Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Bebop Lyrics
You want words that ride a lightning fast jazz line and land like a punchline. You want syllables that fit sixteenth note runs without ...
How to Write Latin Jazz Songs
Want to write Latin jazz that feels authentic and makes people move, cry, and maybe hug a stranger at the end of the night? Perfect. Yo...
Post-Rock Songwriting Advice
Post-rock is a genre of music that emerged in the 1990s, characterized by its use of rock instruments to create a soundscape that is of...
Moombahcore Songwriting Advice
Moombahcore is the sweaty, glorious mashup of moombahton rhythm and heavy electronic aggression. It takes the groovy dembow pulse of mo...
How to Write Lyrics About Motion
Motion is a storytelling cheat code. A moving thing makes a picture. A moving person carries desire. Motion gives your lyric a spine an...
How to Write Live Electronic (Livetronica) Songs
You want tracks that land in a club, a festival field, or a living room and still feel like they are breathing right now. You want beat...
How to Write Anatolian Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like a ferry at dawn and a fist in the air at the same time. Anatolian Rock sits where village songs meet el...
Geoff Ogunlesi, A&R Manager at 300 Entertainment Contact Details
Geoff Ogunlesi is a renowned A&R Manager at 300 Entertainment, a prominent independent record label based in New York City. As an A...
How to Write Cowpunk/Country-Punk Lyrics
You want dirt under your boots and chaos in your chorus. You want lyrics that sound like a bar fight narrated by a poet with too much b...
How to Write Lyrics About Conformity
Conformity is the quiet villain in most modern rooms. It is the group chat pressure, the dress code that kills your personality, the fa...