A new iffy Wisdom experiment

Heart-Strings
& a Beat

Bring a story. We’ll find out whether there’s a song hiding inside it.

What is it?

Your story,
translated into sound.

Heart-Strings & a Beat is a creative collaboration. You bring a true story—a person, a turning point, a memory you can’t shake—and we explore the song that might be hiding inside it.

The process becomes part of the revived iffy Wisdom channel: honest conversation, real creative work, and no promise that the first idea will be the right one.

Who’s it for?

The story keeper

You have a story that means something, even if you don’t know how to tell it yet.

The curious collaborator

You want to see what happens when your experience meets someone else’s creative process.

The brave beginner

You don’t need a following, a stage voice, or any musical experience. Just a little nerve.

How it works

From lived moment
to first listen.

Share the spark.Tell us the shape of your story through a short interest form.
Have a real conversation.If it feels like a fit, we’ll talk—no audition energy, no polished pitch required.
Make something together.We find the emotional center, write, experiment, and follow the interesting thread.
Choose what gets shared.You’ll know the plan and your boundaries will be respected before anything goes live.

How involved can I be?

Witness it.
Shape it.
Sing it.

As involved as feels right. You might simply tell the story and hear the finished song. You might help choose a phrase, react to drafts, or step up to the mic.

We’ll find the version of collaboration that is exciting—not terrifying.

Frequently wondered

Before you raise your hand.

Do I need to be a musician?+

Does my story need to be dramatic?+

What happens to the song?+

Is this a contest?+

Now seeking participants

There might be a song
hiding in your story.

Tell us a little about yourself and the story you’ve been carrying. No musical experience. No perfect pitch. No pressure.

Have you ever wished a song existed for a feeling, memory, person, season, or story you could never quite put into music? Share your story for a chance to be part of this filmed songwriting experiment.

Required

Email Your nameEmail or best way to contact youWhere are you located?What is the song you wish existed? Tell me about the feeling, person, memory, event, or idea behind it. Finish this sentence: I want this song to feel like…Are there songs, artists, genres, sounds, or instruments that point toward the feeling?Would you want to sing or play on the finished track, or would you prefer iffy or a guest artist to perform it?

Would you be comfortable appearing on camera? Yes Maybe, let us discuss No, but I would still like to submit the idea

Would you be comfortable having the finished song and parts of the creative process shared publicly? Yes Maybe, depending on the story No

Is there anything about the story that should remain private or off-camera? Optional: Upload anything that helps tell the story Image, MP3, plain-text, or Word document. Maximum 10 MB.

Heart-Strings& a Beat

Your story,translated into sound.