Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Human Rights
You want to write a song that matters. You want words that wake people up without lecturing them to death. You want lines that give the...
How to Write Songs About Performance
You want a song that makes someone feel like they are standing in your shoes on stage. Whether that is sweaty palms in a dive bar, the ...
How to Write Folk Noir Songs
You want a song that feels like a cigarette lit in an empty diner at two in the morning. You want the words to hang like fog and the me...
How to Write Rap Opera Songs
You want your rap to hit like a dagger and your chorus to soar like an aria. You want drama, cliff hangers, barbed punch lines, and a s...
How to Write Trouse Songs
Want to write trouse songs that make hands go up, phones light up, and strangers hug each other at festivals? Good. You are in the righ...
How to Write Jazz Fusion Songs
You want a song that makes nerdy musicians nod and makes non nerd humans move and hum for days. Jazz fusion sits in that awkwardly sexy...
Job Responsibility of Music Managers
Ever wondered what it takes to be the ultimate behind-the-scenes wizard who not only secures your favorite artist’s booking but also ma...
Talent Scouts
Ever wondered what it takes to catch the eye of a talent scout while perfecting your lyric game? Imagine mixing the hustle of city life...
How to Write Lyrics About World Music
You want lyrics that feel like a passport stamp rather than a tacky souvenir T shirt. You want songs that soak up global rhythms and im...
How to Write Viennese Waltz Lyrics
Want your words to swirl around the ballroom like a satin skirt pulled by fate? A Viennese waltz needs lyrics that breathe with the mus...