Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Fate And Destiny
You want a song that feels like someone stamped a meaning on your chest and then set it on fire in a good way. Fate and destiny are dra...
Power Electronics Songwriting Advice
What is Power Electronics and Its Place in Songwriting
Power electronics, a subgenre of industrial music, is characterized by its use o...
Shibuya-Kei Songwriting Advice
You want your song to smell like a vintage vinyl crate found behind a Tokyo boutique while still sounding like your weird brain made it...
How to Write Lyrics About Religious Experiences
You want to put something holy and human into a song without sounding like a sermon or a meme. Maybe you had a goosebump moment in a ch...
Sheila Richman, Senior Vice President of Publicity at Atlantic Records Contact Details
Sheila Richman is the Senior Vice President of Publicity at Atlantic Records, one of the most iconic and influential record labels in t...
Foreign Withholding Not Reclaimed - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Someone withheld money from your streaming payout in a far away country and you never saw it again. That sinking feeling is real. The g...
Bongo Flava Songwriting Advice
Welcome to Bongo Flava bootcamp that actually speaks your language. If you want verses that hit like a sermon, hooks that your aunt yel...
Garage Rock Songwriting Advice
You want a song that sounds like a fist through drywall in the best possible way. You want riffs that hit like a joke that actually lan...
North American Songwriting Advice
You want songs that hit and a career that survives the algorithm apocalypse. Whether you write in a Toronto basement, a Nashville co wr...
How to Write Chicago Blues Songs
You want a Chicago blues song that sounds like it came from a bar with sticky floors and better stories. You want gritty lines that bit...