room than six months later. A practical guide for songwriters.

Workflow20 July 20266 min

How to audit a messy catalogue without losing a weekend

A practical order of operations for sorting out years of accumulated bounces, voice notes and half-finished ideas, without trying to do it all at once.

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