Posts by Toni Mercia
Canción Songwriting Advice
You want a canción that sticks in a car ride, a bus bench, or in your ex s head. You want a hook that feels obvious the second it hits....
Jake (John) Ottmann, Senior Vice President A&R at RCA Records Contact Details
Jake (John) Ottmann is a highly respected figure in the music industry, serving as the Senior Vice President of A&R at RCA Records....
Carrie Tolles, VP of PR at 4AD Music Contact Details
Carrie Tolles is a highly respected figure in the music industry, serving as the Vice President of Public Relations at 4AD Music, a ren...
How to Write Songs About Setting goals
You want a song that turns ambition into an earworm. You want lyrics that make a listener feel grit, hope, and that delicious panic at ...
How to Write Stoner-Doom Songs
Stoner doom is weight, sway, and slow fire. You want riffs that feel like molasses sliding off a cliff. You want guitars that buzz like...
Universal Record Label Contact
Picture this: You’re in your bedroom studio, strumming your guitar while crafting lyrics that could one day spark a musical revolution,...
American Music Managers
Picture this: You’re at a jam-packed indie gig in Brooklyn, the bass is thumping, the lights are wild, and there’s a mysterious figure ...
How to Write Lyrics About Street Food
You want lyrics that taste like the city. You want lines that make listeners lick their lips, remember a corner, and feel the heat and ...
Music Managers Exploiting Artists
Picture this: you're a rising musician with a notebook full of punchy lyrics and a heart bursting with big dreams, only to find yoursel...
Song Prompts
You want ideas that land like a gif in a group chat. You want prompts that make you laugh, squint, cry, and then hum a melody for the r...