Mythos Nova, LLC

Late last year, I tried writing songs for myself to sing. It had been something like twenty years since I’d produced any music for myself, and I’m not going to lie—I was hella rusty.

I tried using some of the tools I’d worked with back in the day, but despite all the technological advancements, the process somehow felt more complicated instead of easier. It was like going from an old NES controller to an Xbox controller. I’ll admit it: I was out of my depth.

With the advent of AI music, I became excited about writing again. But even with tracks available to me, I found myself stumped by the same problem: I couldn’t write for my own voice.

Then another idea came to mind—maybe I didn’t need to write for myself. Maybe I needed to write for someone else.

At first, the plan was to create an EP—four to eight songs—to prime the pump and get the creative juices flowing. I began writing lyrics around affirmations and manifestation, with each song focused on a specific result: financial prosperity and legacy building, self-healing and self-love, overcoming obstacles, and more.

Then I reworked the lyrics into male- and female-oriented versions because our thought patterns, motivations, and emotional drivers aren’t always the same. AI helped me identify suitable musical styles and bring my words to life. By the time I was finished, that little EP had grown into a cohesive twelve-song project.

I also wanted to test different release methods—DistroKid versus SoundOn—so I released a song that wasn’t part of the project, “Unbreakable,” through SoundOn. Since SoundOn was owned by TikTok, releasing there seemed to make sense. It promised distribution to iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube, and other music platforms. The premium option included additional promotional opportunities on TikTok, but I decided to try the basic option first.

What I expected to take one or two weeks took more than two months—and the promised distribution across multiple platforms never happened. In the end, the song was available only on TikTok and Suno.

Better to learn that lesson with one song than with an entire album.

Now I have just one more step to complete before releasing the full album through DistroKid. Maybe another artist will like these songs enough to license them or purchase the rights to record their own versions. Either way, writing for someone else was unexpectedly freeing.

Now all I need to do is figure out how to write for myself…