Songwriter Development Partnership
Ongoing coaching with a producer who knows your voice, and production when a song is ready. Built around where you want to be a year from now.
Founding round: ten seats at founding rates, open through October 28.
Who this is for
Maybe the chorus lands but the verses don't. Maybe you've rewritten the bridge nine times. Maybe you've never had someone with a producer's ear tell you honestly what's working. Writing alone is slow, and a one-off session fixes one song without making you a better writer.
This partnership pairs both: a coach who hears every song you write, and a producer who can take the ready ones all the way to streaming.
How it works
You never pay twice for the same thing. The retainer buys my ears; the project fee buys my hands.
The ongoing relationship. Monthly one-on-one calls and feedback on demos, lyrics and structure between calls. This is where your songs and your craft grow.
Project work, only when a song is ready to be finished. We scope it together and I quote it before any work starts. Most songs start around $1,500.
The finish line: the release-ready file you upload to streaming. Fixed scope, fixed price, up to two rounds of revisions.
Pricing
Both tiers give you a producer and coach who knows your voice and your goals. Bring me what you're working on, and I respond.
Steady growth as a writer
$250/ month
Founding rate · standard $300
You walk away with stronger songs, a clear sense of your voice as a writer, and 12 coaching sessions a year.
Choose EssentialsIncludes production credit
Writing toward a release
$450/ month
Founding rate · standard $500
You walk away with stronger songs, 24 coaching sessions a year, and $1,800 in production credit, enough to fully produce a song.
Choose CoreNo long contract. Pause, switch tiers, or end anytime with 30 days' notice.
If your first month isn't helping, tell me and I'll refund it.
Banks from your first month and is yours to use after your third. Unused credit stays available for 60 days after you finish.
Yours for as long as you stay enrolled. If you end and return later, standard rates apply.
| Service | Standard | Retainer rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mix | $600 | $525 |
| Master | $125 | $100 |
| Mix and master together | $725 | $625 |
Start here
Send me one song you're working on. A voice memo is fine. We'll get on a call and I'll give you three specific notes you can use today, whether or not we keep working together.
Your coach and producer
I've spent more than twenty years helping artists, songwriters and worship leaders write, record and finish their songs. I founded Curate House in 2014 and have recorded and produced more than 30 albums across genres, from congregational worship to indie folk.
For years I co-led the 10,000 Fathers worship school in Atlanta, which has sent nearly 500 graduates into ministry in 20 countries, and produced five of its live albums. I've also served in the nonprofit and church space for 24 years as a Worship Arts and Production Pastor.
I'm a certified Gallup Strengths coach (ICF) with Enneagram and Working Genius certifications, and I hold an MA in Theology and Liturgical Arts. That shapes how I coach: your craft matters, and so does the person writing.
The studio
Coaching works from anywhere. When a song is ready, we produce it at Curate House: a 2,200 sq ft studio in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a 32-channel live tracking room and a separate mix room. Remote production works too.
Questions
Any songwriter who wants to finish better songs: singer-songwriters, artists heading toward a release, writers pitching for sync or other artists, and worship leaders writing for their church. Genre doesn't matter. I've produced everything from indie folk to congregational records.
Yes. A phone recording of you and a guitar or piano is all I need to give real feedback. Polished demos come later.
We set a 90-day song plan: the one to three songs we're working toward and what "finished" means for each. Then we get to work.
Anytime, with 30 days' notice. If the first month isn't helping, tell me and I'll refund it.
Every month on Core banks $150 toward production. After your third month it's yours to use, and it comes off the top of any production quote. A year on Core covers a full production for most songs.
Yes. Churches, schools and creative teams can sponsor a seat for a staff or volunteer writer on a 3-month term, invoiced to the organization. Ask about a sponsored seat.
Ready to start
Tell me which tier you want. I'll send a short agreement and your first invoice, and we'll book our first call. Not sure yet? Start with a Song Audit.