Posts by Toni Mercia
Industrial Music Songwriting Advice
Industrial music is a genre that emerged in the 1970s, characterized by its use of noise, synthesizers, and other unconventional sounds...
Record Label Numbers
Picture this: you’re deep into your ceiling-jam sessions, headphones clutched tight, as you scribble out lyrics destined to be the next...
James Taylor - Fire and Rain Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you ever wanted to steal songwriting lessons from a song that reads like a private letter, this is your ceremony of stealing permiss...
Christina Prince, Director of A&R at Universal Music Group Contact Details
Christina Prince is a highly respected and influential figure in the music industry, serving as the Director of A&R at Universal Mu...
How to Write Lyrics About Tone
Tone is the attitude your lyric wears when it walks into a room. Tone tells the listener if they are being told a secret, roasted, sedu...
Richard Russell, Owner at XL Recordings Contact Details
Richard Russell is a British music entrepreneur and the founder of XL Recordings, an independent record label based in London. With a c...
Paul Tompkins, Host at VH1 Contact Details
Who is Paul Tompkins?
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and television host, best known for his work as a host on VH1. W...
How to Write a Song About R&B And Soul
You want velvet in the melody and honesty in the lyrics. You want a groove that makes people sway and a vocal that makes grown people c...
Music Managers Hudson Valley
Imagine navigating the vibrant music scene of the Hudson Valley as if it were your personal soundtrack, each beat and lyric a stepping ...
How to Write Lyrics About Work
Work is drama dressed as routine. It is the place we spend half our waking lives. It is the place we learn our patience, practice our l...