Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Underground Music Lyrics
You want lyrics that sting, that sound like a late night confession between friends, or like someone set fire to a billboard. You want ...
How to Write Texas Blues Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like hot asphalt, cheap whiskey, and late night train stations. You want lines that sound worn in but still ...
How to Write Cowpunk/Country-Punk Lyrics
You want dirt under your boots and chaos in your chorus. You want lyrics that sound like a bar fight narrated by a poet with too much b...
Music Managers Are Useless
Ever had that moment when you wonder if your music manager is really holding you back or if, dare we say it, they’re just totally usele...
Ernest Walker, President/CEO at Walker Entertainment Group
Ernest Walker is a renowned music industry executive who serves as the President and CEO of Walker Entertainment Group. With a wealth o...
How to Write a Song About Sacrifice
You want a song that makes someone sit up on a bus and clench their phone like it holds the last receipt of a life they just left. You ...
Avant-Prog Songwriting Advice
You want music that makes people cock an eyebrow and then hit replay five times. Avant prog is the lovechild of prog rock and experimen...
How to Write Lyrics About Literature
You love books and you want songs that sound like they read your diary. Good news. Literature is an unlimited buffet of emotion, detail...
Gina Meola, Booking Manager at Jensen Artists
Gina Meola is a renowned booking manager at Jensen Artists, a leading talent agency that represents a diverse range of artists, musicia...
Freak Folk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel like a flashlight pointed at an attic memory. You want ritual imagery that sounds like it belongs to someone o...