You Don't Need More Knowledge. You Need Permission.
I spent decades waiting to feel ready.
I was a professional drummer. Then a music tech executive. I built Ableton's first US office. I was VP of Marketing at iZotope. I won a Technical Emmy. I knew more about music than most people ever will.
And I still couldn't give myself permission to write a song.
I kept thinking: learn a little more. Take another class. Practice until it clicks. But the gap between "I have an idea" and "I have a finished song" never got smaller. It just got more familiar.
Then something shifted. I stopped trying to be ready and started trying to be honest. I wrote my first real song at 50. It was imperfect and true and mine. That experience changed everything — not just about songwriting, but about what I was actually capable of.
That's why I built Song Bridge.
Here’s me playing at an open mic at Fremont Abby Feb 2025
What this is — and what it isn't
Song Bridge is not a music theory class. It's not a course about technique or production or how to use your DAW.
It's an eight-session journey from the seed of an idea to a finished, professionally recorded song — at London Bridge Studio, where Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains made some of the most important records of their generation.
You'll work with me, producer Jonathan Plum, and a small group of adults who are exactly where you are: creative, curious, and carrying something they've never quite let out.
By the end, you'll have your song. Not a demo. Not a rough idea. A real, finished song with a professional mix — something you can keep privately or share with the world. That's up to you.
Who this is for
You're probably not a beginner. You've been around music your whole life — maybe you play a little, maybe you just listen deeply. You have voice memos on your phone. Notebook fragments. A melody that's been living in your head for years.
You just haven't finished anything.
That's not a talent problem. That's a permission problem. And it's exactly what this program is designed to solve.
Why I know this works
Because I was you.
I had every reason to already be doing this — the knowledge, the connections, the tools. And I still needed someone to create a container safe enough for me to try. Once I had that, everything changed.
Here’s me producing a song at London Bridge
That container is what Song Bridge is built to be.
The details
8 sessions running April 18 – June 13, with optional Zoom support between sessions when you get stuck. Studio days at London Bridge on May 23-24. Three pricing tiers depending on how deep you want to go — from the full studio experience to a remote option if you're outside Seattle.
Spots are genuinely limited. We're keeping this small on purpose.
If you've been waiting to feel ready — this is your moment.
👉 Learn more and claim your spot here
Program dates: April 18 – June 13
Format: 8 sessions + optional Zoom “get unstuck” support
Studio days (studio tiers): May 23–24 at London Bridge Studio
Outcome: a fully realized, professionally recorded version of your song + a “Songwriter’s Toolkit” you can reuse
Interview: Chris Griffin and I discussing Song Bridge.
Teaching team
Dave Hill Jr. — songwriter, performer, master coach; former exec at Ableton + iZotope; author of Doubt Riding Shotgun
Chris Griffin — founder of Jam Academy
Jonathan Plum — producer/engineer, co-owner of London Bridge Studio
If you've been waiting to feel ready, you're ready now.
Spots are limited, and we start April 18. Come finish your song.
