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Nimesh Thakur
Nimesh Thakur

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I Had a Story. I Turned It Into a Song. Now I'm Building a Community.

I read a lot.

Books, blogs, development docs, ancient texts — Vedas, philosophy, things most people skip.

After all that reading, one thing became clear:

We are always free. We are the sky. Clouds pass through. They don't stay.

That thought became a blog.

Then one day I asked myself — why does it have to stay as words?


The Idea

I'm not a singer.

No music training. No studio. No experience.

But I had something real to say.

And today, that's enough.


How I Made My First Song

Step 1 — Blog became lyrics

I gave my blog to AI. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.

Asked them to turn it into song lyrics.

Then I read every version slowly. One test: does this still feel like mine?

If yes — move forward.

Step 2 — Lyrics became a style

I went back to AI. Described the emotion I wanted.

It helped me find the right words: beats, mood, instruments, energy.

Step 3 — Style became a song

I put the lyrics and style into Suno AI.

It generated a full song. Vocals. Instruments. Everything.

In seconds.

I generated many songs. Listened to all of them. Most were good.

Then one came on — and I got goosebumps.

That was the one.


A Note on ADO

My favourite singer is ADO — a Japanese artist.

If you haven't heard her, go listen right now.

She doesn't just sing. She bleeds into every note.

That's what I was chasing. Not technically. Emotionally.


The Album

I made 4 songs. Put them on YouTube.

Not for views. Not for growth. Not for anyone else.

Just to know — I made this. This came from inside me.

My two favourites:

🎵 First Song
🎵 Fourth Song


Then a Bigger Question Came

Everyone is chasing goals.

Timelines. Career ladders. The next milestone.

Earth is starting to feel like a very serious race track.

What if we made it more interesting?


SONGUILD

One month. One song. One community.

That's it.

You have 30 days. Make something. Anything.

A song born from your experience — a project you built, a bug that broke you, a book that changed you, a feeling you couldn't explain.

At the end of the month, we all gather and review together.

Not silently. Not with a form. Together.

What gets rated:

  • 🎵 Overall Song — does it land?
  • ✍️ Lyrics — is there a real thought behind it?
  • 🎧 BGM — does the sound match the feeling?
  • 🎬 Visuals — the YouTube presentation

End of month awards:

  • Best Song
  • Best Lyrics
  • Best BGM
  • Best Visuals

Why This Is Different

Most challenges are consistency games.

Post every day. Don't break the streak. Show up even when empty.

SONGUILD is a creativity game.

One month. No daily pressure. No burnout.

Just: here is a blank canvas — make something real.


You Don't Need to Be a Singer

I wasn't.

You just need something worth saying.

A late night debugging session that taught you patience.
A framework you loved then outgrew.
A moment of clarity at 2am.
Something you read that quietly changed everything.

That's your song.


Come Join

Right now SONGUILD is small.

Maybe it's just me when you read this.

Maybe it's something much bigger.

Either way — the door is open.

We're starting with songs. But when the community grows, we grow with it. New formats. New ideas. New ways to create together.

The song is just the beginning.


🎮 Join SONGUILD (Discord link in comments)
🎵 The album that started it all — links above
📖 The blog that became the first songThe 90% I Missed


I'm 21. I read everything I can. I write what I learn. And now — I make songs.

We are always free. Come create something.


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