Posts by Toni Mercia
Post-Dubstep Songwriting Advice
You want a song that sounds like late night on a city rooftop and also gets into your listener like a clever curse. Post dubstep is a v...
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...
Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You know the moment in Ex-Factor where everything presses on your chest and your phone feels like a threat. That is not accident. Laury...
Music Groups With Managers
Ever wondered why some music groups skyrocket to fame with a simple click of their manager’s pen while others struggle to find their gr...
How to Write a Song About Creativity And Innovation
You want a song that smells like fresh ideas and makes people want to take the world apart and build something cooler. You want lyrics ...
Paul Bongiorno, Booking Agent at Chaplin Entertainment
Paul Bongiorno is a renowned booking agent at Chaplin Entertainment, a leading talent agency in the music industry. With years of exper...
Publishing vs Master: Who Owns What and Who Gets Paid
If you write songs and record them you are sitting on two separate gold mines and they are not the same mine. One mine is the song itse...
How to Write Uk Bass Lyrics
Want lyrics that sit under a wobble and make a club explode. You want words that feel raw and rhythmic, that lock with a sub bass and s...
How to Write Bullerengue Lyrics
You want bullerengue lines that hit the body and the brain at the same time. You want words that a madre will clap for and a DJ will sa...
How to Write Suomisaundi Lyrics
So you want to write Suomisaundi lyrics that slap in a sauna and then haunt the afterparty playlist. Good. You picked one of the most g...