Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Puns And Wordplay
Puns are verbal fireworks. They snap, they fizz, they make people roll their eyes and then text a screenshot to their group chat. A son...
Peter Lloyd, A&R / Creative Director at Hollywood Records/Disney Music Publishing Contact Details
Peter Lloyd is a renowned A&R/Creative Director at Hollywood Records and Disney Music Publishing. With a wealth of experience in th...
Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a warm and fuzzy nostalgia piece. This is a rowdy, honest, sometimes ugly master class in how a songwriter makes fury feel ...
Background Music Songwriting Advice
As a musician, you're likely familiar with the concept of background music, but do you know how to effectively incorporate it into your...
How to Write Lyrics About Adventure
You want lyrics that make your listener grab a backpack or at least feel like they almost did. Adventure is a mood. It can be reckless,...
How to Write Art Punk Songs
Art punk is punk that read a book before it smashed a guitar. It is urgent and messy. It is thoughtful and loud. You want songs that so...
How to Write Glam Punk Songs
You want a song that sparkles in neon and shoves you into the mosh pit at the same time. Glam punk is glitter with teeth. It takes the ...
How to Write Korean Folk Music Lyrics
Want lyrics that feel like a warm market at dawn or a moonlit hanok alley? Korean folk music is a living thing. It can be raw, funny, m...
How to Write a Song About Mythology
You want a song that feels epic and human at the same time. You want gods and monsters to sit at a bar next to a messy ex and actually ...
Lauren Ryan, A&R Director at Live Nation Entertainment Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Lauren Ryan, A&R Director at Live Nation Entertainment, can be a g...