Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Noise Rock Songs
You want brutal and beautiful at the same time. You want songs that sound like a fist through velvet and then a laugh in the rubble. No...
How to Write Liquid Funk Songs
Liquid Funk is the velvet suit of drum and bass music. It moves fast but it feels like silk. It grooves with deep bass and bright chord...
Steve Joh, VP A&R at Prosthetic Records Contact Details
Steve Joh is the Vice President of A&R at Prosthetic Records, a renowned independent record label based in Los Angeles, California....
How to Write Chill-Out Songs
You want a song that puts listeners on a slow exhale and keeps them there. Chill out songs are the audio equivalent of a late night wal...
How to Write Owerri Bongo Lyrics
Owerri Bongo is a vibe and a location at the same time. It is the voice of the city that eats suya at midnight, it is the laughter at t...
How to Write Neo-Swing Songs
You want a song that makes people dust off their dancing shoes and swipe right on a time machine. Neo Swing takes the sass of 1920s to ...
Do Music Managers Get Publishing
Ever wondered if your go-to beat-maker’s sidekick, the music manager, also gets a slice of the publishing pie? Buckle up, because we’re...
How to Write Songs About Play
You want a song that feels like a playground in your ears. You want to make listeners grin, bounce, or suddenly remember the thrill of ...
Ragtime Songwriting Advice
You want ragtime that snaps, swings, and makes people grin like they just found extra fries in the bag. Ragtime is that old school mojo...
Music Tour Managers Association Group
Ever wondered what it takes to steer the wild ride that is a modern music tour, while also jamming to your own tunes and penning those ...