Michael Patrick Kelly

Pop EDM (often written as pop-EDM) is a crossover style that fuses the song-centric writing, hooks, and structure of mainstream pop with the sound design, drops, and production techniques of modern electronic dance music.

Indie pop is a melodic, DIY-rooted branch of alternative music that blends the immediacy of pop songwriting with the independence and aesthetics of underground scenes.

Pop rock blends the hook-focused immediacy of pop with the instrumentation and drive of rock. It prioritizes catchy melodies, concise song structures, and polished production while retaining guitars, bass, and drums as core elements.

Folk pop is a commercially friendly blend of traditional folk sensibilities and modern pop songwriting. It preserves the acoustic instrumentation, close harmonies, and storytelling of folk while adopting pop structures, memorable hooks, and radio-ready production.

Singer-songwriter is a song-focused style in which the same person writes, composes, and performs their own material, often accompanying themselves on acoustic guitar or piano.

Pop is a broad, hook-driven style of popular music designed for wide appeal. It emphasizes memorable melodies, concise song structures, polished vocals, and production intended for radio, charts, and mass media.