Posts by Toni Mercia
Elliott Smith - Between the Bars Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Short version You are about to learn how Elliott Smith makes a tiny, whispery song feel like a confession written on the inside of your...
How to Write Lyrics About Virtual Relationships
Virtual relationships are messy, intimate, absurd, and musical. They are the late night texts that feel like devotion. They are the typ...
Sony Music Nashville Managers
Welcome to the electrifying whirlwind that is the realm of Sony Music Nashville Managers, a place where legendary music business acumen...
How to Write Deconstructed Club Songs
Deconstructed club music is the art of breaking a club track into pieces and reassembling it so the result feels like a deliberate puzz...
How to Write Singer-Songwriter Songs
You want songs that sit in a room with a person and refuse to leave. You want lyrics that feel like a diary but sing like a poem. You w...
Hardstep Songwriting Advice
As a musician, delving into the world of hardstep can be both exhilarating and intimidating. This subgenre of drum and bass is known fo...
Folk Alliance Music Managers
Ever dreamed of turning your acoustic strumming and heady lyrics into a full-blown folk phenomenon, all while navigating the ins and ou...
How to Write a Song About Companionship
You want to write a song that makes someone feel less alone. You want lyrics that land like a hand on the shoulder. You want melodies t...
How to Write Taiwanese Rock Lyrics
Want lyrics that hit like a guttering neon sign in an alley of Taipei? Good. Taiwanese rock is raw, proud, and built from streets and f...
Baul Songwriting Advice
Want to write songs that feel like they come from the road, from the heart, and from a little bit of holy mischief? Baul music, from Be...