Posts by Toni Mercia
Gnawa Songwriting Advice
You want a song that rumbles in the chest and haunts the back of the head. You want the guembri to lock a pocket of groove so tight you...
Nylon Magazine Female Music Managers
Ever wonder how the badass energy of Nylon Magazine meets the savvy brilliance of female music managers? Picture an industry where inno...
Baltic States Songwriting Advice
Welcome to the most honest songwriting guide the Baltics did not know they needed. If you write songs in Estonia Latvia or Lithuania or...
How to Write Igbo Rap Songs
You want bars that slap in Igbo and logic that makes your granny nod her head while your clique go wild. You want a hook that gets stuc...
How to Write Lyrics About Bridge
If the chorus is the billboard and the verse is the backstory, the bridge is the plot twist with a tattoo and a better haircut. It is t...
Dubstep Songwriting Advice
You want a track that slaps so hard a neighbor calls the cops and then asks for the file. Dubstep is built on bass that moves the body ...
How to Write Polka Lyrics
You want people stomping tables and shouting the chorus back at you. You want tunes that make everyone clap the off beat and laugh at t...
Def Jam Records Contact
Looking to get in touch with one of the most iconic names in hip hop history? Whether you're a bedroom beat-maker dreaming of stardom o...
How to Write Songs About Explanation
You are trying to explain yourself in a song. Maybe you want to say sorry without sounding weak. Maybe you want to justify a bad choice...
How to Write Dutch House Lyrics
You want lyrics that explode at the drop and live in the crowd forever. Dutch house is the earworm that punches through festival mix no...