Posts by Toni Mercia
Acid Rock Songwriting Advice
You want riffs that hit like a punchline to the brain. You want solos that feel like a memory you had at three in the morning. You want...
How to Write Lyrics About Bungee Jumping
You want your listener to feel the stomach lurch, the helmet hair, and the tiny prayer that slips out like a bad text message. Bungee j...
How to Write Compas Lyrics
Compas is a feeling in the bones and a map for your words. Whether you mean compás as the rhythmic backbone in flamenco and other Spani...
How to Write Pop Rap Lyrics
You want lyrics that sit in a playlist, stick in a head, and make people hit repeat on the commute home. Pop rap lives where catchy mee...
Bolero Songwriting Advice
You want a bolero that makes someone check their phone and cry into their empanada. You want lyrics that are intimate and specific. You...
How to Write Baroque Pop Songs
Baroque pop is that deliciously dramatic cousin of pop music. It wears lace, drinks espresso in a library, and then slaps you with a st...
Arnie Holland, CEO at Lightyear Contact Details
Arnie Holland is the CEO of Lightyear, a leading independent music publishing company. With a career spanning over three decades, Holla...
Ronn Tabb, VP Marketing at Funl Music Contact Details
Ronn Tabb is a highly respected marketing expert in the music industry, currently holding the position of Vice President of Marketing a...
Adult Contemporary Songwriting Advice
Want to write songs that make adult listeners rewind the chorus and text it to a friend? Adult Contemporary, which people often call AC...
How to Write Lyrics About Meter
Meter is the secret skeleton of every song. It is the invisible pulse that makes a line feel like it fits or like it fell asleep on the...