Posts by Toni Mercia
Joe Ross, President at Cheap Lullaby Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Joe Ross, President at Cheap Lullaby, can be a game-changer for your c...
Sylvia Webster, Ex Dir Creative Services at ABC (LA) Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Sylvia Webster, Ex Dir Creative Services at ABC (LA), can be a game-ch...
How to Write Lyrics About Past vs. Future
You want a song that feels like time in music. One ear hears yesterday and the other hears tomorrow. You want imagery that makes the pa...
How to Write Trad Jazz Songs
So you want to write trad jazz songs. Good. That means you love melody, you worship rhythm that makes the whole body nod, and you secre...
How Do You Write Song Lyrics
You want lyrics that people remember and sing in showers while judging their ex. You want lines that are relatable and surprising. You ...
How to Write Lyrics About Losing A Friend
You want to write a song that nails the weird ache of losing a friend. Maybe the loss is permanent and devastating. Maybe it is messy a...
How to Write Death Industrial Songs
You want your track to feel like a factory at midnight feeding on grief and neon. You want percussion that hits like a welded fist and ...
How to Write Progressive Country Songs
You want a country song that slaps your heart and then surprises your playlist. Progressive country mixes the heart of classic country ...
How to Write Songs About Accountability
Want to write songs that own up instead of point fingers? Good. That is where the gold lives. Songs about accountability are messy, bra...
Pirate Metal Songwriting Advice
You want songs that smell like rum and wreck a bar at 2 a.m. Pirate metal is loud, theatrical, and ridiculous in the best way. It mixes...