Lyrics About
Original lyrics written to capture ideas, share concepts, and inspire collaborations
By Troy Hiduke Campbell, PhD
Real Lyrics, Artificial Music | My AI Statement
I use AI song drafts to give proof of the potential of the original lyrics and as a vehicle for sharing the ideas the lyrics are meant to capture. I do not view my AI song drafts as "real songs."
The Projects
All current projects (other than Psychology Of Now) require a private link, contact troy@hidukehouse.com to request link.
Lyrics about how everything changes and yet some things don't
Lyrics about life through the lens of country music
Lyrics about people's relationships with art and music
Lyrics about dancing, kisisng, and so much more
Lyrics about about big and personal ideas, captured in the unique form of a show stopping musical number
Lyrics about existential fears and worries
Lyrics about the strongest kinds of love
Lyrics about hopes, heartbreaks, culture, parties, and much more, all captured in individual "single" lyrics
I love lyrics that are really about something.
And I believe that lyrics can capture ideas in ways that nothing else can.
In my Lyrics About project, I write original lyrics to capture ideas, share concepts, and inspire collaborations.
These lyrics combine my loves of music and storytelling with my academic work (Oregon, Duke), professional work (Disney, Netflix), and life experiences.
My goal with these lyrics is to provide proofs of songs to be later edited and polished by talented musical artists.
Most of my wider work in entertainment involves this type of fundamental concept design.
I also write lyrics for my lectures, such as “The Psychology Of Now: Understanding What People Are Feeling Today Through Original And Popular Lyrics."
You can contact me at troy@hidukehouse.com about lyrics, collaborations, lectures, science, and design.
Bio
I always loved songs, but I could never carry a tune.
So my only creative entry point to songs were the lyrics.
I grew up with this love of writing lyrics (and movie scripts) in a beach town under the shadow of Hollywood, while excelling in my science classes, and slowly discovering that psychology was how I could put everything together.
After beginning in film and poetry, I earned my PhD in consumer psychology from Duke University, where my dissertation was about why people enjoy stories and lyrics. After that I worked as a marketing professor at the University of Oregon, combing science and art to study and teach storytelling, experience design, happiness, creativity, and writing.
Today, I work on concept design, innovation, and storytelling for Walt Disney Imagineering, Nike Innovation, Netflix Consumer Insights, YouTube, and many others. Over the years, my projects have led to headline grabbing science, advances in academic theory, and design changes to the world's biggest entertainment products.
At Hiduke House, I produce original ideas and artwork following the slogan, "scientific mind, artistic heart."
Lryically,
Troy