Meighan Mendez

Singer songwriter for hire

Meighan Mendez on SoundBetter

20 years of composing songs with a price that is easy on the pocket for those starting out. I would love to be a part of your dream, taking you from the unknown to the charts if you will let me. Poetry and melody dance in my head all day. Let me give some of it to you.

Songwriter who can write from scratch, write lyrics to existing melody or provide melody for existing lyrics. I can edit and give structure to your own ideas and turn it into your dream song.

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Interview with Meighan Mendez

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: I wrote all of the music for a primary school singing competition. It leveled the playing field on composition, and the kids had a great time interpreting the music as their own. It was great fun competing against myself

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: Soca music

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: No

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: Analog is more flexible. More range. And I am old school.

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: No hard feelings if you are dissatisfied. Money back guaranteed.

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: Creative outlet is the best for of therapy.

  13. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  14. A: Why should I choose you? Why shouldn't you?

  15. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  16. A: It's the easiest part of song production. It's not. The lyrics and melody speak to people as much as the track that they are on do. They can paint the emotion you want to invoke in your listeners.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: Desired platforms for music, comfort zone with lyric structure and rhyming, previous musical experience and inspirations.

  19. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  20. A: I am new commercially but I am an old soul. We can make beautiful music together. For cheap.

  21. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  22. A: An I phone because, garage band, pen, paper, battery pack or generator and speaker.

  23. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  24. A: I have been writing for over 20 years, but for non profit, for community and local competitions, and even in Spanish.

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: Poetic, romantic, but also exacting

  27. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  28. A: Anyone who wants creativity as much as or more than they want marketability.

  29. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  30. A: Be open to change. Sometimes the music leads you to an unexpected place. You have to be willing to go with it.

  31. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  32. A: I do alot of caribbean genres, as it is my place of origin. I also do pop, jazz and blues.

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Composing both lyrics and melody. My singing is not half bad either.

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: Poetry. Structure. Melodies that are unique.

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: Give me an idea. Written and/or melodic. And I can turn it over in my head. I hear the music and words, and it comes out until it makes sense.

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: As a writer I do not have much of a studio. But I do have a condenser microphone and sound absorbers to record clean vocals.

  41. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  42. A: The poetry and complex melodies of Adele are hypnotic and addictive.

  43. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  44. A: I am a song writer. I can either edit lyrics already written, provide a melody for written lyrics, lyrics for an already co posted melodic line, or start from scratch. I have a good ear for what sounds correct and like to be a little different. I am also a bit of a poet which comes across in my lyrics.

  45. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  46. A: I wrote all of the music for a primary school singing competition. It leveled the playing field on composition, and the kids had a great time interpreting the music as their own. It was great fun competing against myself

  47. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  48. A: Soca music

  49. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  50. A: No

  51. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  52. A: Analog is more flexible. More range. And I am old school.

  53. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  54. A: No hard feelings if you are dissatisfied. Money back guaranteed.

  55. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  56. A: Creative outlet is the best for of therapy.

  57. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  58. A: Why should I choose you? Why shouldn't you?

  59. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  60. A: It's the easiest part of song production. It's not. The lyrics and melody speak to people as much as the track that they are on do. They can paint the emotion you want to invoke in your listeners.

  61. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  62. A: Desired platforms for music, comfort zone with lyric structure and rhyming, previous musical experience and inspirations.

  63. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  64. A: I am new commercially but I am an old soul. We can make beautiful music together. For cheap.

  65. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  66. A: An I phone because, garage band, pen, paper, battery pack or generator and speaker.

  67. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  68. A: I have been writing for over 20 years, but for non profit, for community and local competitions, and even in Spanish.

  69. Q: How would you describe your style?

  70. A: Poetic, romantic, but also exacting

  71. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  72. A: Anyone who wants creativity as much as or more than they want marketability.

  73. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  74. A: Be open to change. Sometimes the music leads you to an unexpected place. You have to be willing to go with it.

  75. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  76. A: I do alot of caribbean genres, as it is my place of origin. I also do pop, jazz and blues.

  77. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  78. A: Composing both lyrics and melody. My singing is not half bad either.

  79. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  80. A: Poetry. Structure. Melodies that are unique.

  81. Q: What's your typical work process?

  82. A: Give me an idea. Written and/or melodic. And I can turn it over in my head. I hear the music and words, and it comes out until it makes sense.

  83. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  84. A: As a writer I do not have much of a studio. But I do have a condenser microphone and sound absorbers to record clean vocals.

  85. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  86. A: The poetry and complex melodies of Adele are hypnotic and addictive.

  87. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  88. A: I am a song writer. I can either edit lyrics already written, provide a melody for written lyrics, lyrics for an already co posted melodic line, or start from scratch. I have a good ear for what sounds correct and like to be a little different. I am also a bit of a poet which comes across in my lyrics.