Good morning everyone — Josh here from Thousand Echoes Studio.

I just posted something new & unreleased I thought I’d get your ears on — a Live In-Studio performance of a song I call “All I Wanna See Is You.”
It’s raw, it’s personal, and it’s one of those songs that poured out from a deeper place. 🎶

👉 Watch the Live Studio Version Here

But there’s a deeper reason I wanted to share this song with you…

This week, I want to take you on a ride into a concept that’s completely transformed the way I see songwriting — not just as craft or career, but as a map of human cultural evolution.

🌀 Enter: Spiral Dynamics
Songwriting as a ladder of human consciousness.

Spiral Dynamics is a psychological model developed by Clare W. Graves, later expanded by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan.
It outlines the evolution of human values, breaking down how we think, feel, and respond to life — in stages.

Each stage is like a color-coded lens through which people see the world. The higher you go, the more complex and integrated your worldview becomes — but you never lose the stages beneath you.

Here’s the magic:
Your songs are broadcasting from one of these levels. And the people who love them?
They’re usually living in that same energetic space.

🎨 A few quick examples:

• Red: Raw power & survival. Rage Against the Machine. Eminem.

• Blue: Rules, faith, loyalty. Country ballads. Church hymns.

• Orange: Success & hustle. Drake. Taylor Swift.

• Green: Empathy, equality. Bob Dylan. Tracy Chapman.

• Yellow: Complexity & nuance. Radiohead. Zappa.

• Turquoise: Cosmic awareness. Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.”

Even deeper? Many of history’s most iconic songs don’t just live in one level — they bridge them.

They help listeners move from fear to hope. From rules to revolution. From ego to empathy.

🎵 So here’s the big shift:
You’re not just writing lyrics.

You’re translating consciousness.
You’re building bridges between emotional worlds.

After analyzing my own catalog through this lens — including the song I just released — I was floored by what I discovered.
Patterns I never noticed. Depths I didn’t realize I had tapped. And entire Spiral levels I’ve never yet explored.

🎥 Want the full breakdown?
In just 10 minutes, I walk you through each Spiral level and the kind of music it creates.
Plus, I share how you can use this framework to unlock new emotional power and precision in your writing.

👉 Watch The Spiral Dynamics Revolution for Songwriters

🛠 Creative Challenge of the Week:

1. Pick your last 5 songs.

2. Map out which Spiral level each one comes from.

3. Choose one level you’ve never written from — and write from it this week.

Your voice doesn’t just reflect where you are.
It invites others to where they could be.

You’re not just writing songs.
You’re shaping the human experience — one lyric at a time.

See you on the spiral,
– Josh
Thousand Echoes

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What's Coming?!

I've been working on something that I’m excited to share with you in the very near future - the complete Thousand Echoes Songwriting System. This isn't just another course. This is the ultimate toolkit for songwriters.

It's not ready yet - I'm perfecting every technique, every method, every breakthrough principle. But when it launches, it's going to change everything for serious songwriters.

You're already on the inside track by being here. When the system goes live, you'll be the first to know.

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Stay inspired everyone!
Josh Schroeder
Founder, Thousand Echoes

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