Posts by Toni Mercia
James Leach, Assoc VP Writer/Pub Relations & New Technologies at SESAC (Los Angeles) Contact Details
James Leach is the Associate Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations and New Technologies at SESAC, a leading music rights organiz...
How to Write Big Band Lyrics
You want words that fit a swinging band and make people stand up and clap. Big band lyrics are a different animal from indie bedroom so...
Hank O'' Neal, President at Chiaroscuro Contact Details
Who is Hank O'Neal?
Hank O'Neal is the President at Chiaroscuro Records, a renowned jazz record label. With a career spanning over four...
How to Write a Song About Moving To A New City
You are packing feelings into a cardboard box and trying to make them sing. Moving to a new city is messy, loud, romantic, pathetic, br...
How to Write Lyrics About Rain
Rain is free drama that falls from the sky. It arrives with sound, smell, texture and mood. It gives songwriters a ready made scene ful...
Music Managers Accepting New Clients
Ever wondered if your music career could jumpstart with that one perfect connection, a music manager who’s ready to take on fresh talen...
How to Write British Rock Music Songs
You want a song that sounds like it belongs on a rainy night in a pub and on a festival main stage the next day. You want lyrics that b...
Gregg Latterman, VP A&R at AWARE RECORDS Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Gregg Latterman, VP A&R at AWARE RECORDS, can be a game-changer fo...
How to Write Songs About Rhyme
Rhyme is not a crutch. Rhyme is a superpower. Used badly rhyme sounds juvenile. Used well rhyme makes an ear full stay glued and sing a...
How to Write Sawt Lyrics
Want to write Sawt lyrics that hit like a warm oud solo and stick in the listener like a hooky refrain? Good. You are in the right plac...