Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Boogie Rock Songs
You want a riff that makes people stagger toward the dance floor and a chorus that gets stuck like gum in a sneaker. Boogie rock blends...
How to Write Neue Deutsche Härte Songs
You want riffs that hit like a fist and choruses that people chant back in German even if they barely know the words. Neue Deutsche Här...
How to Write Lyrics About Reuniting With An Old Friend
This is the song about bumping into someone who used to know the exact wrong button to press and somehow still knows how to make you la...
How to Write Lyrics About Agreement
You want a lyric that nails agreement. Not a boring handshake lyric. Not a legal contract lyric read by a sleep deprived lawyer. You wa...
Randall Medford, Senior Vice President, A&R + Creative Director at Interscope Records Contact Details
Randall Medford, Senior Vice President, A&R + Creative Director at Interscope Records, is a highly influential figure in the music ...
Rock Opera Songwriting Advice
Rock opera is like a blockbuster movie with amps and sweaty guitars. It asks for story stakes that live in the chorus. It asks for char...
How to Write Lyrics About Tea Ceremonies
Tea ceremonies are tiny theaters built around steam. They are choreography for hands, sound design written in a kettle and a porcelain ...
Sharon Van Etten - Seventeen Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Listen like a writer not a fan. Sharon Van Etten's Seventeen is one of those songs that hits the gut then quietly rewires the memory. I...
How to Write Songs About Evaluation
Writing a song about being judged or judging yourself does not have to feel like listening to someone read their annual review aloud. Y...
Memphis Blues Songwriting Advice
The Memphis Blues is a unique and influential style of music that originated in the 1920s and 1930s in Memphis, Tennessee. Characterize...