Posts by Toni Mercia
Reggae Fusion Songwriting Advice
You want a song that moves people physically and emotionally. Reggae fusion is that flexible friend who shows up to your party with a c...
Dixieland Songwriting Advice
You want a song that makes people stomp, smile, and maybe embarrass themselves dancing with suspicious confidence. Dixieland feels like...
How to Write Tropical Lyrics
You want a lyric that smells like salt and citrus and makes people move with sunglasses on at midnight. Tropical songs are not just abo...
How to Write Big Beat Songs
You want beats that hit like a freight train and hooks that your crowd yells back at you. Big Beat is a sound that lives loud, proud, a...
How to Write Neomelodic Music Songs
You want a song that hits like a warm espresso and a gut punch at once. Neomelodic music is romantic, dramatic, and built around big me...
Portia Sabin, President at Kill Rock Stars (OR) Contact Details
Portia Sabin is a highly respected figure in the music industry, currently serving as the President at Kill Rock Stars, an independent ...
How to Write Lyrics About Ancient Civilizations
You want a lyric that smells like incense from a temple and still bangs on a playlist. You want imagery that reads like a museum exhibi...
Furniture Music Songwriting Advice
Furniture music, a term coined by Erik Satie, refers to background music designed to blend into the atmosphere, creating a sense of com...
Caetano Veloso - Coração Vagabundo Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Read this if you want to rip the craft out of a classic and wear it like a vintage jacket. Caetano Veloso wrote Coração Vagabundo as a ...
Operatic Pop Songwriting Advice
You want drama with a chorus you can hum on the subway. You want the lungs and the lipstick but also the earworm that taxes no one and ...