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Aug 2018
40m 53s

What Goes into a Song? with Hrishikesh H...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
About this episode

Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician & host of Song Exploder who joins with Jonathan to talk about about the many elements that go into creating a song, speaking with artists like Solange, Lorde, & Weezer about their creative process & what goes into their songwriting, as well as his own creative process.

Find Hrishi Hirway on Twitter & Instagram @HrishiHirway & visit Song Exploder http://songexploder.net/

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