Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Baroque Pop Songs
Baroque pop is that deliciously dramatic cousin of pop music. It wears lace, drinks espresso in a library, and then slaps you with a st...
No Dual-Signature Rule On Large Payments - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
If someone asked you to pay a stranger to get paid, you would laugh and then cry when you realize it happened to your friend Jason. Wel...
How to Write Electronic Rock Songs
You want grit that makes the speakers sweat and synths that feel like rocket fuel. Electronic rock is the delicious mess where guitar a...
Ann Marie, Scuderi at Rhyme & Reason Records Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Ann Marie Scuderi at Rhyme & Reason Records can be a game-changer ...
Balearic Beat Songwriting Advice
You want a song that smells like sunscreen, a late ferry, and a busker who actually knows what they are doing. Balearic Beat is less a ...
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you are a songwriter who wants to steal wisdom without sounding like a Lightfoot impersonator, you are in the right place. This brea...
How to Write Lyrics About Social Causes
You want your song to matter and not make people roll their eyes into orbit. You want to be loud when it counts and human when it count...
How to Write a Song About Identity Crisis
You are not a confused mess for wanting to write about identity crisis. You are a human living in the era of remixable selves, curated ...
Syllable Counts & Stress: Make Lines Singable without Math Trauma
Stop treating syllable counting like algebra for your heart. You do not need to memorize a secret formula to make lines fit a melody. Y...
Bruce Gillmer, Senior Vice President, Talent Relations at VH1 Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Bruce Gillmer, Senior Vice President, Talent Relations at VH1, can be ...