Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Soca Songs
You want a song that wakes up a fete, makes a whole road move, and lives rent free in people minds. Soca is not polite background music...
Breakcore Songwriting Advice
Breakcore is a subgenre of electronic music that originated in the 1990s, characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, often exceeding 160 B...
How to Write Songs About Friendship
Friendship songs are the emotional confetti of music. They celebrate the late night laughs, call out the betrayal, soothe a moving away...
How to Write a Song About Breakdancing
You want a track that makes feet move, heads spin, and crowds lose it in the cypher. You want a chorus that the crowd yells back, verse...
Fado Songwriting Advice
So you want to write fado. Excellent. You are choosing a music that is all rough edges and soft places at once. Fado is not just a genr...
How to Write Crossover Music Lyrics
You want your song to live in two playlists at once. You want the country aunt to feel it on the porch and the club kid to find it in b...
Gospel Arrangement: Choir Voicings for Small Groups
You want your small choir to hit like a church roof raising praise session even when you only have five singers and one keyboard. This ...
How to Write West Coast Jazz Lyrics
Want lyrics that slide like a vintage convertible down the Pacific Coast Highway? West Coast jazz lyrics live in relaxed timing, conver...
Laurel Falkenstein, Booking Agent at Russell Carter Artist Management
Laurel Falkenstein is a respected booking agent at Russell Carter Artist Management, a leading talent agency that represents a diverse ...
How To Write A Dancehall Song
You want a song that makes people move like their phone battery depends on it. You want an earworm hook, a flow that rides the rhythm l...