Songcraft Sessions

Bring me your
unfinished song.

We finish it together — inside the melody, the lyric, the harmony, the structure. I coach you through every decision we make so you understand exactly why it works for your song.

You leave with a finished song. And you'll know how to do this yourself next time.

GRAMMY Voting Member · Columbia · Island · Elektra · Written & Recorded with John Oates · Mentored by Dr. John — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame · Songwriters Hall of Fame — Milton Brown · 10 Albums Released · Film & TV Placements · Rooms with producers behind Bruno Mars · Beyoncé · Drake · Taylor Swift · GRAMMY Voting Member · Columbia · Island · Elektra · Written & Recorded with John Oates · Mentored by Dr. John — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame · Songwriters Hall of Fame — Milton Brown · 10 Albums Released · Film & TV Placements · Rooms with producers behind Bruno Mars · Beyoncé · Drake · Taylor Swift ·
10 Albums Released
35+ Years Writing Professionally
8 Weeks Per Engagement
Limited Spots Available
What Happens

Every session is live.
Always private.

8 weeks · Weekly Zoom · Never recorded · Your song only

01

We open your song and start working

No intake forms, no generic frameworks. I find what's there, what's missing, and where the real problem is — usually within the first few minutes.

02

I write with you, not at you

Melody, lyric, harmony, structure — all of it. I'm not critiquing from the outside. I'm inside the song with you, making real decisions in real time, the way it works in a professional co-write.

03

You understand every decision

As we write, I coach. You'll know exactly why we made each choice — not as a lesson about songwriting in general, but as a specific decision about your specific song. That understanding stays with you.

04

You leave with a finished song

Not a better draft. A finished song — melody, lyric, and structure fully worked out, ready for you to demo or take into production. And the understanding to do this again on your own.

Who This Is For

Serious writers.
Ready to finish.

—Songwriters who have been writing for years but keep hitting the same walls
—Writers with real songs in progress — not people who want to learn to write someday
—Artists in soul, Americana, country, indie, folk, rock — melody-driven music with real lyric ambition
—People ready to invest in their craft at the level it deserves
—Writers who want to understand how professional songwriting actually works from the inside

This is not for

Beginners, hobbyists, rap and hip-hop artists, or anyone looking for general music business advice. This is craft-level work on real songs. If you're not already writing seriously, this isn't the right fit.

About Josh
Josh Charles

Josh
Charles

GRAMMY Voting Member. Recording artist for Columbia, Island, and Elektra. Author of 10 albums. Mentored by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John. Founding member of ASHRR.

I've sat in rooms with the people who wrote the songs you grew up on — alongside producers behind Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Drake, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Madonna, Kanye, and Kendrick Lamar. Collaborators include John Oates and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Milton Brown. Now I bring that inside your song.

I built Songcraft Sessions because I kept seeing serious writers get stuck at the same walls — and nobody was willing to get inside their songs and show them exactly what was needed.

What Writers Say

"Josh Charles has been an incredible mentor for me as a songwriter. He's helped me get out of my own head with overthinking and indecision, and his skill as a musician and lyricist makes the process feel a lot more natural and fluid. I've found a real sense of calm and confidence in my writing, and developed stronger habits through his coaching."

— Josh Sadowski, Singer/Songwriter

"I met Josh through Instagram and wasn't really sure what to expect from songwriting coaching. I have been writing songs for almost 50 years on my own, but never wrote with anyone else before. I thought that I was brain dead in the first session, but I kept pushing through! Josh was very kind and encouraging. He said I wasn't brain dead, I was just like a sponge absorbing everything! I really feel I learned a lot from his 30+ years of experience and expert musicianship. I studied songwriting with a couple of other people, but always felt bad and invalidated afterwards. I definitely feel inspired to write more and to expand my abilities."

— Leslie, Singer/Songwriter

The Investment

This is a
serious commitment.

8 weeks. Weekly sessions. I'm inside your music the entire time.

This is a significant investment. Not everyone is the right fit — and that's fine. If you think you are, the next step is a short call to find out.

Limited spots available — new engagements accepted on a rolling basis

If you're serious,
apply for a spot.

The next step is a short call — no pressure, just a conversation to see if we're the right fit.

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