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Hits And Hooks Vignettes

Hits And Hooks Vignettes

Written by: "TuneMoose" Matt Bates
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In Hits And Hooks Vignettes we dig deep into how radio songs work, with great and full-length Indie records to back it up. For aspiring songwriters, producers, performers and music enthusiasts.

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Matt Bates, Everyone's A Star Records
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Episodes
  • Episode 5 Preview || What's EQing?!, What's.....
    Jan 24 2026

    Trailer for Episode 5... EQing?! A studio term. We'll dig in on it, in the context of frequency separation. We count out the hook density of a driving road house tune. We look at the complex chords of Jazz. And we map out the basics of Nashville Notation. Oh, and we look at the Latin clave beat. Let's hit the trail.

    This is a preview of Episode 5, Hits and Hooks Vignettes, where we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

    Check out the full episode, and follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, to join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

    Song Clips in the Trailer:

    Chrissy Blazier - Monday All Day (Jamendo Licensing)

    Pierre Hunt - Pure Delight (Jamendo Licensing)

    moodmode - Screaming Solitude (Jamendo Licensing)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Ride With Speed and Purpose" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, " My Mom She Told Me " (Everyone's A Star Records)

    Keywords:

    music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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    4 mins
  • What's EQing?!, What's Clave? Jazz Chords & Nashville Notation ||: HHV 1-5
    Jan 24 2026

    EQing?! A studio term. We'll dig in on it, in the context of frequency separation. We count out the hook density of a driving road house tune. We look at the complex chords of Jazz. And we map out the basics of Nashville Notation. Oh, and we look at the Latin clave beat. Let's hit the trail.

    In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

    Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

    Songs:

    Chrissy Blazier - Monday All Day (Jamendo Licensing)

    Pierre Hunt - Pure Delight (Jamendo Licensing)

    moodmode - Screaming Solitude (Jamendo Licensing)

    OnClassical - schubert flute and piano. (Jamendo Licensing)

    The Sean Moon Band - 12oz of Fun (Jamendo Licensing)

    ZeQu - ZeQu - La última curda (Jamendo Licensing)

    Wild Fire - Growing Hurts (Jamendo Licensing)

    Mayela - Facil (Jamendo Licensing)

    Music Inserts:

    Clementi-Sonatina No. 1 in C Major - III. Vivace (Musopen)

    Kirill Kharchenko - Gregorian Chant (Jamendo Licensing)

    Matti Paalanen - Gregorian Chant (Jamendo Licensing)

    Omniscenx - Sahara Nights (Jamendo Licensing)

    Rachmaninoff-13 Preludes, Op. 32 - 10. Lento, B minor (Musopen, https://musopen.org/music/?composer=sergei-rachmaninoff)

    Charlie Ernst - Lost In a Dream (Jamendo Licensing)

    Zsmusica - Tema de la lata (Jamendo Licensing)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Ride With Speed and Purpose" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, " My Mom She Told Me " (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Add A Little Sweet" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    Keywords:

    music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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    50 mins
  • Hip Hop, Head Bangin' and a Good Laugh! Ha || HHV 1-4
    Jan 17 2026

    This week, 8 more great Indie songs, in full. And we're gonna have a laugh. I'll look at hooks in song openings. We'll spin a good head-banging song. Hip hop is not my generation, but we'll spin one of those too. I'll dig in on beat, virtuosity, and the swing time rhythm of Blues and Jazz.

    In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and the subtle musical decisions that quietly do their work.

    Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

    Songs:

    Art Yenta - My Inspiration - EQ (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    ilyab - Don't Tear Me (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Ava Della Petra - I've Been Thinking (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Henning Peer Hansen - I Got You By My Side (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Saint Rel - Poland Girl (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Jared Johnson - 4 In the Morn (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Mitch Siegal - I'm Still In Love (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Alan Gillis - Don't (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Music Inserts:

    CrowHat - Beethoven Fur Elise (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Samadhi - Tibetan Incantations (live) (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Prelude no. 6 in E flat minor - Gabriel Fauré (licensed through MusOpen.org)

    pinegroove - Rainy Day Jazz - 60s (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    MFYM - 293 Playful Latin (licensed through Jamendo.com)

    Sterrett, Britt, Bates, "Summertime" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Help Me" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Brazilian Workshop 2" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

    Keywords:

    music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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    47 mins
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