Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Brazilian Songs
You want a song that smells like caipirinha and street drums without sounding like a tourist with a guitar app. Maybe you love the soft...
St. Louis Blues Songwriting Advice
The St. Louis Blues is a unique and influential genre of music that originated in the 1920s and 1930s in the African-American community...
How to Write Lyrics About Enchantment
You want your song to feel like a secret the listener just discovered. You want lines that glitter but still land like something a real...
Eurodisco Songwriting Advice
Eurodisco, a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and flourished throughout the 1980s, is a unique blend of disco, pop, and electronic ...
How to Write Indian Classical Lyrics
You want lyrics that sit inside a raga and breathe with the taal. You want words that let the singer ornament without collapsing meanin...
Distributor Keeps Advances If You Leave - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Look. You signed for an advance, you celebrated, you bought ramen that was finally not instant. Then you tried to leave the distributor...
How to Write a Song About Partnership
You want a song that celebrates or interrogates partnership without sounding like a greeting card at a wedding reception. Whether you a...
Music Managers to Follow on Periscope
Ready to catapult your music career into the stratosphere? Whether you're a budding songwriter or a bedroom producer dreaming of big-st...
How to Write Pop Soul Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people feel something while still sounding like a song they can hum in the shower. Pop Soul lives between the...
How to Write Austropop Lyrics
You want songs that smell like the local bakery and hit like a Vienna tram at rush hour. Austropop is not a museum genre. It is a livin...