Hello folks! After the approximately...three times I've actually bothered to record myself singing, I've (finally) gotten around to actually trying to write my own songs! I'm still an amateur lyricist, but I'd like to think that I'm at least able to write a catchy hook if nothing else. The only problem I face is that I have almost no experience with actually producing music. Like, I don't even know if my computer has any kind of musical composition or other kind of application to help me add in digital versions of instruments. I have Audacity for recording my voice, but I still haven't downloaded the file that allows me to compress the audio files small enough to actually send them to people for review or compression or the like.

So I guess what I'd like to ask is, does anyone know someone out there with experience working in music production and composition who would be willing to help me take the lyrics and frameworks I write and sing and help me turn them into complete songs?

The thing to consider is that I'm probably not going to exclusively post these to FA; I might try posting them on BandCamp or something. Therefore, using the free versions of music production software that requires some kind of subscription or the like would probably not be ideal, since I don't want to run the risk of getting in a legal tussle with anyone before I've even had the chance to develop an audience. Ideally, I'd like to work with someone who already has experience with recording music and could potentially give me pointers for doing so myself. It would also be great if I could talk with someone who has experience in the music industry so that we don't run the risk of getting involved with shady organizations or signing up for bullshit contracts, assuming this ends up actually going somewhere.

If anyone has any other suggestions of things to consider, I'd appreciate it! Thanks everyone, and keep staying awesome!