Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Go
You want a song about going that actually lands. You want the word go to mean more than a traffic command. You want a chorus that can b...
Ken Komisar, GM at Tennman Contact Details
Ken Komisar is a renowned music industry professional who serves as the General Manager at Tennman Records, a record label founded by J...
How to Write Lyrics About Folklore
You want a song that smells like woodsmoke and awkward family legend but hits like a tweet you cannot stop quoting. Folklore is the sec...
How to Write Afro-Cuban Jazz Lyrics
Want lyrics that swing, sting, and make the conga player wink? You are in the right place. Afro Cuban jazz is music and history and str...
Scott McGaughey, Production Manager at Drag City Contact Details
Scott McGaughey is a renowned Production Manager at Drag City, a prestigious independent record label based in Chicago. With a wealth o...
How to Write Post-Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that act like weather. Not like a press release. Not like a diary entry full of receipts. You want words that sit insid...
Hardbag Songwriting Advice
You want a hardbag tune that slams the club and gets the DJ to smile while nodding like a secret co conspirator. You want a topline tha...
How to Write Folk Pop Songs
You want songs that feel like a warm porch conversation and also a playlist earworm. Folk pop sits in the sweet spot between intimate s...
How to Write Britpop Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like a pint soaked memory and a nightclub confession at once. You want lines people nod at in the car and si...
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a love letter to nostalgia. This is a surgical dissection of a song that feels like a hug and also like someone pinched you...