Posts by Toni Mercia
Randy Ray, GM at Sumerian Contact Details
Randy Ray, the General Manager at Sumerian Records, is a prominent figure in the music industry. As a musician, getting in touch with h...
Slam Death Metal Songwriting Advice
You want music that sounds like a planetary collision with a bar fight at the center. You want riffs that make people check their teeth...
How To Write A Song About Someone You Love A Lot
You want to write a song that makes them cry in a good way. Or laugh. Or blush. Or call you weird and then text you later at two in the...
Rian Murphy, Head of Sales & Licensing at Drag City Contact Details
Rian Murphy, Head of Sales & Licensing at Drag City, is a vital connection for musicians looking to advance their careers. As a mus...
How to Write Plunderphonics Songs
You want to make music that steals attention not just sounds. You want fragments of radio, thrift store vinyl, film dialogue, and found...
Examples of Music Cues for Stage Managers
Ever found yourself backstage, heart pounding as you silently counsel the cast with a knowing wink while a perfectly timed musical cue ...
How to Write Hokkien Pop Lyrics
Hokkien pop, also known as Taiwanese Hokkien pop, is a genre of music that originated in Taiwan in the 1950s. It is characterized by it...
Sri Lankan Hip Hop Songwriting Advice
You want bars that sting like black tea and grooves that move like a tuk tuk in Colombo traffic. You want lines people quote in WhatsAp...
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want to learn how a song turns memory into cinematic pain, this is your master class. Taylor Swift rewrote the rule book for con...
Collab Files Shared Without NDAs - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
You sent a demo and then someone else released it as their own. Welcome to the heartbreak club. You are not alone. The music world runs...