Posts by Toni Mercia
Piedmont Blues Songwriting Advice
The Piedmont blues, a style that originated in the southeastern United States, is characterized by its distinctive fingerpicking patter...
What Is a Music Artist Managers Job
Ever wondered what it really means to be the mastermind behind your favorite rising star? Imagine being that person who transforms raw ...
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is a song about motion, fatigue, and being gloriously human in low battery mode. Jackson Browne wrote Running on Empty as more tha...
Anti-Folk Songwriting Advice
If you want songs that sting, make people laugh, and feel like a secret shouted in a dive bar, you are in the right place. Anti folk is...
How to Write Punta Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people dance like they forgot their ex was at the party. You want words that honor a people and start a conga...
Darby Christensen, President at MAMA Contact Details
Darby Christensen is the President at MAMA, a renowned music industry professional with a wealth of experience in talent management, ma...
How to Write Doom Metal Songs
You want a riff that feels like a collapsing cathedral and lyrics that make people stare at the ceiling for seven minutes. Doom metal i...
How to Write Chanson Songs
Chanson is the art of saying a lot with a little voice and a crowded room. If you picture a cigarette lit too slow, a piano that rememb...
How to Write Hardcore Punk Songs
You want a song that punches the chest and sets the floor on fire. You want riffs that make bodies move like physics forgot to care. Yo...
How to Write Maloya Songs
Maloya is a voice that will not be quiet. If you want to write a Maloya song that lands honest, moves a room and respects its roots, th...